Dover, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2023-02-21. Official source: https://ecode360.com/DO1378

Every town writes its own rules, and Dover's live in its municipal code — 107 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Dover code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 2 — Administration of Government (§ 2-1 – § 2-26)
• Ch 4 — Affirmative Action (§ 4-1 – § 4-8)
• Ch 8 — Community Action Mediation Program Organization (§ 8-1 – § 8-3)
• Ch 10 — Contracts (§ 10-1)
• Ch 16 — Employee Awards Program (§ 16-1 – § 16-5)
• Ch 20 — Fire Department, Volunteer (§ 20-1 – § 20-32)
• Ch 25 — Health, Board of (§ 25-1 – § 25-5)
• Ch 29 — Housing Authority (§ 29-1 – § 29-3)
• Ch 40 — Meetings, Attendance at (§ 40-1 – § 40-2)
• Ch 44 — Municipal Public Property (§ 44-1 – § 44-3)
• Ch 49 — Officers and Employees (§ 49-1 – § 49-33)
• Ch 52 — Open Government Transparency and Participation (§ 52-1 – § 52-9)
• Ch 57 — Police Department (§ 57-1 – § 57-30)
• Ch 61 — Purchasing, Joint (§ 61-1 – § 61-7)
• Ch 68 — Recreation, Arts and Cultural Affairs, Department of (§ 68-1 – § 68-7)
• Ch 69 — Redevelopment (§ 69-1 – § 69-2)
• Ch 72 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 80 — Sewerage Authority (§ 80-1 – § 80-6)
• Ch 84 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 84-1 – § 84-14)
• Ch 90 — Ward and Election Districts (§ 90-1 – § 90-5)
• Ch 99 — Affordable Housing (§ 99-1 – § 99-10)
• Ch 101 — Alarm Systems (§ 101-1 – § 101-9)
• Ch 105 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 105-1 – § 105-12)
• Ch 109 — Amusement Devices (§ 109-1 – § 109-6)
• Ch 113 — Animals (§ 113-1 – § 113-58)
• Ch 118 — Auctions (§ 118-1 – § 118-12)
• Ch 123 — Bicycles and Similar Vehicles (§ 123-1 – § 123-5)
• Ch 133 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 133-1 – § 133-9)
• Ch 138 — Businesses, Registration of (§ 138-1 – § 138-4)
• Ch 141 — Cannabis (§ 141-1 – § 141-5)
• Ch 144 — Clubs, Social and Athletic (§ 144-1 – § 144-6)
• Ch 146 — Community Gardens (§ 146-1 – § 146-3)
• Ch 148 — Community Project Labor Agreements (§ 148-1 – § 148-8)
• Ch 150 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 150-1 – § 150-3)
• Ch 152 — Courier Drop Boxes (§ 152-1 – § 152-13)
• Ch 154 — Curfew (§ 154-1 – § 154-5)
• Ch 158 — Dancing and Dance Halls (§ 158-1 – § 158-36)
• Ch 162 — Disorderly Conduct (§ 162-1 – § 162-37)
• Ch 167 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 167-1 – § 167-7)
• Ch 171 — Electrical Standards (§ 171-1 – § 171-11)
• Ch 176 — Excavation Safeguards (§ 176-1 – § 176-6)
• Ch 179 — False Fire and Burglar Alarms (§ 179-1 – § 179-2)
• Ch 183 — Fees (§ 183-1 – § 183-8)
• Ch 189 — Fire Prevention (§ 189-1 – § 189-11)
• Ch 193 — Fires, Conduct at (§ 193-1 – § 193-8)
• Ch 199 — Food-Handling Establishments (§ 199-1 – § 199-16)
• Ch 202 — Garage Sales (§ 202-1 – § 202-10)
• Ch 204 — Graffiti (§ 204-1)
• Ch 207 — Handbills (§ 207-1 – § 207-11)
