Hanover, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-11. Official source: https://ecode360.com/HA1010

Every town writes its own rules, and Hanover's live in its municipal code — 119 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 Hanover code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 2 — Code of Ethics (§ 2-1 – § 2-5)
• Ch 5 — Board Meeting Attendance; Removal From Office for Nonexcused Absences (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
• Ch 9 — Claims Approval (§ 9-1 – § 9-8)
• Ch 13 — Community Development Revenue Sharing (§ 13-1 – § 13-2)
• Ch 14 — Contracts (§ 14-1 – § 14-7)
• Ch 15 — Cooperative Pricing (§ 15-1 – § 15-3)
• Ch 17 — Municipal Court and Violations Bureau (§ 17-1 – § 17-13)
• Ch 19 — Cultural Arts Committee (§ 19-1 – § 19-9)
• Ch 20 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 20-1 – § 20-8)
• Ch 21 — Economic Development Advisory Committee (§ 21-1 – § 21-8)
• Ch 22 — Environmental Commission (§ 22-1 – § 22-7)
• Ch 27 — Health, Board of (§ 27-1 – § 27-9)
• Ch 31 — Landmark Commission (§ 31-1 – § 31-22)
• Ch 35 — Local Assistance Board (§ 35-1 – § 35-5)
• Ch 36 — Mayor's Wellness Campaign (§ 36-1 – § 36-5)
• Ch 39 — Municipal Utilities Authority (§ 39-1 – § 39-5)
• Ch 43 — Notices, Service of (§ 43-1)
• Ch 47 — Officers and Employees (§ 47-1 – § 47-46)
• Ch 50 — Open Space, Parkland and Facilities Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee (§ 50-1 – § 50-8)
• Ch 53 — Police Department (§ 53-1 – § 53-60)
• Ch 54 — Police Officers, Off-Duty Employment of (§ 54-1 – § 54-4)
• Ch 57 — Public Works, Buildings and Grounds and Park Maintenance Department (§ 57-1 – § 57-12)
• Ch 59 — Recreation Commissioners, Board of (§ 59-1 – § 59-8)
• Ch 61 — Salaries and Compensation; Personnel Policies (§ 61-1 – § 61-48)
• Ch 62 — Senior Citizens Club (§ 62-1 – § 62-6)
• Ch 63 — Stoney Brook Community Farm and Garden Advisory Committee (§ 63-1 – § 63-3)
• Ch 65 — Sewerage Authority (§ 65-1 – § 65-4)
• Ch 69 — Whippanong Garden Club (§ 69-1 – § 69-9)
• Ch 70 — Whippanong Library (§ 70-1 – § 70-9)
• Ch 72 — Affordable Housing (§ 72-1 – § 72-24)
• Ch 74 — Aircraft (§ 74-1 – § 74-3)
• Ch 78 — Alarm Systems (§ 78-1 – § 78-13)
• Ch 82 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 82-1 – § 82-12)
• Ch 86 — Amusement Devices (§ 86-1 – § 86-13)
• Ch 90 — Autowreckers (§ 90-1 – § 90-5)
• Ch 92 — Background Checks (§ 92-1 – § 92-12)
• Ch 94 — Buildings and Structures (§ 94-1 – § 94-22)
• Ch 96 — Business and Rental Unit Registration (§ 96-1 – § 96-10)
• Ch 99 — Carnivals (§ 99-1 – § 99-7)
• Ch 102 — Checks, Fraudulent (§ 102-1 – § 102-4)
• Ch 105 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 105-1 – § 105-7)
• Ch 109 — Curfew (§ 109-1 – § 109-10)
• Ch 113 — Dance Halls (§ 113-1 – § 113-15)
• Ch 115 — Developers' Disclosure (§ 115-1 – § 115-5)
• Ch 117 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 117-1 – § 117-42)
• Ch 118 — Dogs, Menacing (§ 118-1 – § 118-4)
• Ch 120 — Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia (§ 120-1 – § 120-16)
• Ch 121 — Dry-Cleaning and Laundering Establishments (§ 121-1 – § 121-8)
• Ch 122 — Filming (§ 122-1 – § 122-11)
• Ch 125 — Fees (§ 125-1 – § 125-9)
• Ch 126 — Fertilizer Application (§ 126-1 – § 126-8)
• Ch 129 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 129-1 – § 129-7)
• Ch 133 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 133-1 – § 133-2)
• Ch 137 — Fire Prevention (§ 137-1 – § 137-47)
• Ch 141 — Floodplain Management (§ 141-1 – § 141-18)
• Ch 146 — Games of Chance (§ 146-1)
• Ch 150 — Garage Sales and Flea Markets (§ 150-1 – § 150-8)
