Every town writes its own rules, and Lopatcong's live in its municipal code — 84 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 – § 1-10)
- Ch 3 — Administration (§ 3-1 – § 3-8)
- Ch 4 — Background Checks for Board, Commission and Committee Members (§ 4-1 – § 4-2)
- Ch 7 — Bills, Claims and Vouchers (§ 7-1 – § 7-5)
- Ch 11 — Civil Service (§ 11-1)
- Ch 15 — Court, Municipal (§ 15-1 – § 15-12)
- Ch 16 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 16-1 – § 16-8)
- Ch 17 — Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Alliance Against (§ 17-1 – § 17-12)
- Ch 19 — Economic Development Advisory Committee (§ 19-1 – § 19-7)
- Ch 23 — Environmental Commission (§ 23-1 – § 23-5)
- Ch 25 — Executive Session (§ 25-1 – § 25-6)
- Ch 27 — Fire Department (§ 27-1 – § 27-35)
- Ch 35 — Officers and Employees (§ 35-1 – § 35-28)
- Ch 37 — Open Space Trust Fund (§ 37-1 – § 37-5)
- Ch 39 — Payroll; Salaries and Compensation (§ 39-1 – § 39-5)
- Ch 41 — Personnel Policies and Practices (§ 41-1 – § 41-6)
- Ch 43 — Petty Cash Account (§ 43-1 – § 43-2)
- Ch 47 — Police Department (§ 47-1 – § 47-18)
- Ch 51 — Public Works, Department of (§ 51-1 – § 51-2)
- Ch 53 — Recreation Committee (§ 53-1 – § 53-4)
- Ch 55 — Rescue and Emergency Squad (§ 55-1 – § 55-3)
- Ch 59 — Services Agreements, Municipal (§ 59-1 – § 59-7)
- Ch 63 — Volunteers (§ 63-1 – § 63-2)
- Ch 67 — Affordable Housing (§ 67-1 – § 67-20)
- Ch 69 — Alarm Systems (§ 69-1 – § 69-8)
- Ch 73 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 73-1 – § 73-21)
- Ch 75 — Amusements and Amusement Devices (§ 75-1 – § 75-18)
- Ch 81 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 81-1 – § 81-6)
- Ch 85 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 85-1 – § 85-11)
- Ch 86 — Business Registry (§ 86-1 – § 86-3)
- Ch 88 — Cannabis (§ 88-1 – § 88-14)
- Ch 89 — Clothing Bins (§ 89-1 – § 89-4)
- Ch 93 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 93-1 – § 93-8)
- Ch 97 — Curfew (§ 97-1 – § 97-7)
- Ch 101 — Dogs, Cats and Other Animals (§ 101-1 – § 101-39)
- Ch 105 — Driveways (§ 105-1 – § 105-18)
- Ch 109 — Drugs and Smoking (§ 109-1 – § 109-19)
- Ch 115 — Fees (§ 115-1 – § 115-16)
- Ch 119 — Fire Prevention (§ 119-1 – § 119-12)
- Ch 123 — Floodplain Management Regulations (§ 123-1 – § 123-89)
- Ch 126 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 126-1 – § 126-6)
- Ch 128 — Grading (§ 128-1 – § 128-7)
- Ch 129 — Graffiti (§ 129-1 – § 129-7)
- Ch 132 — Heat, Rental Properties (§ 132-1 – § 132-3)
- Ch 133 — Heating Equipment (§ 133-1 – § 133-4)
- Ch 135 — Highlands Area Exemptions (§ 135-1 – § 135-17)
- Ch 136 — In-Building Radio Communication Specifications (§ 136-1 – § 136-14)
- Ch 137 — Insurance (§ 137-1 – § 137-3)
- Ch 140 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 140-1 – § 140-14)
- Ch 143 — Littering (§ 143-1 – § 143-22)
- Ch 145 — Massage and Bodywork Therapies (§ 145-1 – § 145-15)
- Ch 147 — Noise (§ 147-1 – § 147-10)
- Ch 149 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 149-1 – § 149-10)
- Ch 153 — Off-Tract Improvements (§ 153-1 – § 153-5)
- Ch 157 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 157-1 – § 157-13)
- Ch 161 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 161-1 – § 161-14)
- Ch 165 — Property Maintenance (§ 165-1 – § 165-21)
- Ch 167 — Public Meeting Decorum (§ 167-1 – § 167-10)
- Ch 169 — Recycling (§ 169-1 – § 169-13)
- Ch 171 — Redevelopment Plans (§ 171-1 – § 171-6)
- Ch 172 — Refuse Containers and Dumpsters (§ 172-1 – § 172-7)
- Ch 173 — Rent Control (§ 173-1 – § 173-20)
- Ch 174 — Salt Storage, Privately Owned (§ 174-1 – § 174-6)
- Ch 176 — Secondhand Dealers, Pawn and Consignment (§ 176-1 – § 176-8)
- Ch 179 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 179-1 – § 179-2)
- Ch 183 — Sewers (§ 183-1 – § 183-74)
- Ch 187 — Skateboards and Similar Recreational Devices (§ 187-1 – § 187-4)
- Ch 191 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 191-1 – § 191-10)
- Ch 195 — Solid Waste Disposal (§ 195-1 – § 195-4)
- Ch 199 — Stormwater Management (§ 199-1 – § 199-9)
- Ch 203 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 203-1 – § 203-42)
- Ch 207 — Swimming Pools, Private (§ 207-1 – § 207-10)
- Ch 211 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 211-1 – § 211-25)
- Ch 215 — Trailers (§ 215-1 – § 215-5)
- Ch 219 — Trees (§ 219-1 – § 219-22)
- Ch 223 — Vehicles, Abandoned; Towing (§ 223-1 – § 223-29)
- Ch 227 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 227-1 – § 227-39)
- Ch 231 — Vehicles, Unlicensed (§ 231-1 – § 231-5)
- Ch 237 — Weed Control (§ 237-1 – § 237-4)
- Ch 239 — Yard Sales (§ 239-1 – § 239-6)
- Ch 241 — Yard Waste (§ 241-1 – § 241-5)
- Ch 243 — Zoning and Land Use (§ 243-1 – § 243-98)
- Ch A249 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A249-1 – § A249-52)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)