Every town writes its own rules, and Bridgewater's live in its municipal code — 99 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 – § 1-15)
- Ch 2A — Third-Party Payroll Disbursement (§ 2A-1 – § 2A-9)
- Ch 4 — Administrative Organization (§ 4-1 – § 4-107)
- Ch 6 — Assessment Commissioners, Board of (§ 6-1 – § 6-5)
- Ch 9 — Community Development Consortium (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
- Ch 9A — Cooperative Pricing Agreement (§ 9A-1 – § 9A-3)
- Ch 10 — Court (§ 10-1 – § 10-6)
- Ch 12 — Economic Development Advisory Committee (§ 12-1 – § 12-8)
- Ch 15 — Financial Disclosure (§ 15-1 – § 15-3)
- Ch 17 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 17-1 – § 17-10)
- Ch 18 — Creative Arts Advisory Committee (§ 18-1 – § 18-4)
- Ch 19 — Veterans Advisory Committee (§ 19-1 – § 19-4)
- Ch 20 — Open Space Advisory Committee (§ 20-1 – § 20-8)
- Ch 21 — Youth Services Commission (§ 21-1 – § 21-4)
- Ch 22 — Bridgewater-Raritan Municipal Alliance Committee (§ 22-1 – § 22-3)
- Ch 23 — Pension Fund (§ 23-1 – § 23-14)
- Ch 24 — Defined Contribution Retirement Program (§ 24-1 – § 24-5)
- Ch 25 — Historic Preservation (§ 25-1 – § 25-4)
- Ch 26 — Personnel Policies (§ 26-1 – § 26-63)
- Ch 27 — Indemnification of Municipal Employees, Appointees and Officials (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
- Ch 28 — Criminal History Background Check for Recreation Personnel (§ 28-1 – § 28-7)
- Ch 29 — Purchasing (§ 29-1 – § 29-9)
- Ch 30 — Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (§ 30-1 – § 30-4)
- Ch 32 — Raritan and Millstone Rivers Flood Control Commission (§ 32-1 – § 32-2)
- Ch 37 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 37-1 – § 37-2)
- Ch 40 — Substances, Hazardous (§ 40-1 – § 40-6)
- Ch 41 — Tax Search Officer (§ 41-1 – § 41-5)
- Ch 48 — Air Pollution Control (§ 48-1 – § 48-9)
- Ch 52 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 52-1 – § 52-22)
- Ch 53 — Recreational Cannabis (§ 53-1)
- Ch 54 — Cannabis Limitations (§ 54-1 – § 54-4)
- Ch 62 — Building Construction (§ 62-1 – § 62-5)
- Ch 63 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 63-1 – § 63-3)
- Ch 65 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 65-1 – § 65-12)
- Ch 70 — Carnivals, Circuses and Entertainment (§ 70-1 – § 70-9)
- Ch 74 — Closing of Streets (§ 74-1 – § 74-4)
- Ch 75 — Tobacco- and Cannabis-Free Events (§ 75-1 – § 75-8)
- Ch 76 — Disorderly Conduct (§ 76-1 – § 76-4)
- Ch 78 — Dogs, Cats and Other Animals (§ 78-1 – § 78-33)
- Ch 79 — Cat Licensing (§ 79-1 – § 79-5)
- Ch 80 — Wild Animals (§ 80-1 – § 80-6)
- Ch 81 — Drainage (§ 81-1 – § 81-4)
- Ch 82 — Leaf Collection (§ 82-1 – § 82-8)
- Ch 84 — Drug-Free School Zones (§ 84-1 – § 84-4)
- Ch 89 — Excavations (§ 89-1 – § 89-19)
- Ch 94 — Fees (§ 94-1 – § 94-5)
- Ch 99 — Fire Prevention (§ 99-1 – § 99-13)
- Ch 100 — Emergency Panel and Private Alarm Systems (§ 100-1 – § 100-11)
- Ch 102 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 102-1 – § 102-19)
