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Township of Pequannock, NJ
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2023-08-08
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 5 Administrative Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Administrative Code
Ch 5 Art I
General Provisions
§ 5-1
Title.
§ 5-2
Definitions.
§ 5-3
Office hours.
§ 5-4
Americans with Disabilities Act complaint procedure.
Ch 5 Art II
Organization and Procedure
§ 5-5
Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
§ 5-6
Regular meetings.
§ 5-7
Special meetings.
§ 5-8
Procedures and conduct of meetings.
§ 5-9
Governing rules.
§ 5-10
Agenda.
Ch 5 Art III
Officers and Employees
§ 5-11
Township Clerk.
§ 5-12
Deputy Township Clerk.
§ 5-13
Township Attorney.
§ 5-14
Township Manager.
§ 5-15
Township Treasurer.
§ 5-16
Tax Collector.
§ 5-17
Township Engineer.
§ 5-18
Tax Assessor.
§ 5-19
Township Auditor.
§ 5-20
Township Historian.
§ 5-21
Department heads.
Ch 5 Art IV
Municipal Court; Municipal Prosecutor; Public Defender
§ 5-22
Municipal Court established.
§ 5-23
Municipal Judge.
§ 5-24
Administrator.
§ 5-25
Additional personnel.
§ 5-26
Accommodations; Seal; supplies.
§ 5-27
Effect of law and Supreme Court rules.
§ 5-28
Municipal Prosecutor.
§ 5-29
Township Public Defender.
Ch 5 Art V
Boards, Committees and Commissions
§ 5-30
Planning Board.
§ 5-31
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
§ 5-32
Environmental Commission.
§ 5-33
Participation in Central Passaic River Basin Flood Commission.
§ 5-34
Flood Control Advisory Committee.
§ 5-35
Historic District Commission.
§ 5-36
Joint Study Commission.
§ 5-37
Local Assistance Board.
§ 5-38
Library Board of Trustees.
§ 5-39
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.
§ 5-40
Economic Development Advisory Committee.
§ 5-41
(Reserved)
§ 5-42
Senior Citizens Advisory Committee.
§ 5-43
(Reserved)
Ch 5 Art VI
Shade Tree Commission; Permits and Standards
§ 5-44
Definitions.
§ 5-45
Commission created; membership; appointment.
§ 5-46
Terms of office.
§ 5-47
Organization; compensation.
§ 5-48
Vacancies.
§ 5-49
Powers of Commission.
§ 5-50
Planting trees in public right-of-way.
§ 5-51
Public improvements affecting trees.
§ 5-52
Annual appropriation.
§ 5-53
Required permits.
§ 5-54
Public utility work.
§ 5-55
Issuance of permits.
§ 5-56
Standards for tree removal and pruning.
§ 5-57
Enforcement of Shade Tree Commission ordinances; tree replacement assessment.
§ 5-58
Disposition of moneys collected.
§ 5-59
Public notice of regulations.
Ch 5 Art VII
Department of Public Works
§ 5-60
Department established; personnel.
§ 5-61
Water and sewers.
§ 5-62
Powers and duties of Director of Public Works.
Ch 5 Art VIII
Fire Department
§ 5-63
Composition of Fire Department; membership qualifications.
§ 5-64
Administrative control of Fire Department.
§ 5-65
Fire Department Training Officer.
§ 5-66
Company Chiefs; designation of Department Chief.
§ 5-67
Duties of Department Chief.
§ 5-68
Helmets.
§ 5-69
Application for membership; transfers between companies.
§ 5-70
Fire Department badges.
§ 5-71
Resignations.
§ 5-72
Election of fire company officers; adoption of constitution and bylaws.
§ 5-73
Duty of fire companies upon alarm; protective clothing.
§ 5-74
Authority of officers over firefighters and apparatus.
§ 5-75
Monthly reports.
§ 5-76
Records of Department members.
§ 5-77
Authority of Chief in command at fire.
§ 5-78
Grounds for suspension or removal of firefighters.
