A number of Key Environmental Model Ordinances have been developed by the State which can be adapted / adopted by your municipality and are provided below. Some are required such as the Stormwater Management Ordinance and Tree Protection. In many cases municipal ordinances can be stronger than the state ordinance
| ORDINANCE | Source of Ordinance | PDF Downloads |
| Electric Vehicle | Dept Community Affairs | model ordinance |
| Noise Control | NJDEP | model ordinance |
| Riparian / Stream Buffer | NJDEP | model ordinance |
| Septic | NJDEP | model ordinance |
| Small Wind | Office of Clean Energy | model ordinance |
| Steep Slope | NJDEP | model ordinance |
| Stormwater Management | NJDEP | model ordinance |
| Tree Protection | NJDEP | model ordinance |