Every town writes its own rules, and Hopatcong's live in its municipal code — 79 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-18)
- Ch 3 — Appointed Officials (§ 3-1 – § 3-2)
- Ch 5 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 5-1 – § 5-32)
- Ch 9 — Claims Approval (§ 9-1 – § 9-5)
- Ch 13 — Court, Joint Municipal (§ 13-1 – § 13-5.5)
- Ch 17 — Fire Department (§ 17-1 – § 17-29)
- Ch 20 — Funds and Accounts (§ 20-1 – § 20-12)
- Ch 24 — Health, Board of (§ 24-1 – § 24-3)
- Ch 28 — Land Use Procedures (§ 28-1 – § 28-25)
- Ch 33 — Officers and Employees (§ 33-1 – § 33-38)
- Ch 38 — Police Department (§ 38-1 – § 38-17)
- Ch 43 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 43-1 – § 43-27)
- Ch 47 — Sewer Utility (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
- Ch 51 — Water Department (§ 51-1 – § 51-14)
- Ch 57 — Affordable Housing (§ 57-1 – § 57-13)
- Ch 59 — Alarm Systems (§ 59-1 – § 59-17)
- Ch 63 — Alcoholic Beverages; Entertainment Licenses (§ 63-1 – § 63-19)
- Ch 66 — Animals (§ 66-1 – § 66-21)
- Ch 74 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 74-1 – § 74-3)
- Ch 78 — Buildings and Structures, Unsafe (§ 78-1 – § 78-30)
- Ch 81 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 81-1 – § 81-10)
- Ch 85 — Business and Residential Unit Registration (§ 85-1 – § 85-5)
- Ch 87 — Checks, Fraudulent (§ 87-1 – § 87-3)
- Ch 90 — Clothing Bins (§ 90-1 – § 90-3)
- Ch 93 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 93-1 – § 93-10)
- Ch 100 — Wildlife Management (§ 100-1 – § 100-22)
- Ch 108 — Fees; Filming (§ 108-1 – § 108-12)
- Ch 112 — Firearms (§ 112-1 – § 112-4)
- Ch 116 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 116-1 – § 116-7)
- Ch 118 — Fire Protection (§ 118-1 – § 118-10)
- Ch 120 — Fire Prevention (§ 120-1 – § 120-13)
- Ch 124 — Floodplain Management (§ 124-1 – § 124-87)
- Ch 129 — Games of Chance (§ 129-1 – § 129-3)
- Ch 132 — Highlands (§ 132-1.1 – § 132-4.8)
- Ch 137 — Ice-Retardant Systems (§ 137-1 – § 137-5)
- Ch 143 — Lawn Fertilizers (§ 143-1 – § 143-6)
- Ch 145 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 145-1 – § 145-13)
- Ch 147 — Littering (§ 147-1 – § 147-28)
- Ch 150 — Massage Establishments (§ 150-1 – § 150-13)
- Ch 152 — Hotel and Motel Occupancy Tax (§ 152-1 – § 152-9)
- Ch 154 — Natural Area Preserve (§ 154-1 – § 154-7)
- Ch 163 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 163-1 – § 163-26)
- Ch 167 — Peace and Good Order (§ 167-1 – § 167-36)
- Ch 171 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 171-1 – § 171-14)
- Ch 175 — Pool Halls and Billiard Parlors (§ 175-1 – § 175-7)
- Ch 179 — Property Maintenance (§ 179-1 – § 179-22)
- Ch 182 — Salt Storage (§ 182-1 – § 182-4)
- Ch 186 — Sewers, Public (§ 186-1 – § 186-33)
- Ch 189 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 189-1 – § 189-10)
- Ch 191 — Site Plan Review (§ 191-1 – § 191-28)
- Ch 194 — Smoking (§ 194-1 – § 194-5)
- Ch 197 — Lot Grading Plan (§ 197-1 – § 197-19)
- Ch 201 — Solid Waste (§ 201-1 – § 201-15)
- Ch 203 — Stormwater Control (§ 203-1 – § 203-25)
- Ch 205 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 205-1 – § 205-24)
- Ch 209 — Subdivision of Land (§ 209-1 – § 209-42)
- Ch 215 — Taxation (§ 215-1 – § 215-12)
- Ch 219 — Taxicabs (§ 219-1 – § 219-9)
- Ch 224 — Towing (§ 224-1 – § 224-16)
- Ch 228 — Trees (§ 228-1 – § 228-6)
- Ch 231 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 231-1 – § 231-33)
- Ch 237 — Water (§ 237-1 – § 237-11)
- Ch 245 — General Provisions (§ 245-1 – § 245-11)
- Ch 249 — Body Art Establishments (§ 249-1 – § 249-7)
- Ch 251 — Fees (§ 251-1 – § 251-6)
- Ch 255 — Food Handling (§ 255-1 – § 255-13)
- Ch 259 — Nuisances (§ 259-1 – § 259-4)
- Ch 262 — Pigeons (§ 262-1 – § 262-5)
- Ch 266 — Plumbing Standards (§ 266-1 – § 266-7)
- Ch 270 — Rodents (§ 270-1 – § 270-8)
- Ch 274 — Sanitary Code (§ 274-1 – § 274-79)
- Ch 278 — Sewage Disposal Systems (§ 278-1 – § 278-13)
- Ch 282 — Smoke Control (§ 282-1 – § 282-4)
- Ch 286 — Tobacco Products (§ 286-1 – § 286-10)
- Ch 290 — Water Supply (§ 290-1 – § 290-20)
- Ch A294 — Verizon Communications Franchise (§ A294-1 – § A294-14)
- Ch A295 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A295-1 – § A295-27)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
- Ch 242 — Zoning (§ 242-1 – § 242-84)