Services
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Listed by the task you came to do, the way the RFP's User-Centered Design requirement asks. Each item below is reachable in two clicks from the home page. Jump to a topic:
Pay property taxes
Property taxes and sewer charges are billed quarterly and due on the first of February, May, August, and November, with a statutory grace period. Payments can be made online, by mail, or in person at the Tax Collector's window in Town Hall.
Pay online (demo) In production this links to the Township's payment portal. The existing tax-payment integration is preserved during migration.
- Department
- Office of the Tax Collector
- Window hours
- Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Bring
- Your block and lot or property address
Pay a parking ticket
Look up a municipal parking or traffic ticket by ticket number or license plate and pay the balance online. Contested tickets are handled through the Municipal Court.
- Handled by
- Municipal Court
- You will need
- Ticket number or vehicle plate
Recycling & garbage
Curbside collection runs on a fixed weekly schedule by ward. Recycling alternates weeks. Bulk and white-goods pickup is scheduled seasonally. Place containers at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day.
| Ward | Garbage | Recycling |
|---|---|---|
| Wards 1 & 2 | Monday & Thursday | Alternating Mondays |
| Wards 3 & 4 | Tuesday & Friday | Alternating Tuesdays |
| Wards 5 & 6 | Wednesday & Saturday | Alternating Wednesdays |
Representative schedule for demonstration. Production content is supplied by the Department of Public Works.
Forms & applications
Township forms are provided as searchable, tagged, ADA-compliant PDFs so that screen-reader users and search engines can read them. During migration, every downloadable document is checked for OCR text and accessibility, never shipped as a flat scanned image.
| Form | Department | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Open Public Records (OPRA) request | Township Clerk | Tagged PDF |
| Block party / road closure permit | Township Clerk | Tagged PDF |
| Zoning permit application | Planning & Zoning | Tagged PDF |
| Pet license application | Township Clerk | Tagged PDF |
Representative list for demonstration. Links resolve to live documents in production.
Building & construction permits
Construction, electrical, plumbing, and fire permits are issued by the Construction Code Office under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. Submit applications, schedule inspections, and check the status of an open permit.
- Department
- Construction Code Office
- Counter hours
- Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
- Inspections
- Request at least 48 hours in advance
Township Clerk
The Township Clerk is the custodian of public records, manages OPRA requests, issues licenses, and maintains the agendas, minutes, and ordinances of the Township Council. For meeting notices and the legal-notice archive, see the Legal Notices page.
- Records requests
- File an OPRA request in person, by mail, or online
- Vital records
- Birth, marriage, and death certificates for events recorded in Belleville
- Licenses
- Pet, raffle and bingo, and going-out-of-business licenses