§ 5-79
Report of suspension or removal of firefighters.
§ 5-80
Minimum amount of duty required of fire company members.
§ 5-81
Drills.
§ 5-82
Exempt certificates.
§ 5-83
Fire company members appearing before Council.
§ 5-84
Duties of liaison representative.
§ 5-85
Pensions for widows or minor children of firefighters killed in line of duty.
§ 5-86
Disciplinary actions.
§ 5-87
Junior Firefighters Auxiliary.
Ch 5 Art IX
Police Department
§ 5-88
Administrative control of Police Department; rules and regulations.
§ 5-89
Composition of Police Department.
§ 5-90
Police training course required.
§ 5-91
Oath of office; signing of police register.
§ 5-92
Head of Police Department; order of rank.
§ 5-93
Powers and duties of members of Police Department.
§ 5-94
Records to be kept; release of information.
§ 5-95
Monthly reports.
§ 5-96
Qualifications of Police Chief and Department members.
§ 5-97
Minimum age of appointees.
§ 5-98
Standard operating procedures.
Ch 5 Art X
Department of Construction and Land Use
§ 5-99
Department established; composition.
§ 5-100
Department powers and duties.
§ 5-101
Powers and duties of Construction Official and subcode officials.
Ch 5 Art XI
Department of Health
§ 5-102
Department established; composition; powers and duties.
Ch 5 Art XII
Department of Parks and Recreation
§ 5-103
Department established; composition.
§ 5-104
Powers and duties.
§ 5-105
Relationship to Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.
Ch 5 Art XIII
Department of Finance and Revenue Collection
§ 5-106
Department established; composition; powers and duties.
§ 5-107
Division of Revenue Collection.
§ 5-108
Division of Assessment Administration.
§ 5-109
Division of Budget and Management Information; data processing operation.
Ch 5 Art XIV
Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund
§ 5-110
Trust fund established.
§ 5-111
Funding.
§ 5-112
Purpose.
§ 5-113
Use of land acquired through the trust fund.
§ 5-114
Open Space Advisory Committee established.
§ 5-115
Duties of Open Space Advisory Committee; meetings.
Ch 19
Ethics, Code of
Ch 28
Intermunicipal Agreements
Ch 36
Land Use Procedures
Ch 53
Personnel and Compensation
Ch 57
Public Health Utility
Ch 74
Violations and Penalties
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 85
Affordable Housing
Ch 88
Air Pollution
Ch 91
Alarm Systems
Ch 94
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 97
Amusement Devices
Ch 100
Animals
Ch 109
Body Art Establishments
Ch 115
Buildings, Unfit
Ch 119
Cannabis Establishment License
Ch 120
Cannabis Transfer Tax
Ch 123
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 131
Donation Clothing Bins
Ch 144
Environmental Impact Reports
Ch 152
Fees
Ch 155
Fertilizer
Ch 158
Festivals, Carnivals, Exhibitions and Shows
Ch 162
Firearms
Ch 166
Fire Prevention
Ch 171
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 175
Food Establishments and Vending Machines
Ch 180
Garage Sales
Ch 184
Graffiti
Ch 200
Lead-Based Paint Inspection for Residential Rental Dwellings
Ch 203
Library
Ch 206
Littering
Ch 215
Motels
Ch 219
Municipal Equipment and Property
Ch 224
Newsracks
Ch 228
Noise
Ch 232
Nuisances
Ch 237
Parks and Recreation
Ch 241
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 246
Property Maintenance
Ch 257
Rental Property
Ch 261
Riding Academies and Livery Stables
Ch 272
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 276
Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
Ch 279
Sewers
Ch 285
Smoking
Ch 290
Soil Removal
Ch 294
Solid Waste
Ch 298
Special Sales
Ch 303
Storm Sewers
Ch 308
Stormwater Management Regulations
Ch 312
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 316
Subdivision of Land
Ch 320
Swimming and Bathing
Ch 326
Taxicabs and Limousines
Ch 330
Trees
Ch 335
Utility Poles and Underground Facilities
Ch 340
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 346
Water
Ch 352
Wreckers
Ch 360
Zoning
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 5
Administrative Code
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Pequannock
7-22-1997
as Ch. 003 of the 1997 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
General Provisions
chevron_right
§ 5-1
Title.
