Borough of Paramus, NJ Sanitation

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Borough of Paramus, NJ

Bergen County

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Table of Contents

Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 3 Access to All Advisory Board
Ch 4 Administrative Assistant
Ch 5 Administrator, Municipal
Ch 6 Administrative Code
Ch 7 Affordable Housing Liaison/Rehabilitation Coordinator
Ch 8 Aggregation Program for Energy and Natural Gas
Ch 9 Emergency Medical Services, Division of
Ch 10 Emergency Management Stipend Program
Ch 13 Buildings and Traffic Maintenance, Department of
Ch 15 (Reserved)
Ch 17 Consultant for Site Plan Review
Ch 21 Consumer Protection Committee
Ch 25 Court, Municipal
Ch 25A Credit Card Payments for Municipal Fees
Ch 26 Cultural Arts Council
Ch 27 Defense and Indemnification
Ch 27A Direct Deposit, Mandated
Ch 28 Director, Management of Information Services
Ch 30 Director of Emergency Preparedness
Ch 31 Director of Human Resources
Ch 32 Director of Planning
Ch 32A Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy
Ch 33 Environmental Commission
Ch 35 Employees, Part-Time and Seasonal
Ch 37 Ethics, Code of
Ch 43 Finance Department
Ch 47 Fire Department
Ch 49 Golf Course Manager/Superintendent
Ch 51 Harassment Policy
Ch 55 Health and Human Services, Department of
Ch 57 Head Golf Professional
Ch 59 Historic Preservation Commission
Ch 65 Insurance
Ch 69 Intermunicipal Agreements
Ch 77 Land Use Procedures
Ch 81 Legal Department
Ch 84 (Reserved)
Ch 85 Life Safety Complex, Use of
Ch 87 Municipal Clerk, Deputy
Ch 89 Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer
Ch 91 Municipal Swimming Pool Commissioners, Board of
Ch 95 Anti-Nepotism Policy
Ch 99 Personnel Policies
Ch 103 Police Department
Ch 105 Public Advocates for Board of Adjustment and Planning Board
Ch 106 Public Health Supervisor
Ch 107 Public Works, Department of
Ch 113 Recreation Commissioners, Board of
Ch 117 Rescue Squad
Ch 121 Salaries and Compensation
Ch 125 School Security
Ch 129 Shade Tree Commissioners, Board of
Ch 133 Shopping Center Safety Review Committee
Ch 140 Veterans Affairs Officer
Ch 141 Office of Emergency Management
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 149 Adult Uses
Ch 153 Alarm Systems
Ch 157 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 158 Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary
Ch 161 Amusement Businesses
Ch 165 Amusement Devices and Arcades
Ch 169 Animals
Ch 173 Background Checks
Ch 175 Bowling Alleys
Ch 179 Builders and Contractors
Ch 181 Building Construction and Alteration Permits
Ch 183 Buildings and Lots, Numbering of
Ch 187 Buildings, Truss-Type
Ch 191 Businesses
Ch 195 Cell Phones, Use in Motor Vehicles
Ch 197 Certificates of Compliance and Continued Certificates of Occupancy
Ch 203 Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 204 Contribution Disclosure
Ch 207 (Reserved)
Ch 210 Affordable Housing — Inclusionary Zoning Requirements
Ch 211 Demolition Permits
Ch 212 Door Numbering Requirements
Ch 213 Drainage and Environmental Protection
Ch 217 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
Ch 219 Duplicate Bills and Fraudulent Checks
Ch 221 Eminent Domain
Ch 223 Environmental Impact Statements
Ch 229 Fees, Land Use
Ch 233 Firearms and Weapons
Ch 237 Fire Lanes
Ch 241 Fire Prevention
Ch 245 Fires, Conduct at
Ch 249 Flea Markets, Auctions and Games of Chance
Ch 253 Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 254 Fracking (Hydraulic Fracturing)
Ch 256 Garage Sales
Ch 259 Golf and Country Clubs
Ch 265 Hazardous Materials
Ch 269 Home Buyers Protection
Ch 277 Landscaping
Ch 278 Firewood and Commercial Firewood Processors
Ch 281 Library
Ch 285 Limousine Services and Taxicabs
Ch 289 Littering
Ch 293 Massage Establishments
Ch 295 Merchandise, Display of
Ch 299 Motels and Hotels
Ch 303 Motion Pictures and Television
Ch 309 Noise
Ch 311 Nudity on State-Owned Lands
Ch 313 Nursing Homes and Commercial Recreational Facilities
Ch 316 Official Street Map
Ch 319 (Reserved)
Ch 322 Rental Properties
Ch 323 Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 327 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 331 Pool Halls and Billiard Rooms
Ch 335 Professional Services
