City of Rahway, NJ
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2023-12-11
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The Code
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 283 Native Vegetation
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 9 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
- Ch 13 Cable Television Advisory Committee
- Ch 15 City Funds, Deposit of
- Ch 19 Court, Municipal
- Ch 23 Defense Council
- Ch 27 Downtown Business Improvement Zone
- Ch 31 Environmental Commission
- Ch 35 Municipal Ethics Board
- Ch 39 Flag
- Ch 43 Funds
- Ch 47 Housing Authority
- Ch 57 Library Board
- Ch 67 Parking Utility, Division of
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- Ch 81 Redevelopment Agency
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- Ch 93 Sewerage Authority
- Ch 95 Social Justice Commission
- Ch 97 Special Improvement Districts
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 98 Affordable Housing
- Ch 109 Accommodations: Registration of Guests
- Ch 110 Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax
- Ch 113 Advertising
- Ch 117 Aircraft
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- Ch 125 Alarm Systems
- Ch 129 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 133 Amusement Devices, Coin-Operated; Picture Arcades
- Ch 137 Amusements, Exhibitions and Performances
- Ch 141 Animals
- Ch 147 Bicycles
- Ch 149 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 151 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 157 Buildings, Numbering of
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- Ch 177 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 178 Builders and Contractors Licensing
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- Ch 189 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 193 Drunk-Driving-Free School Zones
- Ch 199 Fees
- Ch 203 Filming
- Ch 205 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 209 Fire Prevention
- Ch 217 Food Establishments and Vendors, Retail
- Ch 221 Food Service Personnel
- Ch 225 Fuel Deliveries
- Ch 229 Fund-Raising, Political
- Ch 233 Games of Chance
- Ch 237 Garage Sales
- Ch 241 Golf Courses
- Ch 245 (Reserved)
- Ch 249 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 253 Headphones
- Ch 257 Dwellings and Structures, Unfit
- Ch 261 Iceboxes and Refrigerators
- Ch 265 Junkyards, Junk Shops and Junk Dealers
- Ch 269 Labor Disputes: Recruitment
- Ch 271 Lead-Based Paint Inspections
- Ch 273 Limousines
- Ch 277 Littering
- Ch 281 Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Establishments
- Ch 283 Native Vegetation
- § 283-1 Native species required on property owned or maintained by the City.
- § 283-2 Definitions.
- § 283-3 Invasive species banned.
- § 283-4 Exceptions.
- Ch 287 Noise
- Ch 291 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 297 Parking: City-Owned Properties
- Ch 303 Pay Telephones
- Ch 307 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 311 Peddling, Soliciting and Vending
- Ch 315 Pool and Billiard Rooms
- Ch 319 Precious Metals, Dealers in
- Ch 319A Property, Abandoned
- Ch 320 Property Maintenance
- Ch 323 Publications, Obscene and Violent
- Ch 327 Recreational Areas
- Ch 331 Roller Skates, Skateboards and Scooters
- Ch 337 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 341 Shopping Carts
- Ch 344 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 345 Sidewalk Sales, Street Fairs and Block Parties
- Ch 353 Smoking
- Ch 357 Solid Waste
- Ch 361 Stormwater Runoff
- Ch 362 Stormwater Control for Nonresidential Major Development
- Ch 363 Storm Drains
- Ch 365 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 373 Swimming Pools, Public Recreational Bathing Facilities
- Ch 377 Taxation
- Ch 381 Taxicabs
- Ch 385 Tobacco Products
- Ch 389 Tow Trucks; Wreckers
- Ch 393 Trees
- Ch 395 Vacant and Foreclosing Property
- Ch 397 Vehicles, Abandoned or Inoperable
- Ch 401 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 407 Vending Machines, Food and Beverage
- Ch 411 Water
- Ch 415 Weapons
- Ch 416 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 419 Yard Waste Collection
- Ch 420 Cannabis Transfer and User Tax
- Ch 422 Cannabis Licensing and Business Regulations
- Appendix
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- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Land Use Legislation
- Ch 53 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 213 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 349 Site Plan Review
- Ch 369 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 421 Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Rahway 5-8-2023 by Ord. No. O-19-23. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The City of Rahway will require that at least 70% of newly procured
plants (shrubs, groundcovers, and flowers) in each category as well
as 70% of trees used on property owned or maintained by the City of
be native in order to:
A.
Protect and promote appropriate native vegetation; and
B.
Be a leader in addressing the biodiversity crisis; and
C.
Promote microhabitats in suburban areas for the conservation of pollinators
and birds; and
D.
Create larger, more connected plant populations, to help ensure the
future of native plant species by increasing their ability to migrate
in response to changes in climate.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Occurring in the northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the
United States before Euro-American settlement.
Invasive species listed on the New Jersey Invasive Species Strike
Team Don't Plant List are hereby banned from future procurement.
