Ventnor, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-01-22. Official source: https://ecode360.com/VE0654

Every town writes its own rules, and Ventnor's live in its municipal code — 104 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 Ventnor code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-16)
• Ch 2 — Administrator, Municipal (§ 2-1 – § 2-8)
• Ch 3 — Appointed Positions Registry (§ 3-1 – § 3-10)
• Ch 4 — Civil Defense (§ 4-1 – § 4-5)
• Ch 5 — Civil Service (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
• Ch 7 — Claims Approval and Purchasing (§ 7-1 – § 7-8)
• Ch 10 — Court, Municipal (§ 10-1 – § 10-19)
• Ch 13 — Education, Board of (§ 13-1 – § 13-3)
• Ch 16 — Ethics (§ 16-1 – § 16-19)
• Ch 18 — Fire Department (§ 18-1 – § 18-15)
• Ch 19 — Green Advisory Committee (§ 19-1 – § 19-19)
• Ch 21 — Health, Board of (§ 21-1 – § 21-3)
• Ch 25 — Lifeguard Pension Plan
• Ch 30 — Officers and Employees (§ 30-1 – § 30-12)
• Ch 35 — Payroll Procedures (§ 35-1 – § 35-8)
• Ch 36 — Personnel Policies (§ 36-1)
• Ch 37 — Marriage and Civil Union Ceremony (§ 37-1 – § 37-4)
• Ch 38 — Police Department (§ 38-1 – § 38-10)
• Ch 41 — Recreation Commissioners, Board of (§ 41-1 – § 41-6)
• Ch 43 — Redevelopment Agency (§ 43-1 – § 43-6)
• Ch 44 — Residency Policy (§ 44-1 – § 44-3)
• Ch 47 — Sewer and Water Utility (§ 47-1 – § 47-8)
• Ch 50 — Water Department (§ 50-1 – § 50-2)
• Ch 58 — Alarms (§ 58-1 – § 58-6)
• Ch 61 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 61-1 – § 61-21)
• Ch 63 — Amusements (§ 63-1 – § 63-9)
• Ch 72 — Beaches (§ 72-1 – § 72-18)
• Ch 75 — Bicycles, Roller Skates and Skateboards (§ 75-1 – § 75-15)
• Ch 77 — Block Parties (§ 77-1 – § 77-10)
• Ch 79 — Boardwalk (§ 79-1 – § 79-8)
• Ch 81 — Boating (§ 81-1 – § 81-12)
• Ch 82 — Boating Ramps (§ 82-1 – § 82-5)
• Ch 87 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 87-1 – § 87-8)
• Ch 89 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
• Ch 92 — Bulkheads and Seawalls (§ 92-1 – § 92-13)
• Ch 94 — Certificate of Land Use Compliance (§ 94-1 – § 94-4)
• Ch 95 — Clothing Donation Bins (§ 95-1 – § 95-12)
• Ch 98 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 98-1 – § 98-7)
• Ch 99 — Copies of Documents (§ 99-1 – § 99-7)
• Ch 100 — Criminal Records Check (§ 100-1 – § 100-2)
• Ch 101 — Curfew (§ 101-1 – § 101-7)
• Ch 102 — Development Regulations (§ 102-1 – § 102-182)
• Ch 105 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 105-1 – § 105-29)
• Ch 107 — Drones and Unmanned Aircraft (§ 107-1 – § 107-4)
• Ch 108 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 108-1 – § 108-5)
• Ch 109 — Dumpsters and Portable Storage Units (§ 109-1 – § 109-5)
• Ch 114 — Fee Schedule (§ 114-1 – § 114-47)
• Ch 115 — Fishing Pier Regulations (§ 115-1 – § 115-4)
• Ch 117 — Fire Areas (§ 117-1 – § 117-3)