• Ch 211 — Hazardous Materials (§ 211-1 – § 211-7)
• Ch 221 — Hunting and Fishing (§ 221-1 – § 221-3)
• Ch 225 — Insurance (§ 225-1)
• Ch 229 — Junk Dealers (§ 229-1 – § 229-4)
• Ch 236 — Land Use and Development (§ 236-1 – § 236-103)
• Ch 238 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 238-1 – § 238-3)
• Ch 239 — Motorized Scooters (§ 239-1 – § 239-3)
• Ch 242 — Littering (§ 242-1 – § 242-10)
• Ch 246 — Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Establishments (§ 246-1 – § 246-12)
• Ch 249 — New Americans Integration (§ 249-1 – § 249-3)
• Ch 250 — Newspaper Vending Machines (§ 250-1 – § 250-13)
• Ch 254 — Noise (§ 254-1 – § 254-6)
• Ch 259 — Obscene Materials (§ 259-1 – § 259-3)
• Ch 265 — Parks and Recreation (§ 265-1 – § 265-12)
• Ch 269 — Pawnbrokers (§ 269-1 – § 269-3)
• Ch 273 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 273-1 – § 273-16)
• Ch 277 — Plumbers (§ 277-1 – § 277-2)
• Ch 281 — Poolrooms and Bowling Alleys (§ 281-1 – § 281-5)
• Ch 285 — Property Maintenance (§ 285-1 – § 285-3)
• Ch 286 — Property, Vacant and Foreclosed (§ 286-1 – § 286-11)
• Ch 291 — Recycling (§ 291-1 – § 291-12)
• Ch 293 — Relocation Assistance (§ 293-1 – § 293-5)
• Ch 295 — Rental Property (§ 295-1 – § 295-6)
• Ch 301 — Sales, Special (§ 301-1 – § 301-7)
• Ch 305 — Sandblasting (§ 305-1 – § 305-5)
• Ch 311 — Sewers (§ 311-1 – § 311-31)
• Ch 313 — Sex Offenders (§ 313-1 – § 313-8)
• Ch 315 — Shopping Carts (§ 315-1 – § 315-9)
• Ch 319 — Signs (§ 319-1 – § 319-9)
• Ch 322 — Small Wireless Facilities (§ 322-1 – § 322-10)
• Ch 324 — Smoke Detectors (§ 324-1 – § 324-9)
• Ch 328 — Smoking (§ 328-1 – § 328-6)
• Ch 333 — Solid Waste Disposal (§ 333-1 – § 333-18)
• Ch 337 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 337-1 – § 337-52)
• Ch 338 — Storm Sewers (§ 338-1 – § 338-8)
• Ch 345 — Taxation (§ 345-1 – § 345-19)
• Ch 349 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 349-1 – § 349-25)
• Ch 353 — Telephones, Outdoor Public (§ 353-1 – § 353-7)
• Ch 357 — Theaters, Shows and Other Exhibitions (§ 357-1 – § 357-18)
• Ch 361 — Towing (§ 361-1 – § 361-13)
• Ch 366 — Trees (§ 366-1 – § 366-5)
• Ch 371 — Vehicles, Unregistered or Junked (§ 371-1 – § 371-4)
• Ch 373 — Vehicles and Traffic
• Ch 380 — Wage Theft Prevention (§ 380-1 – § 380-9)
• Ch 383 — Water (§ 383-1 – § 383-11)
• Ch 393 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 393-1 – § 393-13)
• Ch 395 — Animals (§ 395-1 – § 395-21)
• Ch 401 — Fees (§ 401-1)
• Ch 403 — Food and Beverage Vending Machines (§ 403-1 – § 403-10)
• Ch 407 — Food-Handling (§ 407-1 – § 407-7)
• Ch 423 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 423-1 – § 423-4)
• Ch 427 — Public Recreational Bathing (§ 427-1 – § 427-5)
• Ch 434 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 434-1 – § 434-21)
• Ch 441 — Weed Control (§ 441-1 – § 441-4)
• Ch A446 — Cable Television Franchise
• Ch A447 — Telephone Franchise
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)