East Hanover, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-04-06. Official source: https://ecode360.com/EA0822

Every town writes its own rules, and East Hanover's live in its municipal code — 91 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 East Hanover code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-18)
• Ch 5 — Administration (§ 5-1 – § 5-37)
• Ch 6 — Administrative Code (§ 6-1 – § 6-29)
• Ch 12 — Background Checks (§ 12-1 – § 12-11)
• Ch 15 — Claims Procedure (§ 15-1 – § 15-6)
• Ch 19 — Court, Municipal (§ 19-1 – § 19-11)
• Ch 21 — Drug-Free School Zones (§ 21-1 – § 21-5)
• Ch 26 — Fire Department (§ 26-1 – § 26-89)
• Ch 29 — Funds (§ 29-1 – § 29-9)
• Ch 34 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 34-1 – § 34-5)
• Ch 38 — Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual; Employee Handbook
• Ch 42 — Police Department (§ 42-1 – § 42-14)
• Ch 44 — Health, Department of (§ 44-1 – § 44-3)
• Ch 45 — Recreation, Division of (§ 45-1 – § 45-20)
• Ch 46 — Retirement Programs (§ 46-1 – § 46-6)
• Ch 47 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 49 — Sexual Harassment (§ 49-1 – § 49-11)
• Ch 54 — Air Pollution Control (§ 54-1 – § 54-19)
• Ch 55 — Alarm Systems (§ 55-1 – § 55-14)
• Ch 57 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 57-1 – § 57-21)
• Ch 59 — Amusement Devices (§ 59-1 – § 59-15)
• Ch 60 — Animals (§ 60-1 – § 60-2)
• Ch 65 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 65-1 – § 65-7)
• Ch 68 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 68-1 – § 68-6)
• Ch 71 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 71-1 – § 71-11)
• Ch 73 — Commercial Establishments/Multi-Family Developments (§ 73-1 – § 73-15)
• Ch 75 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 75-1 – § 75-9)
• Ch 77 — Curfew (§ 77-1 – § 77-7)
• Ch 78 — Dumping (§ 78-1 – § 78-4)
• Ch 78A — Emergency Management System (§ 78A-1 – § 78A-8)
• Ch 79 — Fees and Licenses (§ 79-1 – § 79-20)
• Ch 81 — Fertilizers, Use of (§ 81-1 – § 81-6)
• Ch 82 — Firearms (§ 82-1 – § 82-7)
• Ch 85 — Garage Sales, Yard Sales and Flea Markets (§ 85-1 – § 85-11)
• Ch 87 — Floodplain Management Regulations (§ 87-1 – § 87-88)
• Ch 89 — Gasoline Filling Stations (§ 89-1 – § 89-18)
• Ch 90 — Graffiti (§ 90-1 – § 90-5)
• Ch 91 — Hazardous Substances (§ 91-1 – § 91-31)
• Ch 92 — Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax (§ 92-1 – § 92-5)
• Ch 93 — Hotels and Temporary Housing Accommodations. (§ 93-1 – § 93-13)
• Ch 94 — Landscapers (§ 94-1 – § 94-4)
• Ch 95 — Land Use and Zoning (§ 95-1 – § 95-136)
• Ch 96 — Clothing Bins (§ 96-1 – § 96-10)
• Ch 99 — Library (§ 99-1 – § 99-8)
• Ch 102 — Loitering (§ 102-1 – § 102-5)
• Ch 106 — Motorized Vehicles (§ 106-1 – § 106-5)
• Ch 108 — Noise (§ 108-1 – § 108-7)
• Ch 110 — Parking for Handicapped Persons (§ 110-1 – § 110-8)
• Ch 115 — Peace and Good Order (§ 115-1 – § 115-13)
• Ch 118 — Canvassing, Soliciting and Peddling (§ 118-1 – § 118-15)
• Ch 119 — Promotional Events and Sidewalk Sales (§ 119-1 – § 119-6)
• Ch 119A — Property Maintenance (§ 119A-1 – § 119A-41)
• Ch 120 — Recycling (§ 120-1 – § 120-11)
• Ch 122 — Sales, Special (§ 122-1 – § 122-5)
• Ch 129 — Snow Removal (§ 129-1 – § 129-5)
• Ch 129A — Special Improvement District (§ 129A-1 – § 129A-8)
• Ch 130 — Stormwater Management (§ 130-1 – § 130-38)
• Ch 131 — Stream Corridor Protection Zone (§ 131-1 – § 131-9)
• Ch 132 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 132-1 – § 132-33)
• Ch 135 — Games of Chance (§ 135-1 – § 135-4)
• Ch 138 — Swimming Pools, Private (§ 138-1 – § 138-5)
• Ch 141 — Taxation (§ 141-1 – § 141-3)
• Ch 144 — Taxicabs (§ 144-1 – § 144-13)
• Ch 148 — Tobacco, Sale of (§ 148-1 – § 148-12)
• Ch 149 — Towing and Storage (§ 149-1 – § 149-9)
• Ch 150 — Trailers and Camp Cars (§ 150-1 – § 150-4)
• Ch 155 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 155-1 – § 155-32)
• Ch 159 — Water and Sewer Utility (§ 159-1 – § 159-150)
• Ch 161 — Wetlands Protection (§ 161-1 – § 161-7)
• Ch 162 — Nuisance Properties (§ 162-1 – § 162-8)
• Ch 163 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 163-1 – § 163-14)
• Ch 173 — Animals (§ 173-1 – § 173-53)
• Ch 175 — Application Escrow Deposit (§ 175-1 – § 175-9)
• Ch 177 — Boarding Homes for Children (§ 177-1 – § 177-9)
• Ch 182 — Dwellings, Unfit (§ 182-1 – § 182-8)
• Ch 186 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 186-1 – § 186-16)
• Ch 189 — Garbage, Refuse and Dry Fill; Refuse Containers and Dumpsters (§ 189-1 – § 189-16)
• Ch 195 — Littering (§ 195-1 – § 195-4)
• Ch 198 — Public Health Nuisance Code (§ 198-1 – § 198-4)
• Ch 201 — Sanitation (§ 201-1 – § 201-7)
• Ch 204 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 204-1 – § 204-17)
• Ch 207 — Solid Waste (§ 207-1 – § 207-6)
• Ch 210 — Swimming Pools, Public (§ 210-1 – § 210-9)
• Ch 211 — Tobacco (§ 211-1 – § 211-3)
• Ch 212 — Permanent Cosmetics (§ 212-1 – § 212-7)
• Ch 213 — Wells (§ 213-1 – § 213-7)
• Ch A216 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A216-1 – § A216-25)
• Ch A217 — Municipal Assistance Agreement (§ A217-1 – § A217-4)
• Ch A218 — Telephone Franchise (§ A218-1 – § A218-14)
• Ch A219 — Communications Facilities Franchise (§ A219-1 – § A219-14)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)