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🚗 Parking Rules
Loading Zones
Some RestrictionsEdison Township designates specific curb locations as Loading Zones under Township Code § 7-37, reserved for loading or unloading goods and materials during posted times. Every zone…
RV & Boat Parking
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bars RVs, boat trailers, house trailers and other large vehicles from parking on residential streets between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Code Section 10-22.1. The…
Abandoned Vehicles
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township treats any vehicle left on a highway, public property, or private property without consent for more than 48 hours, or without current plates, as abandoned and subject…
Driveway Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison Township limits paved driveway and parking area to 20% of the required front yard in the R-AA Residential District, per Code § 37-10.5. Townshipwide design standards in § 37-60…
Preferential Parking Districts
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a color-coded residential parking permit to park within six numbered zones, restricting curb space on those streets to zone residents and their visitors.
EV Charging
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires electric vehicle charging or 'make-ready' wiring in new and substantially modified developments under Code § 14-7, adopted in 2020 and last amended May 22…
Snow Removal Parking Rules
Significant RestrictionsWhenever snow accumulation covers an Edison street, an automatic parking ban takes effect township-wide, no separate emergency declaration is needed, and it stays in place until the…
Towing & Impound Rights
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township sets its own binding price list for vehicles towed at the direction of a township employee. A standard tow of a vehicle under 10,000 pounds is capped at $90 on weekdays…
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township bars trucks over four tons GVW, buses, RVs, campers, boats, and trailers from parking on any residential street between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., township-wide.
Street Parking Limits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bars large vehicles, including motor homes and boat, camping and utility trailers, from residential streets between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Township-wide, no one may…
🔊 Noise Ordinances
Leaf Blower Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison Township limits domestic power tools and lawn equipment, which covers leaf blowers, to 8 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends, capped at 85 dBA at a residential line.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bans loudspeakers and PA systems from creating a noise disturbance across a residential property line between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and separately caps stationary…
Vehicle Noise
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bars heavy trucks over 10,000 pounds from idling more than five minutes an hour near residential areas at night, or anytime it creates a noise disturbance across a…
Construction Hours
Some RestrictionsEdison bars repairs, construction, or maintenance work that annoys people outside of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends, under the Township's noise control…
Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsEdison Township caps noise by a decibel table, Table 1, that sets tighter limits on all sound sources overnight, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., than during the 7 a.m.-to-10 p.m. daytime…
Barking Dogs
Some RestrictionsA barking dog that disturbs a neighbor across a residential property line violates Edison Township Code § 12-27.7b3, the Township's 2022 noise ordinance, which defines a barking-dog…
Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township caps sound at the receiving property line: 55 dBA by day and 50 dBA at night for residential areas, up to 65 dBA for commercial and 75 dBA for industrial zones.
🧱 Fence Regulations
Retaining Walls
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a New Jersey-licensed professional engineer to design and certify any retaining wall of four feet or greater built to stabilize a steep slope, under Code…
Material Restrictions
Some RestrictionsEdison requires an 8-foot board-on-board fence along the full shared property line wherever a nonresidential site plan abuts a residential zone or use.
Height Limits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township caps residential fences at four feet in the front yard if they block visibility and six feet everywhere else in a residential zone, per Code § 37-4.3(f)(1). Corner lots…
Fence Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsA fence in Edison Township, New Jersey needs a zoning permit before any building permit issues, per Township Code § 37-67.3 and § 37-67.4. A residential fence permit costs $100; a…
Neighbor Fence Rules
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey common law and statute apply uniformly statewide to spite fences, boundary fences, and shared maintenance disputes between adjoining landowners.
🏊 Swimming Pools & Spas
Pool Permits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township regulates any above-ground pool over 120 square feet, 12 feet in diameter, or 18 inches deep as a portable residential swimming pool requiring a license.
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Some RestrictionsEdison Township licenses hot tubs and spas as residential swimming pools once they hold more than 18 inches of water, requiring Health Officer approval and a locking fence.
🐔 Animal Ordinances
Wildlife Feeding
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bars anyone from feeding unconfined wildlife in any public park or on any other Township-owned or -operated property. The rule excludes confined animals at zoos or…
Veterinary Clinic Zoning
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township treats dog kennels and veterinarian's clinics as a conditional use in the G-B and G-BH General Business Districts, requiring a 20,000-square-foot lot, a 25-foot dog-run…
Dog Leash Laws
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bans dogs running at large at any time and requires any dog off its owner's property to be on a leash no longer than six feet, held by someone capable of controlling…
Cat Rules
Some RestrictionsEvery cat seven months or older kept in Edison Township must be vaccinated against rabies and licensed annually between January 1 and January 31, per § 9-8.5, and the license is not…
Pet Limits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township caps the number of cats at five per single-dwelling unit under § 9-11.1; the Animals chapter sets no equivalent numeric cap on dogs, so the five-cat limit is the Code's…
Exotic Pets
Heavy RestrictionsEdison Township bars keeping any wild, ferocious, or dangerous mammal or reptile species outside licensed zoos, labs, or exhibitions.
Breed Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township has no breed-specific dog ban. Instead, the Division of Health or a licensed veterinarian can declare any dog vicious after examining its history, forcing the owner to…
Chickens & Livestock
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township lets residents keep cattle, horses, sheep and goats only with Zoning and Health Officer-approved licenses, and bans pasturing them within 150 feet of any dwelling.
Pet Store Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison requires a Division of Health license to operate any pet shop or kennel; the code doesn't mandate adoption-only sourcing or ban retail dog and cat sales outright.
