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Borough of Ridgefield, NJ
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2024-05-28
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 390 Zoning, Development and Construction
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Part 1 Zoning
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 13
Claims
Ch 16
Commissioners of Assessment, Board of
Ch 19
Construction Board of Appeals
Ch 20
Contracts
Ch 21
Court, Municipal
Ch 23
Defense and Indemnification of Officials and Employees
Ch 27
East Bergen Mutual Aid Association
Ch 27A
Emergency Services
Ch 28
Eminent Domain
Ch 29
Environmental Commission
Ch 30
Ethics
Ch 31
Expenses, Reimbursement of
Ch 35
Fire Department
Ch 38
Firemen, Deceased Volunteer
Ch 39
First-Aid and Ambulance Corps
Ch 41
Flag Display
Ch 42
Free Public Library
Ch 44
Health, Board of
Ch 47
Housing Authority of Bergen County
Ch 49
Inspections
Ch 50
Insurance, Disability
Ch 54
Local Assistance Board
Ch 58
Meadowland Regional Development Agency
Ch 66
Officers and Employees
Ch 70
Personnel Policies
Ch 75
Police Department
Ch 79
Public Buildings, Use of
Ch 82
Public Works, Department of
Ch 85
Purchasing
Ch 88
Recreation and Parks Department
Ch 92
Salaries and Compensation
Ch 96
Sanitation Department
Ch 99
Senior Citizens Advisory Committee
General Legislation
Ch 112
Adult Bookstores
Ch 115
Affordable Housing
Ch 118
Alarm Systems
Ch 121
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 127
Amusement Games
Ch 131
Animals
Ch 133
Anti-Bullying Policy, Procedures and Programs
Ch 140
Building Construction
Ch 143
Buildings, Demolition of
Ch 146
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Ch 149
Checks, Returned
Ch 158
Coin-Operated Dry-Cleaning Establishments
Ch 160
Communications Facilities Right-Of-Way Permits
Ch 162
Condominium Conversions
Ch 165
Curfew
Ch 172
Dumping
Ch 175
Entertainment
Ch 179
Explosives and Fireworks
Ch 183
Fees
Ch 185
Films and Movies
Ch 187
Firearms
Ch 190
Fire Prevention Code
Ch 197
Food and Beverage Vending Machines
Ch 200
Fuel Oil Delivery
Ch 203
Games of Chance
Ch 206
Garage Sales
Ch 208
Garbage, Trash and Storage
Ch 211
Gasoline Service Stations
Ch 217
Handbills and Posters
Ch 222
Hazardous Materials
Ch 227
Hotels and Motels
Ch 232
Houses, Numbering of
Ch 235
Housing Code
Ch 239
Hunting
Ch 243
(Reserved)
Ch 247
Jitneys
Ch 255
Licenses and Permits
Ch 257
Limousines
Ch 259
Littering
Ch 262
Massage Practitioners and Health Clubs
Ch 266
Miniature Golf Courses
Ch 271
Multiple Dwellings
Ch 275
Noise
Ch 278
Nuisances
Ch 283
Oil-Burning Equipment
Ch 289
Parental Responsibility
Ch 293
Parks
Ch 296
Peace and Good Order
Ch 300
Personal Property, Removal and Transportation of
Ch 306
Poolrooms
Ch 310
(Reserved)
Ch 314
Railroad Cars: Loading and Unloading
Ch 317
Recycling
Ch 319
Rental Units
Ch 322
Rent Control
Ch 328
Retail Business Hours
Ch 333
Sewers
Ch 334
Sex Offender Residency
Ch 336
Shopping Carts
Ch 341
Smoking
Ch 345
Storm Sewer System
Ch 348
Streetlighting
Ch 350
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 355
Swimming Pools
Ch 358
Taxation
Ch 361
Taxicabs
Ch 365
Tobacco
Ch 366
Towing and Storage of Vehicles
Ch 370
Trailers
Ch 375
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 390
Zoning, Development and Construction
Ch 390 Pt 1
Zoning
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art I
Title, Intent and Purpose
§ 390-1
Title.
§ 390-2
Intent.
§ 390-3
Purpose.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art II
Official Zoning Map
§ 390-4
Map on file.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art III
Interpretation of District Boundaries
§ 390-5
Rules enumerated.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art IV
Applicability of District Regulations
§ 390-6
Applicability.
§ 390-6.1
Permitted and prohibited uses.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art V
Nonconforming Lots, Structures and Uses
§ 390-7
Intent.
§ 390-8
Nonconforming lots of record.
§ 390-9
Nonconforming uses of land.
§ 390-10
Nonconforming structures.
§ 390-11
Nonconforming uses of structures.
§ 390-12
Repairs and maintenance.
§ 390-13
Uses and structures under variance or special exception provisions not nonconforming.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art VI
Schedule of District Regulations
§ 390-14
Schedule adopted.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art VII
Supplementary Regulations
§ 390-15
Boardinghouses and lodging houses.
§ 390-16
Development within slope areas.
§ 390-17
Industrial performance standards.
§ 390-18
Signs.
§ 390-18.1
Violations and penalties.
