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Town Information - Mendham Township - Morris County
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*Town Name: |
Mendham Township |
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Unofficial, common or
colloquial names |
Brookside, Pleasant Valley, Ralston, Washingtons Corner
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All zip codes and their Post Office names within town
borders |
07945 Mendham
07926 Brookside
E. Main Street, Brookside 07926 – 973-543-7878
07960 Morristown
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Link to official municipal website |
http://www.mendhamtownship.org |
I. Single Family Resale Requirements for Residential Properties:
Certificate of Continued Occupancy
Include certificate and fees, fire alarm requirements, carbon monoxide
alarm requirements
When available, telephone numbers, department names, costs, "lead
times", days/hours of operations of each department and scheduling
method.
SINGLE FAMILY RESALE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES:
Before the sale of any home in Mendham Township can be completed, the law requires that specific health and safety requirements must be met and confirmed by certification. Here’s what’s needed:
1. Certificate of Smoke Detector Compliance. Contact Fire Safety Inspector Jeffrey Betz at 973-543-5557. Fee: $35
2. Certificate of Continued Use for an Individual Sewage Disposal System. Your septic system must be inspected by either a State of NJ licensed professional engineer or a Registered Environmental health Specialist not affiliated with the Township. Application forms are available from the Board of Health office. The Certificate is issued when the application form is returned to the Board of Health. Fee: $35
Certificate of Occupancy is required.
3. Certificate of Potability (for homes with a private well only). The water must be sampled by, and tested by a State certified laboratory for resale parameters required by the Township. The list of required tests is available form the Board of Health. The Certificate is issued when satisfactory test results are supplied to the Board of Health. Fee: $35.
Lists of septic system inspectors and laboratories certified to perform water quality tests may be obtained from the Board of Health office, but you are not restricted to these lists. Call 973-543-4555.
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C/O Requirements for Rentals
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C/O Requirements for 2-4 Family Homes:
N/A |
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Sign Regulations: Municipal regulations covering "For Sale" signs, open
house signs. List any private communities within the town borders (no
regulations, just the NAMES).
One sign per property. Open House signs for duration only. |
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Cell Phone Regulations
N/A
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Trash disposal, sewer and water information if NOT municipal. Sewer and
water, include names of service providers. For trash collection, do NOT
include provider.
Waste Management, Blue Diamond (sticker program), Ciopollini
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Fencing regulations and information regarding fence permits.
Permit required for 6-foot and above. May not be within 10 feet of roadway, 25 feet of intersection (max 2.5 feet high). |
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Parking Information: Municipal Lots, Public Transit Lots, where to
get permits, etc...
Park & Ride @ Ralston Firehouse, Rt 24. |
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"Horse" regulations
N/A |
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II. History: Characteristics: Limited to those things that will probably
not change.
Land Area: (square miles approximately)
Population: (approximately)
HISTORY:
The Minsi Indians of the Lenni Lenape nation were the first inhabitants of this wooded corner of Morris County. Deeded from the Minsi as part of the Properties of New Jersey lands in 1708.
The first settlers of Mendham Township came for its forests and iron ore, although their main objective was to practice their religion. In March 1749, the entire area comprising both Mendhams, was incorporated by the Morris County Court as Mendham Township. Not until 1906, were the 6 square miles known today as Mendham Borough separated, and incorporated.
There are a few different theories about how Mendham got its name. One is that the town was named for Mendham, England, another is that the Byrams, early settlers of the town named it after Mendon, Massachusetts, where they once had lived, and also a legend that Ebeneezer Byram, who established the Black Horse Tavern shouted I’ll “mend’em”.
By 1748 the area housed iron forges, sawmills, and gristmills along the North Branch of the Raritan River. This early settlement became known as Ralston, after the Ralston family.
On the eastern side of Mendham Township, brooks that formed the beginnings of the Whippany River attracted settlers to the valley called Water Street or Waterville, today known as Brookside. Industries in this area, included a tannery, shoe factory, glassworks, carpet mill, and iron works.
Following the Civil War, Mendham Township found it difficult to compete with larger urban factories. Farming had always been a major activity in the township, and while manufacturing declined, many people continued to farm.
Despite its present-day transformation from a rural farming community to a residential suburb, Mendham Township retains its early character through its carefully preserved homes, farm buildings and villages, with zoning practices and selective development playing a major role. Many farms and estates still dot the rolling hillsides and wooded terrain.
CHARACTERISTICS: Mendham Township is a beautiful residential community. It has a scenic, gently rolling landscape and is about 70% “developed”. Located just southwest of Morristown, it is approximately 35 miles west of New York City and 28 miles northwest of Newark.
