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1. Can a box truck be kept in a residential zone?

A box truck cannot be kept in a residential zone.

2. Can travel trailers be parked on private property?

The land use ordinance allows for travel trailers to be on the property, providing they are parked in the rear yard and adhere to side yard set-backs of not being parked or stored within 10 feet from a rear lot line or side lot line.

3. How many feet from a residential driveway is a car allowed to park?

There is no distance indicated; however, the car cannot block the driveway.

4. Is there an ordinance against growing bamboo?

Section 110-31 of the Code of Ordinances, Hamilton Township, New Jersey, provides that a property owner shall keep his or her land "free of brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, invasive plants, filth, garbage, trash and debris where such items are inimical to the preservation of public health, safety or general welfare of the township or which may constitute a fire hazard."

5. What time is a contractor permitted to start work under the noise ordinance?

The ordinance (311-7B) states that a contractor (such as lawn service, construction, etc.) is not permitted to start work before 8 am and must end by 8 pm, Monday through Saturday. On Sunday and holidays they are forbidden to work between the hours of 6 pm to 9 am.

Construction operations. Excavation, demolition, construction, repair or alteration cannot work in connection with any building, structure or other improvement except between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm, Monday through Saturday. In the case of urgent necessity or in the interest of public health or safety, the business administrator may grant a permit for excavation, demolition, construction, repair or alteration work for a period not to exceed three days during which the emergency continues, and the permit may be renewed for an additional period of three days where the emergency continues. If the director of public works or the director of engineering, planning and inspections, as the case may be, shall determine that the public health or safety will not be impaired by the excavation, demolition, construction, repair or alteration work of any building, structure or other improvement between the hours of 8 pm and 7 am, and, if he shall further determine that substantial loss or inconvenience would result to any party in interest, he may grant permission for such work to be done between the hours of 8 pm and 7 am, upon application being made at the time the permit for the work is awarded or during the progress of the work.

6. What time is a homeowner permitted to start work on his/her own home under the noise ordinance?

Construction, repair or alteration work by a homeowner on his own dwelling or property can be done between the hours of 7 am and 9 pm, Monday through Saturday, and between 9 am and 9 pm on Sunday.

7. Where can I view Township Ordinances that have been enacted and are presently in effect?

View Township Ordinances that have been enacted and are presently in effect.