§ 390-19
Off-street parking.
§ 390-20
Off-street loading.
§ 390-21
Area, yard and height requirements.
§ 390-22
Transition regulations.
§ 390-23
Fences.
§ 390-23.1
Retaining walls.
§ 390-24
Exterior mechanical equipment.
§ 390-25
Driveways; parking of vehicles.
§ 390-25.1
Short-term rentals prohibited.
§ 390-26
Dog runs.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art VIIA
Telecommunications Antennas and Towers
§ 390-26.1
Intent and goals.
§ 390-26.2
Definitions.
§ 390-26.3
Applicability.
§ 390-26.4
General guidelines and provisions
§ 390-26.5
Zones where permitted; permitted and conditional uses.
§ 390-26.6
Zoning regulations for wireless telecommunications facilities as a permitted use.
§ 390-26.7
Zoning regulations for wireless telecommunications facilities as a conditional use.
§ 390-26.8
Performance and design standard for all wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 390-26.9
Buildings and equipment storage.
§ 390-26.10
Technical consultants.
§ 390-26.11
Site plan required; submission requirements; completeness of application.
§ 390-26.12
Maintenance and monitoring requirements; fees.
§ 390-26.13
Abandonment or discontinuation of use.
§ 390-26.14
Nonconforming uses.
§ 390-26.15
Severability.
§ 390-26.16
Repealer.
§ 390-26.17
Effective date.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art VIII
Administration and Enforcement
§ 390-27
General provisions.
§ 390-28
Zoning permit required.
§ 390-29
Application for zoning permit.
§ 390-30
Issuance of permits.
§ 390-31
Denial of zoning permit; appeals.
§ 390-32
Expiration of zoning permit.
§ 390-33
Revocation of zoning permit.
§ 390-34
Application for certificate of occupancy.
§ 390-34.1
Application for and issuance of permits for conditional uses.
§ 390-34.2
Construction and use to be as represented in permits.
§ 390-34.3
As-built surveys required.
§ 390-34.4
Topographical surveys required.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art IX
Zoning District Regulations
§ 390-35
Enumeration of districts.
§ 390-36
District A Single-Family Residence Zone.
§ 390-37
District B Two-Family Zone.
§ 390-38
District C Multiple-Family Zone.
§ 390-38.1
R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone.
§ 390-38.2
R-SR and TH Senior Citizens Housing and Townhouse Residential Zone.
§ 390-38.3
O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone.
§ 390-39
District D Retail Business, Commercial or Office Zone.
§ 390-39.1
O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone.
§ 390-39.2
O-C Office Commercial Zone.
§ 390-39.3
C Commercial Zone.
§ 390-39.4
O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone.
§ 390-39.5
O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone.
§ 390-39.6
C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone.
§ 390-39.7
OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone.
§ 390-39.8
NB Neighborhood Business Zone.
§ 390-39.9
MF Medium Density Multifamily Affordable Housing Zone (MF-AHO).
§ 390-39.10
HD AH High-Density Affordable Housing Overlay Zone.
§ 390-40
District E Light Manufacturing Zone.
§ 390-41
District F Heavy Manufacturing Zone.
§ 390-42
District G Public Use Zone.
§ 390-43
District H Marshland Zone.
§ 390-44
District I Public Utility Zone.
§ 390-45
Side and rear yard requirements.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art X
Definition of Terms
§ 390-46
Word usage and definitions.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art XI
through XIII. (Reserved)
§ 390-47
through § 390-49. (Reserved)
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art XIV
Amendments
§ 390-50
Procedure.
§ 390-51
Protest against amendment.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art XV
Interpretation
§ 390-52
Interpretation; greater restriction; vested interest.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art XVI
Complaints Regarding Violations
§ 390-53
Procedure.
Ch 390 Pt 1 Art XVII
Penalties
§ 390-54
Violations and penalties.
Board of Health Legislation
Ch 400
General Provisions, Board of Health
Ch 402
Administration
Ch 412
Coin-Operated Dry-Cleaning Establishments
Ch 418
Fees
Ch 420
Food and Beverage Vending Machines
Ch 422
Food Handler's Certification
Ch 423
Food Service Manager's Certification
Ch 425
License Fees
Ch 428
Penalty Enforcement
Ch 429
Personnel Practices of the Board of Health
Ch 431
Ragweed and Poison Ivy
Ch 435
Retail Food Establishments
Ch 438
Salaries and Compensation
Ch 440
Sanitary Code
Ch 444
Smoke Emission
Ch 447
Tattooing and Body Piercing
Ch 448
Boarding and Rooming Houses
Appendix
Ch A451
Street Acceptances, Improvements and Vacations
Ch A452
Cable Television Franchise
Ch A453
Salaries and Compensation: Library
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Part 1
Zoning
[Adopted
11-6-1974
by
Ord. No. 992
as Ch. 113 of the 1967 Code
[1]
]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 1201, adopted 9-13-1982, reassigned the numbering and readopted this ordinance (formerly Ch. 113, Zoning).
Article I
Title, Intent and Purpose
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§ 390-1
Title.
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§ 390-2
Intent.
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§ 390-3
Purpose.
