Every town writes its own rules, and Newark's live in its municipal code — 44 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-17)
- Ch 4 — Advertisements, Sales of (§ 4-1 – § 4-2)
- Ch 21 — Police Department (§ 21-1 – § 21-5)
- Ch 24 — Procurement Standards (§ 24-1 – § 24-4)
- Ch 26 — Records (§ 26-1 – § 26-10)
- Ch 28 — Residency Requirements (§ 28-1 – § 28-2)
- Ch 31 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 31-1 – § 31-8)
- Ch 41 — Adult Entertainment (§ 41-1 – § 41-14)
- Ch 44 — Alarms (§ 44-1 – § 44-17)
- Ch 48 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 48-1 – § 48-4)
- Ch 52 — Animals (§ 52-1 – § 52-28)
- Ch 57 — Bingo (§ 57-1 – § 57-2)
- Ch 62 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 62-1 – § 62-21)
- Ch 67 — Buildings, Unsafe or Unsightly (§ 67-1 – § 67-7)
- Ch 70 — Cannabis (§ 70-1 – § 70-11)
- Ch 72 — Cemeteries (§ 72-1 – § 72-15)
- Ch 79 — Electrical Standards (§ 79-1 – § 79-4)
- Ch 82 — Farm Animals and Apiaries (§ 82-1 – § 82-4)
- Ch 86 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 86-1 – § 86-17)
- Ch 90 — Housing Standards (§ 90-1 – § 90-54)
- Ch 93 — Hunting (§ 93-1 – § 93-2)
- Ch 96 — Littering (§ 96-1 – § 96-8)
- Ch 101 — Noise (§ 101-1 – § 101-7)
- Ch 103 — Nuisance Abatement (§ 103-1 – § 103-11)
- Ch 104 — Outdoor Burning and Cooking (§ 104-1 – § 104-4)
- Ch 106 — Parks and Canal Trails (§ 106-1 – § 106-13)
- Ch 110 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 110-1 – § 110-21)
- Ch 112 — Planning Board (§ 112-1 – § 112-8)
- Ch 113 — Property Maintenance (§ 113-1 – § 113-10)
- Ch 117 — Sales (§ 117-1 – § 117-4)
- Ch 121 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 121-1 – § 121-8)
- Ch 126 — Sewers (§ 126-1 – § 126-113)
- Ch 130 — Signs (§ 130-1 – § 130-10)
- Ch 132 — Solar Energy Systems (§ 132-1 – § 132-3)
- Ch 133 — Wind Energy Systems (§ 133-1 – § 133-3)
- Ch 134 — Site Plan Review (§ 134-1 – § 134-12)
- Ch 137 — Skateboards (§ 137-1 – § 137-6)
- Ch 140 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 140-1 – § 140-60)
- Ch 145 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 145-1 – § 145-26)
- Ch 149 — Subdivision of Land (§ 149-1 – § 149-25)
- Ch 154 — Taxation (§ 154-1 – § 154-24)
- Ch 164 — Water (§ 164-1 – § 164-15)
- Ch 170 — Zoning (§ 170-1 – § 170-118)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)