- C Charter
- Ch C Charter
- AO Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- 1 Title I General Provisions
- Ch 1:1 Definitions, Rules of Construction and Other General Provisions
- 2 Title II Administration
- Ch 2:1 Organization of City Government
- Ch 2:2 Office of the Mayor and Agencies
- Ch 2:3 Office of the City Clerk
- Ch 2:4 General Administration
- Ch 2:5 Department of Administration
- Ch 2:6 Department of Law
- Ch 2:7 Department of Finance
- Ch 2:8 Department of Engineering
- Ch 2:9 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:10 Department of Economic and Housing Development
- Ch 2:11 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:12 Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
- Ch 2:13 Department of Health and Community Wellness
- Ch 2:14 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:15 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:16 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:17 Department of Water and Sewer Utilities
- Ch 2:18 Department of Public Works
- Ch 2:19 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:20 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:21 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:22 Department of Public Safety
- Ch 2:23 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:24 Personnel Practices and Policies
- Ch 2:25 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:26 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:27 (Reserved)
- Ch 2:28 Council Rules
- Ch 2:29 Policies and Procedures
- Ch 2:30 Divestment in South Africa
- Ch 2:31 Assistance for the Successful Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated People Into the Community ("BAN the BOX")
- Ch 2:32 City of Newark Identification Card Program
- 3 Title III City Council
- Ch 3:1 Organization of City Government
- Ch 3:2 Form of Government
- Ch 3:3 Election of Council
- Ch 3:4 Legislative Powers
- Ch 3:5 Meetings of Council
- Ch 3:6 Ordinances; Adoption Procedure
- Ch 3:7 Residency Requirements
- Ch 3:8 Defense Against Criminal or Civil Charges
- Ch 3:9 Council Rules
- Ch 3:10 Appointments of the Council; Attendance Information
- Ch 3:11 City Council Policies and Participation in Committees and Commissions
- Ch 3:12 Constables
- 4 Title IV Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 4:1 Purpose and Definitions
- Ch 4:2 Licenses
- Ch 4:3 The Regulation of Licenses
- Ch 4:4 Enforcement
- Ch 4:5 Persons Under the Legal Age
- 5 Title V Amusements and Amusement Businesses
- Ch 5:1 Arcades
- Ch 5:2 Coin-Operated Amusement Devices
- Ch 5:3 Shooting Galleries
- Ch 5:4 Miscellaneous Amusement Businesses
- Ch 5:5 Mobile Merry-Go-Rounds, Whips and Similar Devices
- Ch 5:6 Street Musicians
- Ch 5:7 Public Dance Halls and Public Dance
- Ch 5:8 Shows and Exhibitions
- Ch 5:9 Sunday Games of Chance
- Ch 5:10 Special Events
- Ch 5:11 Discotheques
- Ch 5:12 Social Clubs
- Ch 5:13 Redemption Amusement Games
- Ch 5:14 Hiring of Special Police Officers
- 6 Title VI Animals and Fowl
- Ch 6:1 Domestic Animals
- Ch 6:2 Other Animals; Fowl
- 7 Title VII State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency
- Ch 7:1 Code Enforcing Agency
- Ch 7:2 Permits and Fees
- Ch 7:3 Construction Board of Appeals
- Ch 7:4 Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 7:5 Enforcement; Violations; Penalties; Emergencies
- Ch 7:6 Redevelopment: Construction Requirements
- 8 Title VIII Businesses and Occupations
- Ch 8:1 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 8:2 Automobile Parking Lots Open to the General Public
- Ch 8:3 Barbershops/Personal Service Establishments
- Ch 8:4 Cartmen
- Ch 8:5 Close-Out Sales
- Ch 8:6 Distribution of Advertising Matter
- Ch 8:7 Hawking and Peddling; Canvassing and Soliciting
- Ch 8:8 Junk and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities
- Ch 8:9 (Reserved)
- Ch 8:10 (Reserved)
- Ch 8:11 Public Markets
- Ch 8:12 Restaurants and Retail Sales and Service Establishments
- Ch 8:13 Retail Florists
- Ch 8:14 Shoe Shine Parlors and Cigar Stores
- Ch 8:15 Transient Merchants and Itinerant Vendors
- Ch 8:16 Used Clothing Stores
- Ch 8:17 Used Motor Vehicle Sales Lots
- Ch 8:18 (Reserved)
- Ch 8:19 Wreckers
- Ch 8:20 Public Garages
- Ch 8:21 Building Contractors
- Ch 8:22 Tire Repair Shops
- Ch 8:23 Precious Metals and Gems
- Ch 8:24 Garage Sales
- Ch 8:25 Vendor Licenses for the Sale of Food and Merchandise at Public Festivals
- Ch 8:26 Hub Cap Business Licenses for the Sale of New and Used Automobile Hub Caps
- Ch 8:27 Regulation of Coin-Operated Telephones and Other Telecommunication Devices
- Ch 8:28 Laundries and Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Plants
- Ch 8:29 Advertising Structure
- Ch 8:30 Regulation of Convenience Stores
- Ch 8:31 Purchase of Secondhand Cell Phones and Other Wireless Communication Equipment by Secondhand Dealers.