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Article II
Official Zoning Map
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§ 390-4
Map on file.
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Article III
Interpretation of District Boundaries
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§ 390-5
Rules enumerated.
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Article IV
Applicability of District Regulations
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§ 390-6
Applicability.
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§ 390-6.1
Permitted and prohibited uses.
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Article V
Nonconforming Lots, Structures and Uses
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§ 390-7
Intent.
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§ 390-8
Nonconforming lots of record.
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§ 390-9
Nonconforming uses of land.
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§ 390-10
Nonconforming structures.
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§ 390-11
Nonconforming uses of structures.
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§ 390-12
Repairs and maintenance.
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§ 390-13
Uses and structures under variance or special exception provisions not nonconforming.
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Article VI
Schedule of District Regulations
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§ 390-14
Schedule adopted.
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Article VII
Supplementary Regulations
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§ 390-15
Boardinghouses and lodging houses.
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§ 390-16
Development within slope areas.
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§ 390-17
Industrial performance standards.
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§ 390-18
Signs.
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§ 390-18.1
Violations and penalties.
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§ 390-19
Off-street parking.
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§ 390-20
Off-street loading.
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§ 390-21
Area, yard and height requirements.
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§ 390-22
Transition regulations.
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§ 390-23
Fences.
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§ 390-23.1
Retaining walls.
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§ 390-24
Exterior mechanical equipment.
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§ 390-25
Driveways; parking of vehicles.
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§ 390-25.1
Short-term rentals prohibited.
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§ 390-26
Dog runs.
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Article VIIA
Telecommunications Antennas and Towers
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§ 390-26.1
Intent and goals.
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§ 390-26.2
Definitions.
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§ 390-26.3
Applicability.
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§ 390-26.4
General guidelines and provisions
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§ 390-26.5
Zones where permitted; permitted and conditional uses.
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§ 390-26.6
Zoning regulations for wireless telecommunications facilities as a permitted use.
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§ 390-26.7
Zoning regulations for wireless telecommunications facilities as a conditional use.
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§ 390-26.8
Performance and design standard for all wireless telecommunications facilities.
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§ 390-26.9
Buildings and equipment storage.
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§ 390-26.10
Technical consultants.
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§ 390-26.11
Site plan required; submission requirements; completeness of application.
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§ 390-26.12
Maintenance and monitoring requirements; fees.
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§ 390-26.13
Abandonment or discontinuation of use.
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§ 390-26.14
Nonconforming uses.
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§ 390-26.15
Severability.
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§ 390-26.16
Repealer.
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§ 390-26.17
Effective date.
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Article VIII
Administration and Enforcement
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§ 390-27
General provisions.
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§ 390-28
Zoning permit required.
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§ 390-29
Application for zoning permit.
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§ 390-30
Issuance of permits.
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§ 390-31
Denial of zoning permit; appeals.
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§ 390-32
Expiration of zoning permit.
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§ 390-33
Revocation of zoning permit.
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§ 390-34
Application for certificate of occupancy.
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§ 390-34.1
Application for and issuance of permits for conditional uses.
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§ 390-34.2
Construction and use to be as represented in permits.
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§ 390-34.3
As-built surveys required.
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§ 390-34.4
Topographical surveys required.
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Article IX
Zoning District Regulations
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§ 390-35
Enumeration of districts.
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§ 390-36
District A Single-Family Residence Zone.
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§ 390-37
District B Two-Family Zone.
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§ 390-38
District C Multiple-Family Zone.
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§ 390-38.1
R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone.
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§ 390-38.2
R-SR and TH Senior Citizens Housing and Townhouse Residential Zone.
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§ 390-38.3
O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone.
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§ 390-39
District D Retail Business, Commercial or Office Zone.
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§ 390-39.1
O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone.
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§ 390-39.2
O-C Office Commercial Zone.
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§ 390-39.3
C Commercial Zone.
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§ 390-39.4
O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone.
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§ 390-39.5
O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone.
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§ 390-39.6
C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone.
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§ 390-39.7
OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone.
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§ 390-39.8
NB Neighborhood Business Zone.
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§ 390-39.9
MF Medium Density Multifamily Affordable Housing Zone (MF-AHO).
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§ 390-39.10
HD AH High-Density Affordable Housing Overlay Zone.
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§ 390-40
District E Light Manufacturing Zone.
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§ 390-41
District F Heavy Manufacturing Zone.
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§ 390-42
District G Public Use Zone.
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§ 390-43
District H Marshland Zone.
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§ 390-44
District I Public Utility Zone.
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§ 390-45
Side and rear yard requirements.
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Article X
Definition of Terms
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§ 390-46
Word usage and definitions.
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Article XI
through XIII. (Reserved)
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§ 390-47
through § 390-49. (Reserved)
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Article XIV
Amendments
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§ 390-50
Procedure.
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§ 390-51
Protest against amendment.
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Article XV
Interpretation
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§ 390-52
Interpretation; greater restriction; vested interest.
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Article XVI
Complaints Regarding Violations
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§ 390-53
Procedure.
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Article XVII
Penalties
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§ 390-54
Violations and penalties.
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