Every town writes its own rules, and Watchung's live in its municipal code — 50 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 AO — Adopting Ordinance
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-9.2)
- Ch 2 — Administration (§ 2-1 – § 2-75.6)
- Ch 3 — Police Department (§ 3-1 – § 3-6.3)
- Ch 4 — Fire Department (§ 4-1 – § 4-8.8)
- Ch 5 — Personnel Policies (§ 5-1 – § 5-12)
- Ch 6 — Police Regulations (§ 6-1 – § 6-15.5)
- Ch 7 — Traffic (§ 7-1 – § 7-40.5)
- Ch 8 — Towing (§ 8-1 – § 8-20)
- Ch 9 — Alcoholic Beverage Control (§ 9-1 – § 9-6.2)
- Ch 10 — Animal Control (§ 10-1 – § 10-36.6)
- Ch 11 — General Licensing (§ 11-1 – § 11-12.11)
- Ch 12 — Fire Prevention (§ 12-1 – § 12-3.3)
- Ch 13 — Building and Housing (§ 13-1 – § 13-2.10)
- Ch 14 — Property Maintenance (§ 14-1 – § 14-63.9)
- Ch 15 — Garbage and Waste (§ 15-1 – § 15-5.6)
- Ch 16 — Public Property and Recreation Areas (§ 16-1 – § 16-1.16)
- Ch 17 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 17-1 – § 17-4.7)
- Ch 18 — Sewers (§ 18-1 – § 18-13)
- Ch 20 — Noise (§ 20-1 – § 20-12)
- Ch 21 — Stormwater Control (§ 21-1 – § 21-12.6)
- Ch 22 — Floodplain Management Regulations (§ 22-101 – § 22-1001.6)
- Ch 23 — Soil Importing and Removal (§ 23-1 – § 23-2.11)
- Ch 23A — Stormwater, Steep Slope and Erosion Control (§ 23A-1 – § 23A-6.4)
- Ch 23B — Privately-Owned Salt Storage - Stormwater Protection (§ 23B-1 – § 23B-6)
- Ch 24 — Tree Preservation (§ 24-1 – § 24-17)
- Ch 25 — Public Swimming Pools (§ 25-1 – § 25-4.1)
- Ch 26 — Cable Television (§ 26-1 – § 26-40)
- Ch 27 — Residential Rental Property Registration (§ 27-1 – § 27-17)
- Ch 27A — Short-Term Rental Property (§ 27A-1 – § 27A-8)
- Ch CCT — Code Comparative Table (§ CCT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
- Ch LDAO — Land Development Adopting Ordinance
- Ch 28 — Land Development (28-101 – 28-1204)
- Ch BHAO — Board of Health Adopting Ordinance
- Ch BH1 — General Provisions (§ BH1-1 – § BH1-7)
- Ch BH2 — Public Health Nuisance Code (§ BH2-1 – § BH2-4)
- Ch BH3 — Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines (§ BH3-1 – § BH3-5.5)
- Ch BH4 — Body Art Establishments (§ BH4-1 – § BH4-13)
- Ch BH5 — Massage and Bodywork Therapy Establishments (§ BH5-1 – § BH5-12)
- Ch BH6 — Public Recreational Bathing (§ BH6-1 – § BH6-4)
- Ch BH7 — Housing Code (§ BH7-1 – § BH7-4)
- Ch BH8 — Sewer Use (§ BH8-1 – § BH8-5)
- Ch BH9 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ BH9-1 – § BH9-9.3)
- Ch BH10 — Testing of Non-Public Water Systems (§ BH10-1 – § BH10-13)
- Ch BH11 — Water Supply, Individual and Semipublic (§ BH11-1 – § BH11-9)
- Ch BH12 — Water Supply Protection (§ BH12-1 – § BH12-11)
- Ch BH13 — Solid Waste Disposal (§ BH13-1 – § BH13-4)
- Ch BH14 — Permits (§ BH14-1 – § BH14-1.3)
- Ch BH15 — Board of Health Fees (§ BH15-1 – § BH15-8)