- Ch 8:32 Wage Theft
- Ch 8:33 Registration and Standards for Privately Owned Automatic Teller Machines (ATMS)
- Ch 8:34 Retail License
- Ch 8:35 Bakeries
- Ch 8:36 Consolidated Business Licenses
- Ch 8:37 Convenience Stores
- Ch 8:38 Travel Service and Building Service Worker Retention Requirements Upon Transfer of Ownership
- Ch 8:39 Smoke Shops
- Ch 8:40 Commercial Motor Vehicle Parking Lots
- Ch 8:41 Intermodal Container Lots
- 9 Title IX Hotels
- Ch 9:1 Quality Hospitality Hotels
- 10 Title X Finance and Taxation
- Ch 10:1 Fiscal Policy of Council
- Ch 10:2 Bonds and Notes
- Ch 10:3 Sale of City Property by Bid
- Ch 10:4 Duplicate Tax Bills
- Ch 10:5 Annual Audits of Funded Programs
- Ch 10:6 Disbursement of Community Development Block Grant Funds
- Ch 10:7 Municipal Liens on Fire Damaged Properties
- Ch 10:8 Cancellation of Uncollectible Taxes, Assessments and Tax Sale Certificates
- Ch 10:9 Open Space and Recreational Trust Fund.
- Ch 10:10 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:11 "SHOP NEWARK" Property Tax Rebate Program
- Ch 10:12 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:13 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:14 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:15 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:16 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:17 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:18 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:19 (Reserved)
- Ch 10:20 Hotel Occupancy and Transient Accommodation Tax
- Ch 10:21 Newark Payroll Tax
- Ch 10:22 Motor Vehicle Parking Taxes and Surcharges
- Ch 10:22A Motor Vehicle Rental Tax
- Ch 10:23 Five-Year Tax Exemption and Abatement
- Ch 10:24 Procedures for Application, Approval and Administration of Long Term Tax Exemptions
- Ch 10:25 Extension of Tax Abatement Agreements
- Ch 10:26 Tax Abatement for Qualified Residential Properties
- Ch 10:27 Tax Exemptions on Improvements to Certain Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 10:28 Tax Exemption of Qualified Real Property for Environmental Opportunity Zones
- Ch 10:29 City Prohibited From Doing Business With Certain Financial Institutions
- Ch 10:30 Admission Ticket Surcharge
- Ch 10:31 Designate Downtown District as an Urban Growth Zone; Explore the Creation of an "OFFICE of Transformative PROJECTS"
- Ch 10:32 Special Improvement Districts
- Ch 10:33 Medical Cannabis Transfer Tax
- 11 Title XI Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 11:1 New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Code Enforcing Agency, Amendments to the Code
- Ch 11:2 Portable Kerosene Heaters
- Ch 11:3 Sale, Display and Discharge of Fireworks
- 12 Title XII Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 12:1 Title, Purpose, Objectives
- Ch 12:2 Definitions; General Provisions
- Ch 12:3 Administration
- Ch 12:4 Provision for Flood Hazard Reduction
- Ch 12:5 Construction Methods
- Ch 12:6 Dissemination of Information Pertaining to Flood Hazard
- Ch 12:7 Severability
- Ch 12:8 Enactment
- 13 Title XIII Food, Drugs and Cosmetics
- Ch 13:1 General Administrative Provisions
