Bergen County, NJ Ordinances (2026)

Amplified music and sound is prohibited in Bergen County parks except for official county use or with a written permit issued by the Department of Parks. Outside the parks, amplified…

Bergen County does not set countywide residential quiet hours; those rules are set by each municipality under New Jersey's Noise Control Act. The county directly regulates noise only…

Overnight street parking rules are set by each Bergen County municipality, not by the county. Many boroughs ban overnight on-street parking from roughly 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. unless a…

Bergen County itself does not impose a general RV or boat parking rule on streets. Each of the 70 municipalities sets its own ordinance, and county parks prohibit overnight RV or…

Trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles cannot enter Bergen County park property without written permission from the county under Article III of the Parks System Rules and…

Bergen County's designated electric-vehicle charging spaces in county parks are for active charging only. Article III(z)(3)(I) requires an EV or plug-in hybrid parked in one of these…

Inside the Bergen County Park System, blocking a parking area, drive, path, or other park facility is a prohibited act on its own, separate from any parking violation. Article…

Bergen County parks close at night: Article VI of the Parks System Rules sets a sunrise-to-sunset schedule, opening 30 minutes after sunrise and closing 30 minutes before sunset unless…

Fairs and festivals held in Bergen County parks need a Special Event Permit under Article V of the Parks System Rules. Applications are due at least 90 days ahead, and any vendor…

Any gathering with the pull to draw onlookers, from a concert to a walkathon, needs a Special Event Permit from the Bergen County Department of Parks under Article V, with fees…

No one may hold a parade, procession, public meeting, gathering, or entertainment inside a Bergen County park without prior written permission from the County first. Article III(ff)…

Open fires anywhere in the Bergen County Parks System are confined to spots the county has set up for that purpose, and campers need a separate Fire Permit from the Fire Warden before…

Starting or maintaining any fire in a Bergen County park is banned except in places the county has set up for that purpose, under Article III's Fire rule. Cooking is separately…

Smoking, vaping, and cannabis, tobacco, or hookah use of any kind is banned everywhere in the Bergen County Park System under Article III's Prohibited Acts, including electronic…

Drinking, possessing, or bringing in alcohol is banned throughout the Bergen County Park System under Article IV, except at golf course clubhouses or under an Event or Special Permit…

Bergen County treats a skateboard as a 'Motorized Vehicle or Device' under its park ordinance, and that classification bars skateboards from every path, multi-use path, shared-use…

Smoking, vaping, and using tobacco, cannabis, or hookah products, including electronic delivery devices, is banned everywhere in the Bergen County Park System. Article III(gg)…

Asking park visitors for donations, alms, or contributions is flatly prohibited anywhere in the Bergen County Park System under Article III's Solicitation rule. The ban covers begging…

Urinating or defecating outside a restroom is banned everywhere in the Bergen County Park System under Article III's rule on Urination or Defecation. The prohibition covers open-air…

Bergen County's Parks System Rules and Regulations require every dog on county park property to stay on a leash no more than six feet long, except inside areas the county has…

Feeding, harming, or interfering with wildlife anywhere in the Bergen County Parks System is prohibited outright under Article III of the county's Parks System Rules and Regulations…

Flying a drone, model airplane, or other radio-controlled aircraft anywhere in the Bergen County Park System requires a permit from the Bergen County Parks Department first. Any drone…

Flying a drone, model airplane, or other radio-controlled aircraft anywhere in the Bergen County Parks System requires a permit from the Bergen County Parks Department first. Drones…

Dumping waste or any foreign substance on parkland or into a lake, river, pond, creek, stream, storm drain, or other waterway in the Bergen County Park System carries the steepest fine…

Bicycles, scooters, hoverboards, and similar wheeled devices are restricted to paths, roadways, or areas the county has designated for that use inside the Bergen County Parks System…

Selling anything inside a Bergen County park, including from a mobile food truck or cart, requires a permit from the Department of Parks under Article III's Vending rule. Without that…

Selling goods, giving away merchandise, or handing out circulars anywhere in a Bergen County park requires prior written permission from the county under Article III's Solicitation…

Cooking anywhere in a Bergen County park is limited to portable grills set up in designated picnic areas, or to campsite ground fires except at Van Saun County Park, where a permanent…