Every town writes its own rules, and Scotch Plains's live in its municipal code — 36 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 AO — Adopting Ordinance
- Ch C — Charter (§ 1 – § 16)
- Ch 1 — General (§ 1-1 – § 1-4)
- Ch 2 — Administration (§ 2-1 – § 2-42.9)
- Ch 3 — Police Regulations (§ 3-1 – § 3-22)
- Ch 4 — General Licensing (§ 4-1 – § 4-10.8)
- Ch 5 — Animals (§ 5-1 – § 5-10)
- Ch 6 — Alcoholic Beverage Control (§ 6-1 – § 6-7.4)
- Ch 7 — Traffic (§ 7-1 – § 7-24.4)
- Ch 7A — Traffic Schedules (§ 7A-1 – § 7A-26)
- Ch 8 — Building and Housing (§ 8-1 – § 8-3.13)
- Ch 9 — Taxicabs and Limousine Services (§ 9-1 – § 9-15.7)
- Ch 10 — Parks and Golf Courses (§ 10-1 – § 10-3.1)
- Ch 11 — Taxation (§ 11-1 – § 11-4)
- Ch 12 — Sewer and Water (§ 12-0 – § 12-9)
- Ch 13 — Newsrack Regulations (§ 13-1 – § 13-2)
- Ch 14 — Trailers and Mobile Homes (§ 14-1 – § 14-1.14)
- Ch 15 — Streets, Sanitation and Shade Trees (§ 15-1 – § 15-4)
- Ch 16 — Flood Damage Prevention and Stormwater Management (§ 16-101 – § 16-21.5)
- Ch 17 — Fire Prevention (§ 17-1 – § 17-12.8)
- Ch 18 — Property Maintenance Code (§ 18-1 – § 18-29.4.1)
- Ch 19 — Land Use Procedures (§ 19-1 – § 19-7.17)
- Ch 20 — Environmental Commission (§ 20-1 – § 20-8)
- Ch 21 — Site Plan Review (§ 21-1 – § 21-9)
- Ch 22 — Land Subdivision Ordinance (§ 22-1 – § 22-8.11)
- Ch 23 — Zoning (§ 23-1 – § 23-10.5)
- Ch 24 — Health (§ 24-1 – § 24-12.7)
- Ch 25 — Cable Television Franchise (§ 25-1 – § 25-23)
- Ch 26 — Historic Site and Historic Preservation (§ 26-1 – § 26-8.3)
- Ch 27 — Solid Waste and Recycling Code (§ 27-1 – § 27-4.11)
- Ch 28 — Towing and Storage Services (§ 28-1 – § 28-7)
- Ch 29 — Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority (§ 29-1 – § 29-2.2)
- Ch 30 — Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority (§ 30-1 – § 30-4)
- Ch 31 — Special (Business) Improvement District (§ 31-1 – § 31-12)
- Ch 32 — Noise Control (§ 32-1 – § 32-11)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)