- Ch 13:2 Miscellaneous Health and Sanitation Regulations for Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Businesses
- Ch 13:3 Dairy Establishments: Special Inspection Fund Regulations
- Ch 13:4 Milk and Milk Products
- Ch 13:5 Live Poultry and Certain Live Animals (Goats, Etc.): Retail and Wholesale
- Ch 13:6 Poultry Killing and Dressing Establishments
- Ch 13:7 Meat, Meat Products and Meat Establishments
- Ch 13:8 Ice
- Ch 13:9 Soft Drinks; Bottled Water
- Ch 13:10 Cosmetology and Manicurist Shops
- 14 Title XIV Cannabis
- Ch 14:1 Purpose and Definitions
- Ch 14:2 Cannabis Establishments
- Ch 14:3 Licenses
- Ch 14:4 Application for New and Renewed Licenses
- Ch 14:5 Federal, State and/or Local Incentives
- Ch 14:6 General Regulations
- 15 Title XV Solid Waste Management
- Ch 15:1 Definitions
- Ch 15:2 General Administrative Provisions
- Ch 15:3 General Sanitation Requirements for Vehicles Carrying Solid Waste
- Ch 15:4 Collection and Disposal
- Ch 15:5 Containerized Yard Waste
- Ch 15:6 Disposal Facilities and Illegal Dumping
- Ch 15:7 (Reserved)
- Ch 15:8 Brush, Weeds, Waste Matter and Debris
- Ch 15:9 Littering
- Ch 15:10 Inoperable Vehicles
- Ch 15:11 (Reserved)
- Ch 15:12 Recycling
- Ch 15:13 Recycled Product Procurement Policy
- Ch 15:14 Solid Waste Management Requiring Uniform Packaging Practices
- Ch 15:15 Ozone-Depleting Compounds
- Ch 15:16 Improper Disposal of Waste Into Municipal Storm Sewer System
- 16 Title XVI Health, Sanitation and Air Pollution
- Ch 16:1 General Administrative Provisions
- Ch 16:2 Communicable Diseases
- Ch 16:3 Childhood Lead Poisoning
- Ch 16:4 Lead Paint
- Ch 16:5 City Lead Abatement Assistance Agreement
- Ch 16:6 Child Care
- Ch 16:7 Drug Abuse Treatment Facilities
- Ch 16:8 Blood Banks
- Ch 16:9 Midwifery
- Ch 16:10 (Reserved)
- Ch 16:11 Swimming Pool Code Adoption by City
- Ch 16:12 Fencing of Vacant Lots
- Ch 16:13 Posting of Sign on Vacant Lots
- Ch 16:14 Public Sanitation
- Ch 16:15 Nuisances
- Ch 16:16 Industrial Hygiene
- Ch 16:17 (Reserved)
- Ch 16:18 Sick Leave for Private Employees
- Ch 16:19 Extermination and Fumigation
- Ch 16:20 Vermin Control
- Ch 16:21 Air Pollution Control Code of the City
- Ch 16:22 Regulation of Cooling Towers
- Ch 16:23 Mandatory Replacement of Lead Service Line
- 17 Title XVII (Reserved)
- 18 Title XVIII Housing Code
- Ch 18:1 Establishment of Housing Code
- Ch 18:2 Informational Inspection
- Ch 18:3 Responsibilities of Owners/Operators
- Ch 18:4 Occupants: Responsibilities Under This Housing Code.
- Ch 18:5 Security
- Ch 18:6 Housing and Zoning Regulations (Certificate of Code Compliance)
- Ch 18:7 Other Housing Regulations
- Ch 18:8 Fair Housing
- Ch 18:9 Anti-Warehousing
- Ch 18:10 Certificate of Necessity
- Ch 18:11 Unfit Buildings
- Ch 18:12 Nonresidential Property Maintenance Code
- Ch 18:13 Vacant Buildings
- Ch 18:14 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 18:15 Establishment of Land Bank
- Ch 18:16 Change of Locks/Order of Protection
- Ch 18:17 Rental Property Registration
- 19 Title XIX Rent Control
- Ch 19:1 Rent Control in Substandard Multiple Dwellings.
- Ch 19:2 Rent Control Regulations; Rent Control Board.
- Ch 19:3 Provision of Legal Services in Eviction Proceedings.
