Every town writes its own rules, and Merchantville's live in its municipal code — 75 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 – § 1-9)
- Ch 2 — Abandoned Properties (§ 2-1 – § 2-12)
- Ch 3 — Affordable Housing (§ 3-1 – § 3-8)
- Ch 4 — Alarm Systems (§ 4-1 – § 4-8)
- Ch 5 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 5-1 – § 5-19)
- Ch 8 — Amusement Devices (§ 8-1 – § 8-14)
- Ch 9 — Animals (§ 9-1 – § 9-57)
- Ch 12 — Bicycles (§ 12-1 – § 12-9)
- Ch 13 — Boards and Commissions (§ 13-1 – § 13-10)
- Ch 14 — Brush, Weeds and Trees (§ 14-1 – § 14-10)
- Ch 15 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 15-1 – § 15-8)
- Ch 16 — Buildings Unfit for Human Habitation (§ 16-1 – § 16-11)
- Ch 17 — Business Insurance Licenses (§ 17-1 – § 17-2)
- Ch 18 — Claims Procedure (§ 18-1 – § 18-12)
- Ch 18A — Crane Operation and Licensing (§ 18A-1 – § 18A-9)
- Ch 19 — Curfew (§ 19-1 – § 19-8)
- Ch 19A — Defined Contribution Retirement Program (§ 19A-1 – § 19A-3)
- Ch 20 — Demolition of Buildings (§ 20-1 – § 20-13)
- Ch 20A — Donation Clothing Bins (§ 20A-1 – § 20A-5)
- Ch 21A — Drug-Free School Zones (§ 21A-1 – § 21A-5)
- Ch 22 — Emergency Water Regulations (§ 22-1 – § 22-11)
- Ch 24 — Excavations (§ 24-1 – § 24-15)
- Ch 25 — Fees (§ 25-1 – § 25-16)
- Ch 27 — Filling Stations and Inflammable Liquids (§ 27-1 – § 27-7)
- Ch 27A — Filming, Commercial (§ 27A-1 – § 27A-6)
- Ch 28 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 28-1 – § 28-3)
- Ch 29 — Fire Prevention (§ 29-1 – § 29-14)
- Ch 30 — Fires (§ 30-1 – § 30-5)
- Ch 31 — Firemen (§ 31-1 – § 31-12)
- Ch 33 — Fire Department (§ 33-1 – § 33-5)
- Ch 33A — Floodplain Management Regulations (§ 33A-1 – § 33A-91)
- Ch 34 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 34-1 – § 34-12)
- Ch 37 — Gems, Precious Metals, Gold and Jewelry (§ 37-1 – § 37-10)
- Ch 37A — Green Team (§ 37A-1 – § 37A-3)
- Ch 38 — Hawking and Peddling (§ 38-1 – § 38-18)
- Ch 38B — Hazardous Substances (§ 38B-1 – § 38B-4)
- Ch 39 — Health Nuisance Code (§ 39-1 – § 39-7)
- Ch 40 — Launderettes (§ 40-1 – § 40-11)
- Ch 42 — Littering (§ 42-1 – § 42-27)
- Ch 43 — Loitering (§ 43-1 – § 43-7)
- Ch 46 — Noises (§ 46-1 – § 46-3)
- Ch 48 — Numbering of Property (§ 48-1 – § 48-2)
- Ch 50 — Officers and Employees (§ 50-1 – § 50-35)
- Ch 51 — Oil Burning Equipment (§ 51-1 – § 51-6)
- Ch 53 — Parks (§ 53-1 – § 53-6)
- Ch 54 — Peace and Good Order (§ 54-1 – § 54-12)
- Ch 55 — Permit Parking (§ 55-1 – § 55-12)
- Ch 59 — Police Department (§ 59-1 – § 59-16)
- Ch 60 — Poolrooms (§ 60-1 – § 60-6)
- Ch 60A — Public Defender Services (§ 60A-1 – § 60A-2)
- Ch 60B — Property Maintenance (§ 60B-1 – § 60B-44)
- Ch 61 — Public Garages (§ 61-1 – § 61-10)
- Ch 63 — Purchasing (§ 63-1)
- Ch 65 — Raffles and Bingo Licensing (§ 65-1 – § 65-9)
- Ch 66 — Rental Properties (§ 66-1 – § 66-28)
- Ch 66A — Returned Checks (§ 66A-1 – § 66A-3)
- Ch 67 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 70 — Sewers (§ 70-1 – § 70-13)
- Ch 71 — Shoplifting (§ 71-1 – § 71-3)
- Ch 71A — Stormwater Management (§ 71A-1 – § 71A-54)
- Ch 73 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 73-1 – § 73-12)
- Ch 73A — Subdivision of Land (§ 73A-1 – § 73A-9)
- Ch 75 — Swimming Pools (§ 75-1 – § 75-14)
- Ch 77 — Taxation (§ 77-1 – § 77-22)
- Ch 79 — Taxicabs (§ 79-1 – § 79-15)
- Ch 81 — Television Cable Franchise (§ 81-1 – § 81-21)
- Ch 83 — Unsafe Buildings (§ 83-1 – § 83-4)
- Ch 83A — Use of Tobacco, Cannabis and Marijuana Products in Public Areas (§ 83A-1 – § 83A-4)
- Ch 84 — Towing (§ 84-1 – § 84-16)
- Ch 86 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 86-1 – § 86-41)
- Ch 87 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 87-1 – § 87-7)
- Ch 89 — Water Commission
- Ch 93 — Yard Sales (§ 93-1 – § 93-8)
- Ch 94 — Zoning (§ 94-1 – § 94-116)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)