- Ch 104 — Games of Chance (§ 104-1 – § 104-2)
- Ch 105 — Outdoor Storage (§ 105-1 – § 105-11)
- Ch 106 — Dumpster and Recycling Center (§ 106-1 – § 106-8)
- Ch 107 — Mandatory Recycling (§ 107-1 – § 107-8)
- Ch 108 — Solid Waste (§ 108-1 – § 108-9)
- Ch 114 — Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program (§ 114-1 – § 114-44)
- Ch 124 — Quarries (§ 124-1 – § 124-15)
- Ch 125 — Landfill Operations (§ 125-1 – § 125-5)
- Ch 126 — Land Use (§ 126-1 – § 126-380)
- Ch 129 — Licenses and Permits
- Ch 132 — Littering and Handbills (§ 132-1 – § 132-20)
- Ch 135 — Loitering
- Ch 138 — Massage and Bodywork Therapy (§ 138-1 – § 138-20)
- Ch 142 — Noise (§ 142-1 – § 142-7)
- Ch 145 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 145-1 – § 145-5)
- Ch 146 — Brush, Weeds and Debris (§ 146-1 – § 146-8)
- Ch 147 — Notices (§ 147-1 – § 147-4)
- Ch 149 — Parking Yards, Public (§ 149-1 – § 149-8)
- Ch 150 — Parks and Playgrounds: Curfew (§ 150-1 – § 150-9)
- Ch 151 — Park Regulations (§ 151-1 – § 151-7)
- Ch 153 — Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods, Dealers of (§ 153-1 – § 153-10)
- Ch 154 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 154-1 – § 154-14)
- Ch 165 — Retail Food Establishments: Licensing (§ 165-1 – § 165-5)
- Ch 166 — Roadway Solicitation/Coin Toss (§ 166-1 – § 166-13)
- Ch 168 — Donation Clothing Bins (§ 168-1 – § 168-11)
- Ch 169 — Body Art Licensing and Procedures (§ 169-1 – § 169-6)
- Ch 170 — Sanitation (§ 170-1 – § 170-25)
- Ch 173 — Sewage Disposal System, Individual (§ 173-1 – § 173-9)
- Ch 175 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 175-1 – § 175-41)
- Ch 182 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 182-1 – § 182-7)
- Ch 183 — Qualified Private Community Services Reimbursement (§ 183-1 – § 183-4)
- Ch 195 — Swimming Pools (§ 195-1 – § 195-4)
- Ch 196 — Fences and Retaining Walls (§ 196-1 – § 196-4)
- Ch 200 — Street Addresses, Numbering of (§ 200-1 – § 200-10)
- Ch 201 — Taxes (§ 201-1 – § 201-18)
- Ch 202 — Fleeing From Law Enforcement Officer (§ 202-1 – § 202-3)
- Ch 203 — Extraneous Employment of Off-Duty Police Personnel (§ 203-1 – § 203-7)
- Ch 204 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 204-1 – § 204-10)
- Ch 205 — Vehicles, Off-Road (§ 205-1 – § 205-5)
- Ch 206 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 206-1 – § 206-67)
- Ch 208 — Vending Machines, Food and Beverage (§ 208-1 – § 208-7)
- Ch 210 — Water Connections (§ 210-1 – § 210-6)
- Ch 212 — Water Supply, Individual and Semipublic (§ 212-1 – § 212-14)
- Ch 216 — Wrecker Roster (§ 216-1 – § 216-19)
- Ch 217 — Ambulances (§ 217-1 – § 217-6)
- Ch A226 — Fire Districts (§ A226-1 – § A226-6)
- Ch A227 — Master Plan
- Ch A229 — Topographic Maps (§ A229-1 – § A229-11)
- Ch A232 — Wastewater Collection and Conveyance Consent Agreement for Certain Properties (§ A232-1 – § A232-8)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)