Monroe Township Code/Ordinances
The Monroe Township Code, Volume II, Land Development is now available online. The Code Volume I is being prepared and will soon be online too. Both Code Volumes can be found here.
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We hope that you find the online Code to be a helpful, time-saving resource. Additionally, documentation has been provided for the Monroe Township Municipal Utilities Authority Rules and Regulations for Water and Sewer.
For an Archive of Past Ordinances Click Here
Township Ordinances - Click on the Ordinance No. to view
2026 Ordinances
" SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL 2026 SALARY AND WAGE ORDINANCE FOR MONORE TOWNSHIP, MIDDLESEX COUNTY"
"ORDINANCE APPROVING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR APPLEGARTH ROAD AND JOAN WARREN WAY"
"ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 108 OF THE MONROE TOWNSHIP CODE, REZONING OF PARCELS INCLUDED IN MONROE TOWNSHIP'S ROUND FOUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN"
"ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 108, ARTICLE 6.18J(13), OF THE "H-D HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT" AND ARTICLE 6.7K, OF THE "R-3A RESIDENTIAL-AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT"
"ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE §131 “AFFORDABLE HOUSING” AND §131A “AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FEES”, WITH REVISED REGULATIONS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE AMENDED FAIR HOUSING ACT"
"BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF MONROE, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $2,556,000 THEREFORE AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,433,800 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF"
"ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 108 OF THE MONROE TOWNSHIP CODE, AMENDING VC-2 OVERLAY FOR PARCEL INCLUDED IN MONROE TOWNSHIP'S ROUND FOUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN"
"ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK"
"ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 39 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONROE ENTITLED "FEES"
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