• Ch 154 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 154-1 – § 154-62)
• Ch 158 — Grading (§ 158-1 – § 158-11)
• Ch 161 — Hazardous Substance Discharge and Recovery Costs (§ 161-1 – § 161-8)
• Ch 162 — Hazardous Substances (§ 162-1 – § 162-18)
• Ch 165 — Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax (§ 165-1 – § 165-5)
• Ch 166 — Land Use and Development (§ 166-1 – § 166-220)
• Ch 171 — Littering (§ 171-1 – § 171-22)
• Ch 175 — Electric Bicycles and Scooters (§ 175-1 – § 175-8)
• Ch 176 — Minibikes (§ 176-1 – § 176-4)
• Ch 179 — Motels (§ 179-1 – § 179-10)
• Ch 179A — Municipal Buildings, Restricted Areas to Safeguard Records (§ 179A-1 – § 179A-4)
• Ch 180 — Nuisance Properties (§ 180-1 – § 180-8)
• Ch 183 — News Vending Machines (§ 183-1 – § 183-9)
• Ch 184 — Noise (§ 184-1 – § 184-11)
• Ch 187 — Oil-Water Separators and Water Quality Basins (§ 187-1 – § 187-5)
• Ch 189 — Parental Responsibility (§ 189-1 – § 189-4)
• Ch 193 — Parking and Traffic in Semipublic Places (§ 193-1 – § 193-18)
• Ch 198 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 198-1 – § 198-24)
• Ch 200 — Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) (§ 200-1 – § 200-4)
• Ch 210 — Pesticides (§ 210-1 – § 210-13)
• Ch 214 — Poolrooms (§ 214-1 – § 214-17)
• Ch 218 — Property Maintenance (§ 218-1 – § 218-82)
• Ch 220 — Retail Establishments Hours of Operation (§ 220-1 – § 220-5)
• Ch 223 — School Property, Use of (§ 223-1 – § 223-3)
• Ch 225 — Scooters (§ 225-1 – § 225-5)
• Ch 228 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 228-1 – § 228-9)
• Ch 229 — Security (§ 229-1 – § 229-2)
• Ch 230 — Separate Storm Sewer System (§ 230-1 – § 230-17)
• Ch 232 — Sewers (§ 232-1 – § 232-10)
• Ch 235 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 235-1 – § 235-4)
• Ch 237 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 237-1 – § 237-6)
• Ch 241 — Soil Removal (§ 241-1 – § 241-8)
• Ch 243 — Solicitors, Canvassers and Itinerant Vendors (§ 243-1 – § 243-26)
• Ch 248 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 248-1 – § 248-56)
• Ch 250 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 250-1 – § 250-20)
• Ch 253 — Tennis Courts (§ 253-1 – § 253-8)
• Ch 255 — Towing and Road Service (§ 255-1 – § 255-12)
• Ch 257 — Traffic Control Regulations (§ 257-1 – § 257-10)
• Ch 258 — Trees (§ 258-1 – § 258-5)
• Ch 260 — Vacant and Abandoned Properties (§ 260-1 – § 260-34)
• Ch 263 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 263-1 – § 263-7)
• Ch 266 — Vehicle Statutes Applicable to Private Property (§ 266-1)
• Ch 267 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 267-1 – § 267-403)
• Ch 277 — Water (§ 277-1 – § 277-5)
• Ch 281 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 281-1 – § 281-13)
• Ch 282 — Alternate Members to Board of Health (§ 282-1 – § 282-3)
• Ch 283 — Body Art and Ear Piercing Establishments (§ 283-1 – § 283-7)
• Ch 284 — Fees (§ 284-1 – § 284-2)
• Ch 288 — Ice Delivery (§ 288-1 – § 288-10)
• Ch 296 — Notices, Service of (§ 296-1)
• Ch 300 — Nuisances (§ 300-1 – § 300-4)
• Ch 304 — Odors, Offensive (§ 304-1 – § 304-4)
• Ch 308 — Officers and Employees (§ 308-1 – § 308-8)
• Ch 318 — Retail Food Establishments (§ 318-1 – § 318-14)
• Ch 323 — Sewage Disposal (§ 323-1 – § 323-19)
• Ch 331 — Swimming Pools (§ 331-1 – § 331-7)
• Ch 335 — Vending Machines (§ 335-1 – § 335-10)
• Ch 336 — Tobacco, Sale of (§ 336-1 – § 336-4)
• Ch 337 — Electronic Smoking Devices (§ 337-1 – § 337-9)
• Ch A343 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A343-1 – § A343-25)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)