• Ch 119 — Firearms (§ 119-1 – § 119-2)
• Ch 121 — Fire Pits (§ 121-1 – § 121-10)
• Ch 122 — Fire Prevention (§ 122-1 – § 122-28)
• Ch 126 — Flood Hazard Areas (§ 126-1 – § 126-19)
• Ch 129 — Games of Chance (§ 129-1)
• Ch 132 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 132-1 – § 132-23)
• Ch 137 — Hazardous Materials (§ 137-1 – § 137-10)
• Ch 138 — Housing Standards (§ 138-1 – § 138-10)
• Ch 140 — Insurance (§ 140-1 – § 140-3)
• Ch 143 — Land Use Procedures (§ 143-1 – § 143-41)
• Ch 144 — Landscapers, Commercial (§ 144-1 – § 144-6)
• Ch 146 — Lead Service Lines, Replacement of (§ 146-1 – § 146-7)
• Ch 147 — Loitering (§ 147-1 – § 147-7)
• Ch 149 — Mercantile Licensing (§ 149-1 – § 149-18)
• Ch 153 — Motorcycles and Motorbikes (§ 153-1 – § 153-5)
• Ch 156 — Noise (§ 156-1 – § 156-10)
• Ch 158 — Nuisances (§ 158-1 – § 158-21)
• Ch 161 — Outdoor Dining (§ 161-1 – § 161-9)
• Ch 163 — Parades (§ 163-1 – § 163-6)
• Ch 166 — Parental Responsibility (§ 166-1 – § 166-6)
• Ch 167 — Parking During Emergencies (§ 167-1 – § 167-4)
• Ch 170 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 170-1 – § 170-8)
• Ch 171 — Peace and Good Order (§ 171-1 – § 171-10)
• Ch 173 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 173-1 – § 173-37)
• Ch 174 — Piers (§ 174-1 – § 174-2)
• Ch 175 — Poles and Wires (§ 175-1 – § 175-3)
• Ch 177 — Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods (§ 177-1 – § 177-5)
• Ch 178 — Property Maintenance (§ 178-1 – § 178-4)
• Ch 179 — Property, Vacant and Foreclosing (§ 179-1 – § 179-32)
• Ch 180 — Radio and Television (§ 180-1 – § 180-9)
• Ch 180A — Redevelopment Plans (§ 180A-1 – § 180A-16)
• Ch 182 — Sand Dunes (§ 182-1 – § 182-7)
• Ch 183 — Satellite Television Antennas (§ 183-1 – § 183-5)
• Ch 186 — Sewers (§ 186-1 – § 186-45)
• Ch 188 — Shopping Carts (§ 188-1 – § 188-9)
• Ch 189 — Single-Use Bags (§ 189-1 – § 189-7)
• Ch 193 — Special Events (§ 193-1 – § 193-7)
• Ch 195 — Storm Sewers (§ 195-1 – § 195-6)
• Ch 196 — Stormwater Management (§ 196-1 – § 196-13)
• Ch 197 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 197-1 – § 197-43)
• Ch 201 — Surfing and Kayaking (§ 201-1 – § 201-7)
• Ch 204 — Taxation (§ 204-1 – § 204-16)
• Ch 205 — Taxicabs, Licensing and Operation of (§ 205-1 – § 205-17)
• Ch 206 — Tennis Courts, Public (§ 206-1 – § 206-8)
• Ch 207 — Tobacco Products (§ 207-1 – § 207-7)
• Ch 208 — Towing (§ 208-1 – § 208-15)
• Ch 214 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 214-1 – § 214-62)
• Ch 216 — Vehicles, Operation of (§ 216-1 – § 216-4)
• Ch 217 — Vehicles, Parking of (§ 217-1 – § 217-32)
• Ch 220 — Water (§ 220-1 – § 220-32)
• Ch 225 — Zoning
• Ch A229 — Fire Department Rules and Regulations
• Ch A231 — Telephone Company Franchise
• Ch A232 — Television Franchise
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)