[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Somerville 2-5-41 as Ord. No. 351; amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code 5-15-78 by Ord. No. 839A; see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I. Further amended 6-18-79 by Ord. No. 868; 7-16-81 by Ord. No. 919; 2-1-82 by Ord. No. 927; 4-20-82
by Ord. No. 928; 10-1-84 by Ord. No. 972; 12-3-84 by Ord. No. 975; 7-1-85 by Ord. No.
989; 7-21-86 by Ord. No. 1011; 6-5-89 by Ord. No. 1064; 4-17-95 by Ord. No. 1187; 4-19-99
by Ord. No. 2078; 12-17-01 by Ord. No. 2119; 2-4-02 by Ord. No. 2121. Subsequent amendments noted where
applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administrative Organization
- Ch 6 Marriage and Civil Union Ceremony Fees
- Ch 7 Emergency Service Volunteers-Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 9 Claims Approval; Payroll Account
- Ch 11 Contracts and Agreements
- Ch 12 Court, Municipal
- Ch 13 Drunk Driving-Free School Zones
- Ch 14 Drug-Free School Zone
- Ch 15 Environmental Commission
- Ch 18 Fire Department
- Ch 23 Health, Board of
- Ch 26 (Reserved)
- Ch 30 Planning Board
- Ch 31 Mutual Police and Fire Aid Agreement
- Ch 33 Police Department
- Ch 33 Art I Creation of Department, Rules and Regulations
- § 33-1 Statutory Authorization.
- § 33-2 General Duties.
- § 33-3 Rules and Regulations Established.
- § 33-4 Police Manual.
- § 33-5 through § 33-7. (Reserved)
- Ch 33 Art II Organization
- § 33-8 Composition; Membership.
- § 33-9 Chain of command.
- § 33-10 Office of the Chief.
- § 33-11 Police Captain.
- § 33-12 through § 33-14. (Reserved)
- § 33-15 Rank Established.
- § 33-16 Rank and Seniority.
- § 33-17 through § 33-145. (Reserved)
- Ch 33 Art III Appointments and Promotions
- § 33-146 Classification of Applicants; Residency Preference for Initial Appointments.
- § 33-147 Selection of Applicants for Initial Appointment.
- § 33-148 (Reserved)
- § 33-149 Promotions.
- § 33-149.1 (Reserved)
- § 33-149.2 Eligibility for Rank Higher than Sergeant.
- § 33-149.3 Promotion of Sergeants to Higher Rank.
- § 33-149.4 Eligibility for Rank of Sergeant.
- § 33-149.5 Appointment of Chief of Police.
- § 33-149.6 Eligibility for Appointment as Chief of Police.
- § 33-150 through § 33-152. (Reserved)
- Ch 33 Art IV Probationary Period
- § 33-153 Probationary Period Required.
- § 33-154 through § 33-173. (Reserved)
- Ch 33 Art V Military Leave of Absence
- § 33-174 Military Reserve Leave. (N.J.S.A. 38:23-1)
- § 33-175 Enlistment or Reenlistment in Military.
- § 33-176 Surrender of Property Upon Extended Leave.
- § 33-177 Draft Board Determination.
- § 33-178 Field Training Leave.
- § 33-179 through § 33-198 (Reserved)
- Ch 33 Art VI Citizen Complaints Against Police Personnel
- § 33-199 Complaint Procedure.
- Ch 33 Art VII Parking Enforcement Officer(s)
- § 33-200 Creation of position.
- § 33-201 Duties.
- § 33-202 General rules and regulations.
- Ch 33 Art VIII Award Program for Officers and Members of the Department
- § 33-203 Establishment.
- § 33-204 Recommendation Procedure.
- § 33-205 Eligibility.
- § 33-206 Classes of Awards.
- § 33-207 Wearing of Decorations.
- § 33-208 Honor roll.
- § 33-209 Subsequent Awards.
- § 33-210 Formal Document to Accompany Awards.
- Ch 35 Real Property, Capital Improvements and Personal Property, Sale of
- Ch 36 (Reserved)
- Ch 37 Raritan and Millstone Rivers Flood Control Commission
- Ch 38 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 39 Length of Service Awards Program
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 43 Alarm Systems and Devices
- Ch 45 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 48 Amusements, Amusement Devices and Entertainment
- Ch 50B Term of Office for Mayor and Trustees
- Ch 51 Autobuses
- Ch 54 Bicycles, Motorized
- Ch 56 Building Construction
- Ch 59 Buildings and Structures, Unfit
- Ch 62 Cats
- Ch 66 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 69 Curfew
- Ch 74 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 74A Elevators
- Ch 74B Dumpsters
- Ch 75 Fees
- Ch 80 Fire Prevention; Life Safety
- Ch 81 Fire Lanes
- Ch 82 Floodplains and Flood Hazard Areas
- Ch 86 Golf Courses
- Ch 88 Graffiti
- Ch 95 Housing Standards
- Ch 97 Insurance
- Ch 105 Littering
- Ch 106 Land Disturbance
- Ch 108 Loitering
- Ch 110 Multiple -Family Dwellings
- Ch 111 Murals
- Ch 112 Newspaper Recycling
- Ch 113 Newsracks
- Ch 114 Noise
- Ch 115 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 116 Obscenity
- Ch 118 Parking Regulations
- Ch 119 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 122 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 124 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 128 Property Maintenance Code
- Ch 131 Recycling
- Ch 132 Residential Rental Units
- Ch 133 Retail Food Establishments: Licensing
- Ch 134 Riparian Zone Regulations
- Ch 135 Rooming Houses
- Ch 136 Sales, Special
- Ch 137 Salvage Yards
- Ch 139 Sanitary Landfills
- Ch 139A Schools
- Ch 140 Sewers
- Ch 141 Sewer Service Charges
- Ch 144 Shade Trees; Public Parks
- Ch 144A Shopping Carts
- Ch 144B Smoking in Borough Municipal Buildings
- Ch 145 Smoking Prohibited Within Fifty (50) Feet of the Regularly Used Entrance of Municipal Owned or Operated Property
- Ch 147 Solid Waste Management
- Ch 148 Special Improvement District
- Ch 149 Storm Sewer System
- Ch 149A Stormwater Control
- Ch 150 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 153 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 155 Swimming Pools
- Ch 158 Taxation
- Ch 159 Taxicabs
- Ch 161 Towing
- Ch 163 Trees
- Ch 166 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 168 Vehicles, Inoperable
- Ch 169 Vehicles, Unattended
- Ch 171 Weeds and Debris
- Ch 172 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 174 Yard Waste Collection Program
- Ch 175 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 176 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 177 Administration
- Ch 178 Animals and Fowl
- Ch 179 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 180 Milk and Milk Products
- Ch 181 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 182 (Reserved)
- Ch 184 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 185 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 186 Sanitation
- Ch 187 Solid Waste
- Ch 188 Tanning Facilities
- Ch 189 Tattoo Parlors, Tattooists and Body Piercing
- Ch 190 Weed Control
- Appendix
- Ch A191 Cable Television System
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Land Use and Development
- Ch 102 Land Use and Development
- Ch DLLD Disposition List