- 20 Title XX Offenses, Miscellaneous
- Ch 20:1 Violations
- Ch 20:2 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 20:3 Noise Control
- Ch 20:4 Burglar and Robbery Alarms
- Ch 20:5 Interference With Police
- Ch 20:6 Swimming and Swimming Pools
- Ch 20:7 Glue: Sale and Use
- Ch 20:8 Blockbusting
- Ch 20:9 Libraries and Museums
- Ch 20:10 Regulating Motor Vehicles in Streets
- Ch 20:11 (Reserved)
- Ch 20:12 Fair Employment Practices
- Ch 20:13 Sale or Display of Paraphernalia Relating to Controlled Dangerous Substances
- Ch 20:14 Materials Used for the Storage and Concealment of Illegal Drugs
- Ch 20:15 (Reserved)
- Ch 20:16 (Reserved)
- Ch 20:17 Parental Liability for Destruction of Property by Children
- Ch 20:18 Sale, Transfer, Possession, and/or Use of Spray Paint Containers and Indelible Markers
- Ch 20:19 Rewards
- Ch 20:20 Rules and Regulations for Parks and Recreational Facilities
- Ch 20:21 Regulation of Team Membership to the Newark Contingency of the U.S. Youth Games
- Ch 20:22 Sale of Noxious or Foul Perfumes or Odors
- Ch 20:23 Unlawful Use of Taxicabs and Limousines or Livery Service at Newark International Airport, Pennsylvania Station and Any Other Public Transportation Facilities.
- Ch 20:24 Anti-Terrorism
- Ch 20:25 Paging Devices on School Property
- Ch 20:26 Registration of Convicted Sexual Offenders
- Ch 20:26A Convicted Sexual Offenders Residency Restrictions
- Ch 20:27 Map Establishing Drug-Free Zones for Schools, Public Housing Facilities, Public Parks and Public Buildings
- Ch 20:28 Drunk Driving-Free School Zones
- Ch 20:29 Trespass Affidavit Program ("TAP")
- Ch 20:30 Pedestrian Corridors
- Ch 20:31 Fire Alarms; Registration; False Alarms
- Ch 20:32 Off-Road Vehicles: All-Terrain Vehicles and Dirt Bikes
- 21 Title XXI Elections
- Ch 21:1 School Board Elections
- 22 Title XXII (Reserved)
- 23 Title XXIII Traffic
- Ch 23:1 In General
- Ch 23:2 One-Way Streets
- Ch 23:3 Prohibited Turns
- Ch 23:4 Limiting Use of Streets to Certain Vehicles
- Ch 23:4A Temporary Closing of Streets
- Ch 23:5 Parking, Stopping and Standing, Generally
- Ch 23:6 Snow and Other Emergencies
- Ch 23:7 Parking Meter Regulations, Generally
- Ch 23:8 Municipal Public Parking Lots
- Ch 23:9 Municipal Parking Lots for Officials and Employees
- Ch 23:10 Public, Semi-Public or Private Roads, Driveways and Parking Places
- Ch 23:11 Installation and Operation of Traffic Control Signals
- Ch 23:12 Mid-Block Crosswalks
- Ch 23:13 Speed Limits
- Ch 23:14 Lane Use
- Ch 23:15 Stop Intersections, Yield Intersections and Through Streets
- Ch 23:16 Traffic Island and Safety Zones
- Ch 23:17 (Reserved)
- Ch 23:18 Bus Stops
- Apx 23:A Schedule of Penalties for Violations - Violations Bureau, Newark Municipal Court
- 24 Title XXIV (Reserved)
- 25 Title XXV (Reserved)
- 26 Title XXVI (Reserved)
- 27 Title XXVII Parks, Trees and Plants
- Ch 27:1 Trees and Shrubbery
- Ch 27:2 Conduct in Parks and Parkways
- 28 Title XXVIII Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 28:1 Title; Purpose
- Ch 28:2 Definitions
- Ch 28:3 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plans
- Ch 28:4 Procedures
- Ch 28:5 Fees
- Ch 28:6 General Provisions
- 29 Title XXIX Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 29:1 General Administrative Provisions; Definitions
- Ch 29:2 Street and Sidewalk Improvements: General Provisions; Contracts
- Ch 29:3 Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters; Construction, Maintenance, Alteration and Repair; Specifications.