chevron_right
§ 5-2
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 5-3
Office hours.
chevron_right
§ 5-4
Americans with Disabilities Act complaint procedure.
chevron_right
Article II
Organization and Procedure
chevron_right
§ 5-5
Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
chevron_right
§ 5-6
Regular meetings.
chevron_right
§ 5-7
Special meetings.
chevron_right
§ 5-8
Procedures and conduct of meetings.
chevron_right
§ 5-9
Governing rules.
chevron_right
§ 5-10
Agenda.
chevron_right
Article III
Officers and Employees
chevron_right
§ 5-11
Township Clerk.
chevron_right
§ 5-12
Deputy Township Clerk.
chevron_right
§ 5-13
Township Attorney.
chevron_right
§ 5-14
Township Manager.
chevron_right
§ 5-15
Township Treasurer.
chevron_right
§ 5-16
Tax Collector.
chevron_right
§ 5-17
Township Engineer.
chevron_right
§ 5-18
Tax Assessor.
chevron_right
§ 5-19
Township Auditor.
chevron_right
§ 5-20
Township Historian.
chevron_right
§ 5-21
Department heads.
chevron_right
Article IV
Municipal Court; Municipal Prosecutor; Public Defender
chevron_right
§ 5-22
Municipal Court established.
chevron_right
§ 5-23
Municipal Judge.
chevron_right
§ 5-24
Administrator.
chevron_right
§ 5-25
Additional personnel.
chevron_right
§ 5-26
Accommodations; Seal; supplies.
chevron_right
§ 5-27
Effect of law and Supreme Court rules.
chevron_right
§ 5-28
Municipal Prosecutor.
chevron_right
§ 5-29
Township Public Defender.
chevron_right
Article V
Boards, Committees and Commissions
chevron_right
§ 5-30
Planning Board.
chevron_right
§ 5-31
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
chevron_right
§ 5-32
Environmental Commission.
chevron_right
§ 5-33
Participation in Central Passaic River Basin Flood Commission.
chevron_right
§ 5-34
Flood Control Advisory Committee.
chevron_right
§ 5-35
Historic District Commission.
chevron_right
§ 5-36
Joint Study Commission.
chevron_right
§ 5-37
Local Assistance Board.
chevron_right
§ 5-38
Library Board of Trustees.
chevron_right
§ 5-39
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.
chevron_right
§ 5-40
Economic Development Advisory Committee.
chevron_right
§ 5-41
(Reserved)
chevron_right
§ 5-42
Senior Citizens Advisory Committee.
chevron_right
§ 5-43
(Reserved)
chevron_right
Article VI
Shade Tree Commission; Permits and Standards
chevron_right
§ 5-44
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 5-45
Commission created; membership; appointment.
chevron_right
§ 5-46
Terms of office.
chevron_right
§ 5-47
Organization; compensation.
chevron_right
§ 5-48
Vacancies.
chevron_right
§ 5-49
Powers of Commission.
chevron_right
§ 5-50
Planting trees in public right-of-way.
chevron_right
§ 5-51
Public improvements affecting trees.
chevron_right
§ 5-52
Annual appropriation.
chevron_right
§ 5-53
Required permits.
chevron_right
§ 5-54
Public utility work.
chevron_right
§ 5-55
Issuance of permits.
chevron_right
§ 5-56
Standards for tree removal and pruning.
chevron_right
§ 5-57
Enforcement of Shade Tree Commission ordinances; tree replacement assessment.
chevron_right
§ 5-58
Disposition of moneys collected.
chevron_right
§ 5-59
Public notice of regulations.
