[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Washington 12-20-1971 as Ch. II of the Revised
General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 3 Art I General Provisions
- § 3-1 Title.
- § 3-2 Elective officers.
- § 3-3 Appointive officers.
- Ch 3 Art II Township Committee
- § 3-4 Legislative power.
- § 3-5 Organization of Township Committee.
- § 3-6 Powers of the Mayor.
- § 3-7 Meetings of the Township Committee.
- § 3-8 Meetings; rules of Township Committee.
- § 3-9 Quorum.
- § 3-10 Voting; ordinances.
- § 3-11 Consent agenda.
- Ch 3 Art III Township Clerk
- § 3-12 Clerk of Township Committee.
- § 3-13 Ordinances and resolutions.
- § 3-14 Custodian of records.
- § 3-15 Corporate Seal.
- § 3-16 Insurance; surety bonds; contracts.
- § 3-17 Administrative rules and regulations; filing and publication.
- § 3-18 Oaths.
- § 3-19 Notice to officers.
- § 3-20 Other laws and ordinances.
- § 3-21 Deputy Township Clerk.
- Ch 3 Art IV Township Administrator
- § 3-22 Establishment.
- § 3-23 Appointment.
- § 3-24 Qualifications and requirements.
- § 3-25 Compensation.
- § 3-26 Powers and duties.
- § 3-27 Administrative supervision and direction.
- § 3-28 Personnel and appointments.
- § 3-29 Full-time service; interest in contracts.
- § 3-30 Purchasing.
- § 3-31 Budget preparation.
- § 3-32 Budget document.
- § 3-33 Finance function.
- § 3-34 Assistant Township Administrator.
- Ch 3 Art V Administrative Organization
- § 3-35 Departments, boards and commissions.
- § 3-36 Powers and duties of department heads.
- Ch 3 Art VI Department of Finance
- § 3-37 Establishment.
- § 3-38 Division of the Treasury.
- § 3-39 Division of Tax Collection.
- § 3-40 Division of Tax Assessments.
- § 3-41 Tax Search Officer.
- § 3-42 Payment of claims and demands.
- § 3-43 (Reserved)
- Ch 3 Art VII Department of Public Works
- § 3-44 Superintendent of Public Works.
- § 3-45 Duties of Department.
- § 3-46 Duties of Superintendent of Public Works.
- § 3-47 Rules and regulations.
- Ch 3 Art VIII Police Department
- § 3-48 Established.
- Ch 3 Art IX Fire Department
- § 3-49 Establishment.
- Ch 3 Art X Department of Inspections
- § 3-50 Establishment.
- Ch 3 Art XI Department of Recreation
- § 3-51 Recreation Director.
- § 3-52 Duties of Department.
- § 3-53 Duties of Recreation Director.
- Ch 3 Art XII Township Attorney
- § 3-54 Appointment.
- § 3-55 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XIII Municipal Prosecutor
- § 3-56 Appointment.
- § 3-57 Qualifications.
- § 3-58 Term.
- § 3-59 Compensation.
- § 3-60 Duties.
- Ch 3 Art XIV Municipal Public Defender
- § 3-61 Appointment.
- § 3-62 Qualifications.
- § 3-63 Term.
- § 3-64 Compensation.
- § 3-65 Chief Municipal Public Defender.
- § 3-66 Deputy Municipal Public Defender.
- § 3-67 Representation of private clients.
- § 3-68 Application for representation by the Public Defender.
- § 3-69 Eligibility for services.
- § 3-70 Investigation of financial status.
- § 3-71 Financial obligations of parents or guardians.
- § 3-72 Reimbursement to the Township.
- § 3-73 Collection and settlement of claims.
- § 3-74 Establishment of fund.
- § 3-75 Effective dates.
- Ch 3 Art XV Township Engineer
- § 3-76 Appointment.
- § 3-77 Duties.
- Ch 3 Art XVI Municipal Court
- § 3-78 Establishment; powers.
- § 3-79 Municipal Judge; powers and duties; qualifications.
- § 3-80 Municipal Court Clerk.
- § 3-81 Deputy Municipal Court Clerk.
- Ch 3 Art XVII Zoning Board of Adjustment
- § 3-82 Establishment.
- Ch 3 Art XVIII Planning Board
- § 3-83 Establishment.
- Ch 3 Art XIX Public Assistance
- § 3-84 Establishment.
- § 3-85 Membership.
- § 3-86 Term of office; vacancies.
- § 3-87 Organization of Board; Director of Welfare.
- § 3-88 Duties of Director of Welfare.
- Ch 3 Art XX Board of Health
- § 3-89 Established.
- § 3-90 Appointment; term; vacancies.
- § 3-91 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XXI Environmental Commission
- § 3-92 Establishment.
- § 3-93 Composition.
- § 3-94 Powers and duties.
- § 3-95 Acquisitions by Commission.
- § 3-96 Records and annual report.
- Ch 3 Art XXII Shade Tree Committee
- § 3-97 Established.