Ch 339 Property Maintenance
Ch 340 Registration of Foreclosing Mortgages and Vacant Property
Ch 341 Public Records
Ch 343 Public Utilities
Ch 345 Restaurants and Food-Handling Establishments
Ch 346 Retail Theft
Ch 351 Sales, Close-Out
Ch 355 Satellite Earth Stations
Ch 359 Precious Metals, Gems and Secondhand Goods, Dealers
Ch 363 Sewers
Ch 365 Sex Offenders
Ch 367 Signs
Ch 371 Site Plan Review
Ch 373 Smoking
Ch 375 Soil Removal
Ch 379 Solid Waste
Ch 383 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 387 Subdivision of Land
Ch 391 Sunday Activities
Ch 395 Swimming Pools
Ch 397 Telecommunications Systems
Ch 398 Temporary Storage Containers
Ch 401 Towers and Towing
Ch 403 Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System
Ch 405 Trapping
Ch 409 Trespassing
Ch 412 Vaccinations
Ch 415 Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 419 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 423 Vending Machines
Ch 426 Volunteer and Veteran Fee Exemptions
Ch 429 Zoning
Part III: Board of Health Legislation
Ch 435 General Provisions, Board of Health
Ch 436 Animals
Ch 436A Barbershops, Beauty Parlors and Nail Salons
Ch 437 Body Piercing, Ear Piercing and Permanent Cosmetics
Ch 439 Food Service Managers
Ch 443 Sanitation
Ch 443 Art I Board of Health
§ 443-1 Title.
§ 443-2 Definitions and word usage.
Ch 443 Art II Board of Health
§ 443-3 Functions of Board.
§ 443-4 Promulgation of rules and regulations.
§ 443-5 Authority of Board.
Ch 443 Art III Organization; Officials
§ 443-6 Organization of Board.
§ 443-7 Standing committees.
§ 443-8 Appointment of Secretary.
§ 443-9 Appointment of officials; terms.
§ 443-10 Appointment of Registrar of Vital Statistics; term.
§ 443-11 Appointment of Board of Plumbing Examiners; terms.
§ 443-12 Other appointments; terms; vacancies.
§ 443-13 Creation of positions; salaries and compensation.
Ch 443 Art IV Powers and Duties
§ 443-14 President.
§ 443-15 Vice President.
§ 443-16 Board members.
§ 443-17 Secretary.
§ 443-18 Health Officer.
§ 443-19 Sanitary inspectors.
§ 443-20 Plumbing Inspectors.
§ 443-21 Registrar of Vital Statistics.
§ 443-22 Board of Plumbing Examiners.
Ch 443 Art V Meetings
§ 443-23 Regular meetings.
§ 443-24 Quorum.
§ 443-25 Temporary Chairman.
§ 443-26 Order of business.
§ 443-27 Voting.
§ 443-28 Public comments.
§ 443-29 Special meetings.
§ 443-30 Parliamentary procedures.
Ch 443 Art VI Licenses, Permits and Certificates
§ 443-31 Word usage.
§ 443-32 Scope.
§ 443-33 Applications.
§ 443-34 Issuance.
§ 443-35 Processing.
§ 443-36 Withholding of issuance.
§ 443-37 Expiration; nontransferability; renewal.
§ 443-38 Evidence of issuance.
§ 443-39 Display.
Ch 443 Art VII Inspections
§ 443-40 Right of entry.
Ch 443 Art VIII Abatement of Nuisances
§ 443-41 Nuisances on private premises; notice.
§ 443-42 Nuisances on public premises; notice.
§ 443-43 Failure to comply.
§ 443-44 Suit to recover costs.
Ch 443 Art IX Suspensions; Revocations; Hearings
§ 443-45 Notices of violation.
§ 443-46 Hearings.
§ 443-47 Decisions.
§ 443-48 Hearing records to be kept.
§ 443-49 Emergency orders.
Ch 443 Art X Fees
§ 443-50 Fees to be annual; apportionment.
§ 443-51 Payment of renewal fees.
§ 443-52 Waivers and reductions.
§ 443-52.1 Vital Statistics fees.
Ch 443 Art XI Violations and Penalties
§ 443-53 Violations and penalties.
Ch 443 Art XII Rules and Regulations; Amendments; Suspension of Provisions
§ 443-54 Adoption of rules and regulations.
§ 443-55 Amendments.
§ 443-56 Suspension of provisions.
Ch 443 Art XIII Animals
§ 443-57 General sanitary conditions.
§ 443-58 Minimum distances from buildings.
§ 443-59 Drainage requirements.
§ 443-60 Permit required for animal sales.
§ 443-61 Restraint or containment required.
§ 443-62 Animal shelters and kennels.
Ch 443 Art XIV Plumbing Standards
§ 443-63 Standards adopted by reference.
§ 443-64 Title of standards; copies on file.
§ 443-65 Additional minimum facilities.
§ 443-66 Submission of plans; approval required.
§ 443-67 Fees.
Ch 443 Art XV Individual and Semipublic Water Supplies
§ 443-68 Standards adopted by reference.
§ 443-69 Title of standards; copies on file.
§ 443-70 Permit required.
§ 443-71 Certificate of supply.
§ 443-72 Stop-work orders.
§ 443-73 Fees.
