Lower, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-18. Official source: https://ecode360.com/LO2036

Every town writes its own rules, and Lower's live in its municipal code — 105 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 Lower code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-21)
• Ch 3 — Administration of Government (§ 3-1 – § 3-50)
• Ch 7 — Traffic (§ 7-1 – § 7-30)
• Ch 10 — Illicit Connections (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
• Ch 14 — Civil Service (§ 14-1 – § 14-3)
• Ch 18 — Claims, Payment of; Purchasing; Payroll (§ 18-1 – § 18-5)
• Ch 25 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 25-1 – § 25-8)
• Ch 33 — Ethics, Code of (§ 33-1 – § 33-6)
• Ch 39 — Fire Department (§ 39-1 – § 39-7)
• Ch 52 — Local Assistance Board (§ 52-1 – § 52-5)
• Ch 56 — Local Defense/Emergency Management Council (§ 56-1 – § 56-3)
• Ch 67 — Municipal Utilities Authority (§ 67-1 – § 67-3)
• Ch 73 — Mutual Aid (§ 73-1 – § 73-6)
• Ch 90 — Police Department (§ 90-1 – § 90-28)
• Ch 94 — Political Fund-Raising (§ 94-1 – § 94-5)
• Ch 95 — Professional Service Contracts, Regulation of (§ 95-1 – § 95-6)
• Ch 101 — Records, Public Access to (§ 101-1 – § 101-5)
• Ch 106 — Recreation Advisory Board (§ 106-1 – § 106-4)
• Ch 110 — Recreational Activities, Promotion of (§ 110-1 – § 110-7)
• Ch 115 — Rescue Squads (§ 115-1 – § 115-4)
• Ch 118 — Retirement (§ 118-1 – § 118-4)
• Ch 148 — Alarms, False (§ 148-1 – § 148-2)
• Ch 153 — Alarm Systems (§ 153-1 – § 153-7)
• Ch 157 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 157-1 – § 157-14)
• Ch 162 — Amusement Devices and Games (§ 162-1 – § 162-8)
• Ch 166 — Animals (§ 166-1 – § 166-17)
• Ch 167 — Pet Waste (§ 167-1 – § 167-6)
• Ch 178 — Beaches (§ 178-1 – § 178-9)
• Ch 185 — Brush, Grass and Debris (§ 185-1 – § 185-6)
• Ch 191 — Builders and Contractors, Licensing of (§ 191-1 – § 191-10)
• Ch 199 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 199-1 – § 199-9)
• Ch 206 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 206-1 – § 206-12)
• Ch 213 — Campgrounds, Private (§ 213-1 – § 213-9)
• Ch 221 — Checks, Insufficient Funds for (§ 221-1)
• Ch 230 — Conduct (§ 230-1 – § 230-12)
• Ch 235 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 235-1 – § 235-4)
• Ch 242 — Construction Equipment and Sites (§ 242-1 – § 242-10)
• Ch 247 — Construction of Factories and Plants (§ 247-1 – § 247-7)
• Ch 254 — Construction Permits (§ 254-1 – § 254-5)
• Ch 260 — Curfew (§ 260-1 – § 260-9)
• Ch 273 — Drug Paraphernalia (§ 273-1 – § 273-4)
• Ch 278 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 278-1 – § 278-13)
• Ch 285 — Dumping (§ 285-1 – § 285-5)
• Ch 291 — Electrical Standards (§ 291-1 – § 291-6)
• Ch 297 — Excavations, Commercial (§ 297-1 – § 297-11)
• Ch 302 — Farm, Right to (§ 302-1 – § 302-5)
• Ch 313 — Fire Control Measures (§ 313-1 – § 313-9)
• Ch 318 — Fire Districts (§ 318-1 – § 318-3)
• Ch 324 — Fire-Fighting Equipment, Tampering With (§ 324-1 – § 324-2)
• Ch 330 — Fire Hydrants (§ 330-1 – § 330-11)
