General Information for Fence Installation in Hopatcong (Lake), NJ
Here are the things you should do prior to installing a fence and here are some specifics for the Borough of Hopatcong, Sussex County, NJ. You must know your property lines. This can be done by referring to your property survey. You may need to have a land surveying company put stakes in the ground to physically mark your property lines. Then once you have a layout, and have chosen the type of fence you like, contact the Borough to make sure it is compliant with the Borough’s fence codes and ordinances (view-able below). Contact the Borough's Zoning Office (info below), to verify if your plan is permissible and to acquire a Fence Zoning Permit (application below). We at Academy Fence are here to help you with every step of the process. We are ready to give you a fence cost estimate. Give us a call.
Hopatcong (Lake), NJ - Fence Installation Information
Resources and Instructions for Fence Install Projects
When starting a fence project it is vital to know that the proposed fence will be on your property. This is important to you, the town officials and your neighbors.
1. If you already have an up-to-date property survey, it may have enough detail to locate your property corners, where you may find or can place stakes. This will help you discern your property lines.
2. If you do not have current valid property survey, you will have to hire a Land Surveying Company to create one and that will usually require your property deed.
Contractor Insurance
For your protection, it is recommended to make sure your fence contractor has Workman's Compensation as well as Liability Insurance. Many towns require this.
NJ Contractor License #
Academy Fence Company Official NJ Home Improvement Contractor License
#13VH03213200
*most towns will require an NJ Fence Contractor to have this license*
Call Before You Dig
Call at 811 or 800-272-1000
At least three business days, prior to outdoor construction or digging, contractors and property owners – whoever is excavating – must call New Jersey One Call at 811 or 800-272-1000 and take the following steps:
Wait for the site to be marked with paint, flags or stakes. Yellow indicates the presence of underground natural gas lines.
Respect the marks and dig with care.
Hand dig within two feet of buried piping and facilities.
Be mindful that inclement weather may wash away the painted markings.
Town Info: ...it was the perfect setting for a Native American community. Its forested shores supported ample game while the water furnished abundant fish. Life for the Lenape people, as with most other Native Americans, would change with the arrival of European explorers and colonists. As a result of diseases brought by the Europeans to which the Lenape had no tolerance, and the increasing westward movement of the colonists, most of the local Lenape population had died or left the area by the time of the American Revolution....