Ch 443 Art XVI Individual Sewage Disposal Systems
§ 443-74 Standards adopted by reference.
§ 443-75 Title of standards; copies on file.
§ 443-76 Permit required for construction or alteration; issuance.
§ 443-77 Business permit required; revocation.
§ 443-78 Certificate of compliance required; issuance.
§ 443-79 Submission of plans; approval.
§ 443-80 Stop-work orders.
§ 443-81 Fees.
Ch 443 Art XVII Public Sewer System
§ 443-82 Use required.
§ 443-83 Submission of plans; approval.
§ 443-84 Installation; inspections.
§ 443-85 Connection to lateral.
§ 443-86 Dry house connections.
§ 443-87 Certificates of approval.
§ 443-88 Required permits.
§ 443-89 Fees.
§ 443-90 Separate nature of fees.
Ch 443 Art XVIII Solid Waste
§ 443-91 Standards adopted by reference.
§ 443-92 Title of standards; copies on file.
Ch 443 Art XIX Weed Control
§ 443-93 Standards adopted by reference.
§ 443-94 Title of standards; copies on file.
Ch 443 Art XX Air Pollution
§ 443-95 Title.
§ 443-96 Findings; purpose.
§ 443-97 Definitions.
§ 443-98 Air pollution unlawful; economic poisons.
§ 443-99 Open burning.
§ 443-100 Smoke from fuel combustion.
§ 443-101 Solid particle emissions.
§ 443-102 Stacks and chimneys.
§ 443-103 Incinerators.
§ 443-104 Asbestos surface coatings.
§ 443-105 Director of Air Pollution Control.
§ 443-106 Emergency inspections; refusal of access.
§ 443-107 Search warrants.
§ 443-108 Inspections; right of access.
§ 443-109 Violations and penalties.
Ch 443 Art XXI Retail Food Establishments
§ 443-110 Standards adopted by reference.
§ 443-111 Title of standards; copies on file.
Ch 443 Art XXII Food and Beverage Vending Machines
§ 443-112 Standards adopted by reference.
§ 443-113 Title of standards; copies on file.
Ch 443 Art XXIII Milk and Milk Products
§ 443-114 Containers and implements.
§ 443-115 License required; restrictions; fee.
§ 443-116 Violations and penalties.
Ch 443 Art XXIV Handling of Ice
§ 443-117 Sanitary requirements.
Ch 443 Art XXV Nuisances
§ 443-118 Unlawful acts.
§ 443-119 Noise.
Ch 443 Art XXVI Public Facilities
§ 443-120 Sanitary condition; ventilation; maintenance.
§ 443-121 Toilet and lavatory facilities.
§ 443-122 Prohibited common uses.
Ch 443 Art XXVII Leased Habitable Space
§ 443-123 Motels and lodging and boardinghouses.
§ 443-124 Leased or rented buildings.
§ 443-125 Premises unfit for human habitation.
§ 443-126 Heating requirements.
§ 443-127 Refrigeration facilities.
§ 443-128 Hot water supply.
§ 443-129 Dwelling rooms below ground level.
§ 443-130 Unsafe sleeping quarters.
§ 443-131 Adequate lighting, ventilation and sleeping facilities required.
§ 443-132 Garbage receptacles.
Ch 443 Art XXVIII Public Swimming Pools
§ 443-133 Standards adopted by reference.
§ 443-134 Title of standards; copies on file.
§ 443-135 Plan approval required.
Ch 443 Art XXIX Outdoor Bathing Places
§ 443-136 Applicable standards.
§ 443-137 Water safety standards.
§ 443-138 Sampling and analysis.
§ 443-139 Closing of unsafe places.
§ 443-140 Disinfection of water.
§ 443-141 Plan approval required.
Ch 443 Art XXX Boarding Homes for Children
§ 443-142 License required.
Ch 443 Art XXXI Laundromats
§ 443-143 Permit required.
§ 443-144 Hours of operation.
§ 443-145 Nuisances unlawful.
§ 443-146 Attendant required.
§ 443-147 General requirements.
§ 443-148 Water supply.
Ch 443 Art XXXII Funeral Practices
§ 443-149 Burial of victims of certain diseases restricted.
§ 443-150 Notice from funeral directors required.
§ 443-151 Use of certain vehicles unlawful.
§ 443-152 Disinterments.
Ch 447 Tattooing
Ch 449 Tobacco and Cigarettes
Ch 450 Retail Plastic Bags and Polystyrene Foam
Part IV: Board of Shade Tree and Park Commissioners Legislation
Ch 453 Trees and Shrubbery
Appendix
Ch A457 Cable Television Franchise
Ch A460 Fees
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Paramus 5-13-1974. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Board of Health — See Ch. 55.

Board of Municipal Swimming Pool Commissioners — See Ch. 91.

Animals — See Ch. 169.

Motels and hotels — See Ch. 299.

Noise — See Ch. 309.

Restaurants and food-handling establishments — See Ch. 345.

Sewers — See Ch. 363.

Solid waste — See Ch. 379.

Swimming pools — See Ch. 395.

Vending machines — See Ch. 423.