- § 3-98 Appointment of members; terms; vacancies.
- § 3-99 Organization.
- § 3-100 Responsibilities and duties.
- § 3-101 Annual budget.
- Ch 3 Art XXIII Washington Township Municipal Utilities Authority
- § 3-102 Established.
- § 3-103 Appointment of members; terms.
- § 3-104 Violations of rules and regulations.
- Ch 3 Art XXIV Civil Defense
- § 3-105 Civil Defense and Disaster Control Council.
- Ch 3 Art XXV Fees
- § 3-106 Inspection and copies of public documents.
- § 3-107 Fees for copies.
- § 3-108 Other fees.
- Ch 3 Art XXVI Advisory Recreation Committee
- § 3-109 Established.
- § 3-110 Appointment of members; terms; vacancies.
- § 3-111 Organization.
- § 3-112 Powers and duties.
- § 3-113 Annual budget.
- § 3-114 Gifts and donations.
- § 3-115 Compensation.
- § 3-116 Annual report.
- Ch 3 Art XXVII Historic Preservation Commission
- § 3-117 Establishment.
- Ch 3 Art XXVIII Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee
- § 3-118 Establishment.
- § 3-119 Membership.
- § 3-120 Terms of office.
- § 3-121 Vacancies.
- § 3-122 Organization.
- § 3-123 Powers and duties.
- § 3-124 Rules and regulations.
- Ch 3 Art XXIX Keep America Beautiful Committee
- § 3-125 Establishment.
- § 3-126 Purposes.
- § 3-127 Membership; terms.
- § 3-128 Officers; duties, selection and term.
- § 3-129 Standing subcommittees.
- § 3-130 Meetings.
- § 3-131 Subcommittees.
- § 3-132 Amendments to bylaws, rules and regulations.
- Ch 3 Art XXX Cable Television Advisory Committee
- § 3-133 Establishment; membership.
- § 3-134 Terms.
- § 3-135 Officers.
- § 3-136 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XXXI Open Space, Recreation and Farmland Preservation Committee
- § 3-137 Establishment.
- § 3-138 Membership.
- § 3-139 Terms of office.
- § 3-140 Powers and duties.
- § 3-141 Public meetings.
- § 3-142 Officers.
- § 3-143 Initial organization meeting.
- § 3-144 Funding.
- § 3-145 Sale of property.
- § 3-146 (Reserved)
- Ch 3 Art XXXII Agricultural Advisory Committee
- § 3-147 Establishment.
- § 3-148 Membership; terms.
- § 3-149 Officers; report to Planning Board.
- § 3-150 Powers.
- Ch 3 Art XXXIII Library Board of Trustees
- § 3-151 Establishment.
- § 3-152 Appointment; term; vacancies.
- § 3-153 Powers of the Board of Trustees.
- § 3-154 Annual report.
- Ch 7 Contracts
- Ch 9 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 13 Fire Department
- Ch 14 First Aid Squad
- Ch 17 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 21 Officers and Employees
- Ch 24 (Reserved)
- Ch 27 Police Department
- Ch 31 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 39 Alarm Systems
- Ch 42 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 44 Ambulances
- Ch 46 Animals
- Ch 53 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 56 Building Construction
- Ch 60 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 66 Circuses and Carnivals
- Ch 74 Curfew
- Ch 79 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 81 Dumpsters
- Ch 85 Fertilizer and Pesticide Management
- Ch 87 Fire Prevention
- Ch 92 Floodplain Management
- Ch 96 Games of Chance
- Ch 98 Geologic Hazards
- Ch 101 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 103 Highlands Area Exemptions
- Ch 105 Housing
- Ch 106 Hunting on Township Property
- Ch 108 Insurance
- Ch 111 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 114 Littering
- Ch 117 (Reserved)
- Ch 121 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 125 Noise
- Ch 129 Occupancy Permits
- Ch 132 Open Pits and Trenches
- Ch 137 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 140 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 143 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 148 Property Maintenance
- Ch 155 Sewers
- Ch 159 Site Plan Review
- Ch 164 Soil Disturbance
- Ch 168 Solid Waste
- Ch 170 Stormwater Control
- Ch 172 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 175 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 179 Swimming Pools
- Ch 182 Taxation
- Ch 185 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 189 Tobacco and Cannabis Sales
- Ch 192 Towing
- Ch 196 Trees and Shrubs
- Ch 200 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 203 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 207 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 213 Water
- Ch 217 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health
- Ch 221 General Provisions
- Ch 224 Administration
- Ch 227 Air Pollution Control
- Ch 231 Animals
- Ch 235 Bathing, Public
- Ch 239 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 240 Housing Standards
- Ch 243 Nuisances
- Ch 247 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 250 Solid Waste
- Ch 252 Tattoo and Body-Piercing Establishments
- Ch 253 Tobacco and Cannabis Products
- Ch 255 Water
- Appendix
- Ch A258 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A259 Communications Facilities
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List