Hamilton, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-01. Official source: https://ecode360.com/HA0315

Every town writes its own rules, and Hamilton's live in its municipal code — 93 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 Hamilton code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 4 — Agricultural Advisory Board (§ 4-1 – § 4-4)
• Ch 13 — Claims, Payment of (§ 13-1 – § 13-2)
• Ch 15 — Community-Based Programs Advisory Board (§ 15-1 – § 15-5)
• Ch 16 — Contracts (§ 16-1 – § 16-17)
• Ch 16A — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 16A-1 – § 16A-7)
• Ch 17 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 17-1 – § 17-14)
• Ch 19 — Economic Development Commission (§ 19-1 – § 19-7)
• Ch 22 — Emergency Management (§ 22-1 – § 22-12)
• Ch 23 — Emergency Services Advisory Board (§ 23-1 – § 23-8)
• Ch 24 — Eminent Domain, Use of (§ 24-1 – § 24-2)
• Ch 25 — Environmental Protection Commission (§ 25-1 – § 25-7)
• Ch 28 — Equal Opportunity Policy (§ 28-1 – § 28-12)
• Ch 30 — Ethics (§ 30-1 – § 30-2)
• Ch 32 — Fire Department (§ 32-1 – § 32-5)
• Ch 34 — Health, Board of
• Ch 39 — Improvements (§ 39-1 – § 39-4)
• Ch 43 — Industrial Commission (§ 43-1 – § 43-10)
• Ch 48 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 48-1 – § 48-11)
• Ch 52 — Municipal Court, Joint (§ 52-1 – § 52-3)
• Ch 55 — Municipal Utilities Authority (§ 55-1 – § 55-8)
• Ch 57 — Nepotism, Policy Against (§ 57-1 – § 57-6)
• Ch 60 — Officers and Employees (§ 60-1 – § 60-114)
• Ch 66 — Personnel and Salaries and Compensation (§ 66-1 – § 66-10)
• Ch 70 — Police Department (§ 70-1 – § 70-16)
• Ch 75 — Retirement (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
• Ch 89 — Trust Funds (§ 89-1 – § 89-8)
• Ch 94 — Veterans' Advisory Board (§ 94-1 – § 94-4)
• Ch 99 — Alarm Systems (§ 99-1 – § 99-25)
• Ch 102 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 102-1 – § 102-18)
• Ch 105 — Animals (§ 105-1 – § 105-33)
• Ch 108 — Assemblies, Outdoor (§ 108-1 – § 108-10)
• Ch 111 — Limousines (§ 111-1 – § 111-10)
• Ch 114 — Automobile Racing (§ 114-1 – § 114-2)
• Ch 116 — Balloons (§ 116-1 – § 116-5)
• Ch 121 — Boating (§ 121-1 – § 121-5)
• Ch 124 — Businesses, Operation of (§ 124-1 – § 124-11)
• Ch 127 — Building and Lots, Numbering of (§ 127-1 – § 127-5)
• Ch 130 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 130-1 – § 130-11)
• Ch 133 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 133-1 – § 133-6)
• Ch 135 — Cannabis (§ 135-1 – § 135-8)
• Ch 137 — Canvassers, Peddlers and Solicitors (§ 137-1 – § 137-25)
• Ch 141 — Checks, Fraudulent (§ 141-1 – § 141-3)
• Ch 144 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 144-1 – § 144-3)
• Ch 146 — Contractors (§ 146-1 – § 146-3)
• Ch 147 — Criminal Registration (§ 147-1 – § 147-10)
• Ch 150 — Curfew (§ 150-1 – § 150-7)
• Ch 155 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 155-1 – § 155-5)
• Ch 163 — Excavations (§ 163-1 – § 163-32)
• Ch 167 — Fees (§ 167-1 – § 167-42)
• Ch 169 — Firearms (§ 169-1 – § 169-5)
• Ch 170 — Fire Prevention (§ 170-1 – § 170-29)
• Ch 173 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 173-1 – § 173-19)
• Ch 177 — Games of Chance (§ 177-1 – § 177-4)
• Ch 180 — Garage Sales (§ 180-1 – § 180-12)
• Ch 186 — Handicapped Parking (§ 186-1 – § 186-8)
• Ch 188 — Hazardous Substances (§ 188-1 – § 188-4)
• Ch 195 — Insurance (§ 195-1 – § 195-7)
• Ch 199 — Junkyards (§ 199-1 – § 199-21)
• Ch 203 — Land Use and Development (§ 203-1 – § 203-283)
• Ch 207 — Licenses and Permits (§ 207-1 – § 207-7)
• Ch 210 — Littering (§ 210-1 – § 210-5)
• Ch 214 — Noise (§ 214-1 – § 214-22)
• Ch 217 — Nuisances (§ 217-1 – § 217-5)
• Ch 220 — Obscene Materials (§ 220-1 – § 220-4)
• Ch 222 — Occupancy Permits and Residential Rental Units (§ 222-1 – § 222-32)
• Ch 224 — Panhandling and Begging (§ 224-1 – § 224-5)
• Ch 225 — Parks and Beaches (§ 225-1 – § 225-36)
• Ch 232 — Privately-Owned Salt Storage (§ 232-1 – § 232-8)
• Ch 235 — Processions, Parades and Public Assemblies (§ 235-1 – § 235-13)
• Ch 238 — Property Maintenance (§ 238-1 – § 238-32)
• Ch 243 — Recreation Areas and Amusement Centers (§ 243-1 – § 243-14)
• Ch 245 — Redevelopment Plans (§ 245-1 – § 245-69)
• Ch 248 — Relocation Assistance (§ 248-1 – § 248-3)
• Ch 252 — Shopping Carts (§ 252-1 – § 252-9)
• Ch 254 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 254-1 – § 254-8)
• Ch 258 — Solid Waste (§ 258-1 – § 258-27)
• Ch 261 — Sporting Events, Outdoor (§ 261-1 – § 261-11)
• Ch 263 — Storm Sewers (§ 263-1 – § 263-17)
• Ch 264 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 264-1 – § 264-2)
• Ch 269 — Taxation (§ 269-1 – § 269-34)
• Ch 272 — Taxicabs (§ 272-1 – § 272-16)
• Ch 276 — Towing (§ 276-1 – § 276-19)
• Ch 279 — Trailers and Trailer Camps (§ 279-1 – § 279-20)
• Ch 282 — Trees (§ 282-1 – § 282-6)
• Ch 288 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 288-1 – § 288-5)
• Ch 288A — Vehicles, All-Terrain and Dirt Bikes (§ 288A-1)
• Ch 289 — Vehicles, Sale of Used (§ 289-1 – § 289-8)
• Ch 301 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 301-1 – § 301-85)
• Ch 304 — Vehicles, Motor-Driven (§ 304-1 – § 304-6)
• Ch 308 — Water (§ 308-1 – § 308-13)
• Ch A315 — Cable Television (§ A315-1 – § A315-23)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)