• Ch 333 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 333-1 – § 333-3)
• Ch 340 — Fire Prevention (§ 340-1 – § 340-18)
• Ch 345 — Fire Zones, Lanes and Areas (§ 345-1 – § 345-2)
• Ch 351 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 351-1 – § 351-18)
• Ch 359 — Garage and Other Sales (§ 359-1 – § 359-14)
• Ch 374 — Historic Preservation (§ 374-1 – § 374-4)
• Ch 380 — Housing Standards (§ 380-1 – § 380-4)
• Ch 386 — Ice Cream Vendors (§ 386-1 – § 386-11)
• Ch 387 — Hawkers and Peddlers (§ 387-1 – § 387-18)
• Ch 392 — Junkyards and Junk Dealers (§ 392-1 – § 392-20)
• Ch 400 — Land Development (§ 400-1 – § 400-111)
• Ch 408 — Landfills (§ 408-1 – § 408-8)
• Ch 409 — Dredge Materials (§ 409-1 – § 409-15)
• Ch 413 — Licenses and Permits (§ 413-1 – § 413-6)
• Ch 419 — Littering (§ 419-1 – § 419-23)
• Ch 420 — Yard Waste Collection Program (§ 420-1 – § 420-5)
• Ch 427 — Manufactured Homes (§ 427-1 – § 427-9)
• Ch 432 — Mercantile Licenses (§ 432-1 – § 432-18)
• Ch 441 — Noise (§ 441-1 – § 441-29)
• Ch 448 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 448-1 – § 448-9)
• Ch 459 — Parental Responsibility (§ 459-1 – § 459-3)
• Ch 467 — Parking, Handicapped (§ 467-1 – § 467-4)
• Ch 475 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 475-1 – § 475-26)
• Ch 486 — Pornography (§ 486-1 – § 486-8)
• Ch 493 — Printed Matters, Unsolicited (§ 493-1 – § 493-4)
• Ch 500 — Property Maintenance (§ 500-1 – § 500-14)
• Ch 512 — Raffles and Bingo (§ 512-1 – § 512-3)
• Ch 523 — Rental Properties (§ 523-1 – § 523-15)
• Ch 529 — Secondhand Merchants and Dealers of Precious Metals (§ 529-1 – § 529-10)
• Ch 541 — Shopping Carts (§ 541-1 – § 541-6)
• Ch 552 — Smoking (§ 552-1 – § 552-9)
• Ch 557 — Soil Removal (§ 557-1 – § 557-6)
• Ch 564 — Solicitation (§ 564-1 – § 564-9)
• Ch 570 — Solid Waste (§ 570-1 – § 570-18)
• Ch 571 — Refuse Containers/Dumpsters (§ 571-1 – § 571-6)
• Ch 575 — Stormwater Management (§ 575-1 – § 575-11)
• Ch 576 — Improper Disposal of Waste (§ 576-1 – § 576-6)
• Ch 577 — Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting (§ 577-1 – § 577-6)
• Ch 583 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 583-1 – § 583-16)
• Ch 591 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 591-1 – § 591-16)
• Ch 592 — Taxation (§ 592-1 – § 592-24)
• Ch 600 — Towing and Storage (§ 600-1 – § 600-10)
• Ch 607 — Traffic Regulations in Semipublic and Private Areas (§ 607-1 – § 607-7)
• Ch 612 — Trailer Camps (§ 612-1 – § 612-22)
• Ch 617 — Trailers (§ 617-1 – § 617-27)
• Ch 625 — Transient Merchants (§ 625-1 – § 625-13)
• Ch 633 — Vehicles, Inoperable or Unlicensed (§ 633-1 – § 633-7)
• Ch 640 — Vehicles, Leasing of (§ 640-1 – § 640-2)
• Ch 647 — Vehicles, Unlicensed (§ 647-1 – § 647-3)
• Ch 658 — Water Charges, Unpaid (§ 658-1 – § 658-5)
• Ch 660 — Water Connections (§ 660-1 – § 660-7)
• Ch 662 — Water Conservation (§ 662-1 – § 662-6)
• Ch 665 — Weddings and Civil Unions (§ 665-1 – § 665-7)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)