chevron_right
Article VII
Department of Public Works
chevron_right
§ 5-60
Department established; personnel.
chevron_right
§ 5-61
Water and sewers.
chevron_right
§ 5-62
Powers and duties of Director of Public Works.
chevron_right
Article VIII
Fire Department
chevron_right
§ 5-63
Composition of Fire Department; membership qualifications.
chevron_right
§ 5-64
Administrative control of Fire Department.
chevron_right
§ 5-65
Fire Department Training Officer.
chevron_right
§ 5-66
Company Chiefs; designation of Department Chief.
chevron_right
§ 5-67
Duties of Department Chief.
chevron_right
§ 5-68
Helmets.
chevron_right
§ 5-69
Application for membership; transfers between companies.
chevron_right
§ 5-70
Fire Department badges.
chevron_right
§ 5-71
Resignations.
chevron_right
§ 5-72
Election of fire company officers; adoption of constitution and bylaws.
chevron_right
§ 5-73
Duty of fire companies upon alarm; protective clothing.
chevron_right
§ 5-74
Authority of officers over firefighters and apparatus.
chevron_right
§ 5-75
Monthly reports.
chevron_right
§ 5-76
Records of Department members.
chevron_right
§ 5-77
Authority of Chief in command at fire.
chevron_right
§ 5-78
Grounds for suspension or removal of firefighters.
chevron_right
§ 5-79
Report of suspension or removal of firefighters.
chevron_right
§ 5-80
Minimum amount of duty required of fire company members.
chevron_right
§ 5-81
Drills.
chevron_right
§ 5-82
Exempt certificates.
chevron_right
§ 5-83
Fire company members appearing before Council.
chevron_right
§ 5-84
Duties of liaison representative.
chevron_right
§ 5-85
Pensions for widows or minor children of firefighters killed in line of duty.
chevron_right
§ 5-86
Disciplinary actions.
chevron_right
§ 5-87
Junior Firefighters Auxiliary.
chevron_right
Article IX
Police Department
chevron_right
§ 5-88
Administrative control of Police Department; rules and regulations.
chevron_right
§ 5-89
Composition of Police Department.
chevron_right
§ 5-90
Police training course required.
chevron_right
§ 5-91
Oath of office; signing of police register.
chevron_right
§ 5-92
Head of Police Department; order of rank.
chevron_right
§ 5-93
Powers and duties of members of Police Department.
chevron_right
§ 5-94
Records to be kept; release of information.
chevron_right
§ 5-95
Monthly reports.
chevron_right
§ 5-96
Qualifications of Police Chief and Department members.
chevron_right
§ 5-97
Minimum age of appointees.
chevron_right
§ 5-98
Standard operating procedures.
chevron_right
Article X
Department of Construction and Land Use
chevron_right
§ 5-99
Department established; composition.
chevron_right
§ 5-100
Department powers and duties.
chevron_right
§ 5-101
Powers and duties of Construction Official and subcode officials.
chevron_right
Article XI
Department of Health
chevron_right
§ 5-102
Department established; composition; powers and duties.
chevron_right
Article XII
Department of Parks and Recreation
chevron_right
§ 5-103
Department established; composition.
chevron_right
§ 5-104
Powers and duties.
chevron_right
§ 5-105
Relationship to Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.
chevron_right
Article XIII
Department of Finance and Revenue Collection
chevron_right
§ 5-106
Department established; composition; powers and duties.
chevron_right
§ 5-107
Division of Revenue Collection.
chevron_right
§ 5-108
Division of Assessment Administration.
chevron_right
§ 5-109
Division of Budget and Management Information; data processing operation.
chevron_right
Article XIV
Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund
chevron_right
§ 5-110
Trust fund established.
chevron_right
§ 5-111
Funding.
chevron_right
§ 5-112
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 5-113
Use of land acquired through the trust fund.
chevron_right
§ 5-114
Open Space Advisory Committee established.
chevron_right
§ 5-115
Duties of Open Space Advisory Committee; meetings.
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