Every town writes its own rules, and Old Tappan's live in its municipal code — 84 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 – § 1-21)
- Ch 9 — Boards and Commissions (§ 9-1 – § 9-21)
- Ch 13 — Borough Council (§ 13-1 – § 13-9)
- Ch 18 — Claims Procedure (§ 18-1 – § 18-2)
- Ch 22 — Court, Municipal (§ 22-1 – § 22-4)
- Ch 25 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 25-1 – § 25-7)
- Ch 27 — Departments (§ 27-1 – § 27-32)
- Ch 32 — Fire Police (§ 32-1 – § 32-2)
- Ch 41 — Interlocal Services Agreements (§ 41-1 – § 41-6)
- Ch 45 — Land Use Procedures (§ 45-1 – § 45-35)
- Ch 50 — Officers and Employees (§ 50-1 – § 50-63)
- Ch 53 — Open Space Advisory Committee (§ 53-1 – § 53-5)
- Ch 56 — Ordinances (§ 56-1 – § 56-4)
- Ch 60 — Personnel (§ 60-1 – § 60-6)
- Ch 68 — Senior Citizens Advisory Committee (§ 68-1 – § 68-5)
- Ch 72 — Shade Tree Advisory Committee (§ 72-1 – § 72-4)
- Ch 75 — Arts and Entertainment Committee (§ 75-1 – § 75-5)
- Ch 80 — Affordable Housing (§ 80-1 – § 80-34)
- Ch 82 — Alarms (§ 82-1 – § 82-7)
- Ch 85 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 85-1 – § 85-13)
- Ch 88 — Amusements (§ 88-1 – § 88-9)
- Ch 91 — Animals (§ 91-1 – § 91-26)
- Ch 94 — Bamboo (§ 94-1 – § 94-7)
- Ch 97 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 97-1 – § 97-3)
- Ch 100 — Building Construction (§ 100-1 – § 100-26)
- Ch 111 — Curfew (§ 111-1)
- Ch 119 — Fees (§ 119-1 – § 119-12)
- Ch 120 — Fertilizer (§ 120-1 – § 120-5)
- Ch 122 — Filling Stations (§ 122-1 – § 122-17)
- Ch 125 — Filming (§ 125-1 – § 125-8)
- Ch 131 — Fire Prevention (§ 131-1 – § 131-12)
- Ch 135 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 135-1 – § 135-16)
- Ch 138 — Fuel Oil, Storage of (§ 138-1 – § 138-5)
- Ch 142 — Games of Chance (§ 142-1 – § 142-2)
- Ch 146 — Golf Course (§ 146-1 – § 146-2)
- Ch 151 — Hunting (§ 151-1 – § 151-5)
- Ch 158 — Licensing (§ 158-1 – § 158-17)
- Ch 160 — Lighting Nuisances (§ 160-1 – § 160-4)
- Ch 161 — Littering (§ 161-1 – § 161-9)
- Ch 170 — Noise (§ 170-1 – § 170-4)
- Ch 173 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 173-1 – § 173-4)
- Ch 175 — Obscene Materials (§ 175-1 – § 175-2)
- Ch 179 — Parks and Recreational Facilities (§ 179-1 – § 179-33)
- Ch 182 — Peddling, Solicitation and No-Knock List (§ 182-1 – § 182-13)
- Ch 185 — Political Fundraising (§ 185-1 – § 185-7)
- Ch 188 — Precious Metals and Gems (§ 188-1 – § 188-7)
- Ch 190 — Property Maintenance (§ 190-1 – § 190-5)
- Ch 191 — Property, Vacant and/or Abandoned (§ 191-1 – § 191-9)
- Ch 194 — Retail Businesses (§ 194-1 – § 194-3)
- Ch 198 — Sanitary Sewers (§ 198-1 – § 198-7)
- Ch 202 — Smoking (§ 202-1 – § 202-10)
- Ch 204 — Snow Removal (§ 204-1 – § 204-4)
- Ch 205 — Soil Removal (§ 205-1 – § 205-11)
- Ch 209 — Solid Waste (§ 209-1 – § 209-19)
- Ch 212 — Storm Sewers (§ 212-1 – § 212-11)
- Ch 213 — Stormwater Control (§ 213-1 – § 213-11)
- Ch 214 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 214-1 – § 214-30)
- Ch 218 — Subdivision of Land (§ 218-1 – § 218-76)
- Ch 220 — Taxation (§ 220-1 – § 220-4)
- Ch 227 — Towing (§ 227-1 – § 227-12)
- Ch 231 — Trailer Camps (§ 231-1 – § 231-7)
- Ch 234 — Trees (§ 234-1 – § 234-19)
- Ch 239 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 239-1 – § 239-6)
- Ch 242 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 242-1 – § 242-24)
- Ch 245 — Vehicles, Motorized Off-Road (§ 245-1 – § 245-6)
- Ch 250 — Yard Waste (§ 250-1 – § 250-5)
- Ch 255 — Zoning (§ 255-1 – § 255-124)
- Ch 259 — General Provisions (§ 259-1 – § 259-18)
- Ch 262 — Administration (§ 262-1 – § 262-7)
- Ch 265 — Animals and Poultry (§ 265-1 – § 265-17)
- Ch 270 — Dry-Cleaning Establishments, Coin-Operated (§ 270-1 – § 270-3)
- Ch 274 — Food and Beverage Vending Machines (§ 274-1 – § 274-3)
- Ch 277 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 277-1 – § 277-4)
- Ch 279 — Food Handlers (§ 279-1 – § 279-4)
- Ch 282 — Licensing Provisions (§ 282-1 – § 282-3)
- Ch 287 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 287-1 – § 287-3)
- Ch 293 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 293-1 – § 293-3)
- Ch 296 — Solid Waste (§ 296-1 – § 296-4)
- Ch 299 — Swimming Pools and Bathing Places (§ 299-1 – § 299-2)
- Ch 300 — Veteran's Banner Program (§ 300-1 – § 300-4)
- Ch 302 — Water Supply (§ 302-1 – § 302-3)
- Ch 306 — Weed Control (§ 306-1 – § 306-3)
- Ch A310 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A310-1 – § A310-25)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)