LAND AREA: 17.8 square miles in south central Morris County
POPULATION: 4,600 (approximately).
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Links to schools - public and private:
EDUCATION:
Mendham Township Board of Education
W. Main St.
Brookside, NJ
973-543-2323
Kindergarten cut off October 1.
Public Schools
Mendham Township
Elementary School – Grades K - 4
W. Main St., Brookside, 973-543-7107 - Principal: Steven Dhein
Mendham Township Middle School - Grades 5 - 8
16 Washington Valley Rd., Brookside, 973-543-2505 - Principal: Stephen Geisel
West Morris Mendham High School - Grades 9 – 12
Main Street, Mendham, 973-543-2501 - Principal: Angela De Martino
Parochial Schools
Delbarton Grades 7-12
230 Mendham Rd., Morristown – 973-538-3026
St. Joseph, W. Main Street, Mendham Grades K-8 973-543-7474
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Link to library:
LIBRARY:
Located in the Municipal Building on Cherry Lane
Brookside, NJ
973-543-4018
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Other information:
SOCIAL & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:
Boy Scouts - West Morris District 973-361-1800
Cub Scouts (Pack 130) 1st through 5th grades
Meeting place: Brookside Community Church and Club
Boy Scouts – (Troop #1): 6th grade through age 18
Meeting place: Schiff Reservation
Leader: Dick Caldwell 973-543-6672/Burt Wolder 973-543-1498
Girl Scouts - Morris Area Girl Scout Council 973-927-7722
Daisies: Kindergarten
Brownies: 1st through 3rd grades
Junior Girl Scouts: 4th through 6th grades.
Cadets and Senior Scouts: 7th through 12th grades
Service Unit Manager for Mendham: Debbie Malloy 973-543-6420
Drug Free Alliance of Mendhams
League of Women Voters of West Morris Area
Michele Connahan 908-879-4861/Pricilla Beck 973-543-6062
Voters Service of the Mendhams Susan Lichtenberger 973-543-6209
Brookside Garden Club Aretta Muir 973-543-2441
Mendham Garden Club Dorothy Fleming 973-543-7585
Brookside Woman’s Club Marcia Connell 973-543-2621
Mendham Woman’s Club Joan Jethson 973-543-7594/Kathryn Miller 973-543-4587
Mendham Business Association Bob Diffen 973-543-7833/Trish English 973-543-2566
Mendham Junior Woman’s Club Susanne R. Kelly 973-543-1568
Mendham Rotary Club Sandy Laughlin 973-543-7248
New Jersey Audubon Society Scherman – Hoffman Sanctuaries 908-766-5787
Welcome Wagon Club of the Mendhams Linda McCausland 908-221-1781
Mendham Interchurch Sister Deborah Francis Scott CSJB 973-543-4641
SENIOR CITIZENS GROUPS:
Mendham Senior Citizens Barbara Wraith 973-543-4236/Rose Tosone 973-543-5988
Senior Services: Meetings 11:00 am on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month at the Garabrandt Center on Wilson street in Mendham.
RECREATION: Recreation Dept. 973-543-7301
Brookside Beach swimming
Buttermilk Falls Natural Area hiking, cross country skiing
Dismal Harmony Natural Area hiking, horseback riding
Ralston Park soccer, ball field
New Ralston Fields Soccer field, ball field, all-purpose field
Schiff Natural Land Trust hiking, cross country skiing
India Brook Natural Area hiking
Meadowood Park picnic
Buck Hill Park hiking
Mendham Township Pond, swimming, picnicing, volleyball, ice skating
Mt. Pleasant Rd. Activity Center tennis courts, playing field, baseball
Patriot’s Path Lewis Morris Park walking, swimming, picnic, hiking, biking
Township Municipal Building skateboarding, basketball
Tempe Wick Reserve natural area, hiking
Cold Hill Reserve natural area
HOUSES OF WORSHIP:
Brookside Community Church, 8 E. Main St., Brookside - 973-543-7229
Somerset Hills Friends Meeting (Quaker), Brookside Community Club,
E. Main St., Brookside - 908-876-4491
COMMUTING:
Bus: To New York from Morristown.
Rail: Available in Morristown, Far Hills & Bernardsville.
Road: Major highways include Route 24, I-287, I-78, I-280, I-80 & I-24 which connect to Newark and New York.
For rail and bus schedules and fare information call NJ Transit @ 1-800-772-2222 (within NJ) or 1-973-762-5100 out of area, or Lakeland Bus @973-366-0600.
Sources of information:
The Mendhams 2001 booklet, Local Yellow Pages, and past Town profiles,
& Mendham Township web page, Township information on continuing usage.
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