Union, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-16. Official source: https://ecode360.com/UN2203

Every town writes its own rules, and Union's live in its municipal code — 82 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Union code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-33)
• Ch 4 — Administration of Government (§ 4-1 – § 4-117)
• Ch 12 — Emergency Services (§ 12-1 – § 12-9)
• Ch 14 — Residency Requirements (§ 14-1 – § 14-8)
• Ch 16 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 16-1 – § 16-7)
• Ch 18 — Key Lock Boxes (§ 18-1 – § 18-8)
• Ch 22 — Ordinance Governing Political Contributions (§ 22-1 – § 22-11)
• Ch 30 — Voting (§ 30-1)
• Ch 40 — Affordable Housing (§ 40-1 – § 40-24)
• Ch 46 — Air Pollution (§ 46-1 – § 46-8)
• Ch 52 — Alarm Systems (§ 52-1 – § 52-11)
• Ch 58 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 58-1 – § 58-29)
• Ch 64 — Amusements (§ 64-1 – § 64-22)
• Ch 70 — Animals (§ 70-1 – § 70-25)
• Ch 75 — Artifact Sales (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
• Ch 78 — Batteries (§ 78-1 – § 78-8)
• Ch 81 — Bicycles and Electric Bicycles and Scooters (§ 81-1 – § 81-8)
• Ch 87 — Brush, Grass, Weeds and Trees (§ 87-1 – § 87-20)
• Ch 92 — Building Safety and Security (§ 92-1 – § 92-15)
• Ch 97 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 97-1 – § 97-6)
• Ch 102 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 102-1 – § 102-8)
• Ch 107 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 107-1 – § 107-11)
• Ch 108 — Buildings, Vacant (§ 108-1)
• Ch 113 — Carnivals, Street Fairs and Festivals (§ 113-1 – § 113-2)
• Ch 122 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 122-1 – § 122-7)
• Ch 126 — Contractors, Registration of (§ 126-1 – § 126-5)
• Ch 131 — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 131-1 – § 131-8)
• Ch 137 — Curfew (§ 137-1 – § 137-7)
• Ch 145 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 145-1 – § 145-6)
• Ch 155 — Fees (§ 155-1 – § 155-19)
• Ch 160 — Fiber-Optic Systems (§ 160-1 – § 160-9)
• Ch 166 — Filming (§ 166-1 – § 166-6)
• Ch 171 — Fire Prevention (§ 171-1 – § 171-10)
• Ch 175 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 175-1 – § 175-4)
• Ch 180 — Florists (§ 180-1 – § 180-2)
• Ch 185 — Food Establishments and Vendors (§ 185-1 – § 185-20)
• Ch 196 — Games of Chance (§ 196-1 – § 196-5)
• Ch 203 — Graffiti (§ 203-1 – § 203-4)
• Ch 208 — Handbills (§ 208-1 – § 208-7)
• Ch 214 — Historic Areas, Preservation of (§ 214-1 – § 214-8)
• Ch 219 — Hotels and Boardinghouses (§ 219-1 – § 219-13)
• Ch 220 — Business, Rental Property, and Multifamily Property Insurance Registration (§ 220-1 – § 220-6)
• Ch 221 — Identification Card Program (§ 221-1 – § 221-10)
• Ch 223 — Land Development (§ 223-1 – § 223-51)
• Ch 234 — Licensing of Businesses and Occupations (§ 234-1 – § 234-18)
• Ch 239 — Littering (§ 239-1 – § 239-10)
• Ch 244 — Lots, Vacant (§ 244-1 – § 244-8)
• Ch 249 — Machetes, Sale of (§ 249-1 – § 249-2)
• Ch 254 — Massage Parlors (§ 254-1 – § 254-5)
• Ch 266 — Nuisances (§ 266-1 – § 266-4)
• Ch 273 — Paint, Lead-Based (§ 273-1 – § 273-8)
• Ch 278 — Parades (§ 278-1 – § 278-12)
• Ch 284 — Parking (§ 284-1 – § 284-19)
• Ch 290 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 290-1 – § 290-6)
• Ch 296 — Peace and Good Order (§ 296-1 – § 296-18)
• Ch 301 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 301-1 – § 301-18)
• Ch 306 — Pool and Billiard Rooms (§ 306-1)
• Ch 311 — Property Maintenance (§ 311-1 – § 311-44)
• Ch 317 — Records, Public Access to (§ 317-1 – § 317-5)
• Ch 323 — Relocation Assistance (§ 323-1 – § 323-6)
• Ch 329 — Rental Property (§ 329-1 – § 329-39)
• Ch 334 — Rent Stabilization (§ 334-1 – § 334-23)
• Ch 342 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 342-1 – § 342-41)
• Ch 351 — Smoking (§ 351-1 – § 351-7)
• Ch 359 — Solid Waste (§ 359-1 – § 359-23)
• Ch 366 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 366-1 – § 366-38)
• Ch 370 — Subdivision of Land (§ 370-1 – § 370-28)
• Ch 376 — Tattoo and Body-Piercing Establishments (§ 376-1 – § 376-10)
• Ch 381 — Taxation (§ 381-1 – § 381-18)
• Ch 386 — Taxicabs (§ 386-1 – § 386-40)
• Ch 391 — Telephones (§ 391-1 – § 391-17)
• Ch 397 — Towing (§ 397-1 – § 397-30)
• Ch 402 — Traffic Signal Monitoring System (§ 402-1 – § 402-4)
• Ch 407 — Used Car Dealers (§ 407-1 – § 407-2)
• Ch 412 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 412-1 – § 412-7)
• Ch 418 — Vehicles, Impoundment of (§ 418-1 – § 418-6)
• Ch 425 — Water Pollution (§ 425-1 – § 425-8)
• Ch 426 — Building Construction Standards (§ 426-1 – § 426-12)
• Ch 427 — 3-D Printed Firearms (§ 427-1 – § 427-3)
• Ch A440 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A440-1 – § A440-25)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)