- Ch 29:4 Encumbrances Upon and Injury to Streets and Sidewalks; Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 29:5 Construction and Street Work Activities; Disturbance of Street Surfaces
- Ch 29:6 Walls and Fences
- Ch 29:7 Vaults and Vault Sidewalk Glass
- Ch 29:8 Area Ways Extending Beyond Building Lines
- Ch 29:9 Cellar Entrances Extending Beyond Building Line
- Ch 29:10 Coalholes and Manholes
- Ch 29:11 Installation of Storage Tanks
- Ch 29:12 Sidewalk Elevators
- Ch 29:13 Railroad Sidings, Pipe Lines, Conduits, Wires, Cables, Permanent Bridges, Subways and Tunnels
- Ch 29:14 Monuments
- Ch 29:15 House Numbering
- Ch 29:16 Sidewalk Newsstands
- Ch 29:17 Snow and Ice
- Ch 29:18 Removal of Grass, Weeds and Other Impediments
- Ch 29:19 Trimming of Brush, Hedge and Other Plant Life Near Intersections
- Ch 29:20 Littering in Public Places
- Ch 29:21 Signs, Notices and Advertisements
- Ch 29:22 Posting of Political Signs and/or Promotional Signs
- Ch 29:23 (Reserved)
- Ch 29:24 Street Vacations
- Ch 29:25 Permits for Pay Phones on Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 29:26 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 29:27 Regulating News Racks in Public Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 29:28 Use of Streets for Telecommunications; Fees
- Ch 29:29 Permits for Shared Dockless Vehicles in Public Right-Of-Way
- Ch 29:30 Streateries, Parklets, and Permanent/Semi-Permanent Structures for Outdoor Dining
- Ch 29:31 Clear Zones
- 30 Title XXX Waterfront
- Ch 30:1 Cleanup Program
- Ch 30:2 Abandoned Vessels
- 31 Title XXXI Weights and Measures
- Ch 31:1 General Administrative Provisions; Enforcement; Penalties
- Ch 31:2 Standards; Regulatory Requirements.
- 32 Title XXXII Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 32:1 General Provisions
- Ch 32:2 Public Sewers; General Provisions
- Ch 32:3 Public Sewers; Regulation of Discharge
- Ch 32:4 (Reserved)
- Ch 32:5 Public Sewers; PVSC Requirements
- Ch 32:6 Public Sewers; JMEUC Requirements
- Ch 32:7 Private Sewers
- Ch 32:8 User Charges
- Ch 32:9 Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties
- 33 Title XXXIII Water
- Ch 33:1 Water Shortage
- Ch 33:2 Water Conservation
- Ch 33:3 Use of Water for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Ch 33:4 Rates and Charges
- Ch 33:5 Water Rules and Regulations
- 34 Title XXXIV Transportation
- Ch 34:1 Taxicabs
- Ch 34:2 Autocabs, Limousines and Livery Service
- Ch 34:3 Intermunicipal for Hire Vehicle Operation Rules
- Ch 34:4 Financial Access Agreements With Transportation Network Companies
- 35 Title XXXV (Reserved)
- 36 Title XXXVI (Reserved)
- 37 Title XXXVII (Reserved)
- 38 Title XXXVIII (Reserved)
- 39 Title XXXIX (Reserved)
- 40 Title XL (Reserved)
- 41 Title XLI Zoning and Land Use Regulations
- Ch 41:AO Zoning and Land Use Adopting Ordinance
- Ch 41:1 Introduction
- Ch 41:2 Definitions
- Ch 41:3 Zoning Districts
- Ch 41:4 Permitted Uses by District
- Ch 41:5 Building Bulk and Design Requirements
- Ch 41:6 Conditional Use Standards
- Ch 41:7 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Ch 41:8 Requirements for Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas
- Ch 41:9 Signs
- Ch 41:10 Historic Sites and Districts
- Ch 41:11 Central Planning Board
- Ch 41:12 Zoning Board of Adjustment
- Ch 41:13 Subdivision Procedures
- Ch 41:14 Subdivision and Site Plan Design Standards
- Ch 41:15 Site Plan and Application Procedures
- Ch 41:16 Additional Zoning and Design Standards
- Ch 41:17 Storm Drainage
- Ch 41:18 Administration, Enforcement and Violations
- Ch 41:19 Escrow Fees for Redevelopment Matters
- Ch 41:20 Environmental Justice and Cumulative Impact
- Ch 41:21 Inclusionary Zoning for Affordable Housing
- Ch 41:22 Shipping Containers
- Ch 41:23 Street Designation
- Apx 41:A1 Appendix 1: Newark Redevelopment Area Boundary Map
- Apx 41:A2 Appendix 2: Newark Zoning Maps
- Apx 41:A3 Appendix 3: Introduction to Zoning Districts
- Apx 41:A4 Appendix 4: Illustrated Bulk and Design Requirements
- Apx 41:A5 Appendix 5: Historic Landmarks and Historic Districts Maps
- Apx 41:A6 Appendix 6: Illustration of Decision Making Process
- Apx 41:A7 Appendix 7: Notice of Public Hearing
- Ch 41:DL Zoning and Land Use Ordinances
- DL Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