Beekeeping
Few RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey requires beekeepers who overwinter colonies to register annually with the Department of Agriculture, and statewide beekeeping rules limit how far towns may restrict…
🔥 Fire Regulations
Smoke Detectors
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a smoke detector on every floor of a dwelling unit, including the basement, plus one within 10 feet of each sleeping area, with owners liable for installation…
Fireworks
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township requires a Township Council-approved permit before anyone may display or discharge fireworks. Applicants file at least 21 days ahead, pay a $331 fee, post a $2,500…
Outdoor Burning
Heavy RestrictionsEdison Township prohibits open burning of refuse or plant life, and bans salvage operations conducted by open burning, under Code § 22-1.4. The only exception is trade waste burned…
Wildfire Zones
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyThe New Jersey Forest Fire Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildland fire prevention, declares burn bans, and enforces forest fire districts that supersede conflicting municipal…
💼 Home Business
Signage Rules
Light RestrictionsEdison Township lets home-based professionals post a nameplate or home-occupation sign without a permit, so long as it stays under two square feet and isn't lit outside business hours.
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township allows a home occupation as an accessory residential use only if it stays entirely inside the dwelling and occupies no more than 25% of the building's total floor area.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township's zoning code excludes any home-based occupation that draws clients to the property for service or advice from qualifying as a lawful home-based occupation, naming…
Cottage Food Operations
Significant RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey allows for-profit home food production only through a Cottage Food Operator Permit issued by the Department of Health's Public Health and Food Protection Program under…
Home Daycare
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyThe New Jersey Family Day Care Provider Registration Act creates a uniform statewide registration system for home daycares serving up to five children, with the state preempting most…
Home Kitchen Operations
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no way to license a home kitchen as a restaurant. N.J.A.C. 8:24-2.1(c)1 makes the person in charge responsible for ensuring…
🌿 Landscaping Rules
Weed Ordinances
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires property owners and tenants to remove weeds, brush, dead trees, stumps and debris within ten days of written notice from the Division of Health under Code §…
Composting
Light RestrictionsEdison Township exempts a compost pile free of discarded foodstuffs from the property maintenance code's refuse definition, but a compost that becomes a health hazard or nuisance can…
Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
Some RestrictionsTrees removed in Edison must be replaced under a size-based formula scaled to the percentage or diameter of trees removed, per Township Code § 25-9.1.
Rainwater Harvesting
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey's statewide stormwater rule, N.J.A.C. 7:8, requires major developments to manage runoff with green infrastructure and expressly counts storing stormwater runoff for reuse…
Water Restrictions
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyThe NJ Department of Environmental Protection may impose statewide or regional water use restrictions during drought warnings or emergencies under the Water Supply Management Act.
🏗️ Accessory Structures
Shed & Carport Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a zoning permit for any shed before construction, with a flat $100 fee charged for the residential zoning permit application.
Garage Conversions
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyConverting a garage to habitable space requires a NJ Uniform Construction Code permit statewide, with mandatory inspections for framing, insulation, electrical, and plumbing changes.
🚷 Public Conduct
Public Urination
Heavy RestrictionsUrinating, defecating, or committing 'any kindred nuisance' in an Edison Township street, highway, or public place is banned under § 10-9.9, which extends 'public place' to cover store…
Skateboarding Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bans skateboards, rollerblades and rollerskis from township sidewalks except where a sidewalk is officially designated as a path, under Code Section 10-21.11. A second…
Aggressive Panhandling
Light RestrictionsEdison Township lets residents register their address on a "No Knock List," after which peddlers, panhandlers and solicitors may not approach that home or contact its occupants.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Some RestrictionsSmoking, including e-cigarettes and cannabis, is banned in Edison Township parks and recreation facilities that carry posted no-smoking signs, plus their adjacent parking areas and…
Public Alcohol Use
Significant RestrictionsDrinking intoxicating liquor in Edison Township's open streets, highways, or other quasi-public open places is a Municipal Court offense under § 10-5.1, grouped with open drunkenness…
Loitering Rules
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township Code § 10-5.2 bars loitering in streets, highways or other public or quasi-public places, along with loud or indecent language audible beyond private property…
🔍 Rental Inspections
Inspection Programs
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township inspects registered rental units when issues are reported, continuing until the unit passes without critical or major findings, under Code § 17-2.10, adopted April 25…
Tenant Complaint Process
Some RestrictionsEdison Township lets a public authority or at least five residents petition the public officer to investigate a building as unfit for habitation, triggering a mandatory hearing.
🎬 Filming & Production
Production Noise
Some RestrictionsPermit holders must run filming so as to minimize inconvenience to neighboring property owners, and must abate noise and keep production vehicles off public streets whenever…
Student Filming
Light RestrictionsNonprofit and school-sponsored crews filming for educational purposes pay a reduced $25 permit fee instead of the standard rate, with no daily rate on public land.
Location Permits
Some RestrictionsFilming that uses Township public property for equipment, vehicles or crew requires a location permit from the Township Clerk, applied for at least four business days before the shoot…
📢 Noise from Specific Sources
Car Alarm Limits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township exempts exterior burglar alarms on buildings and motor vehicles from the citywide sound-level table only if the alarm automatically shuts off within 15 minutes of…
Delivery Truck Noise
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bars noisy loading, unloading, and delivery-truck handling between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays (8 p.m.-9 a.m. weekends/holidays) whenever it disturbs a residential…
🔧 Building Safety
Building Inspections
Some RestrictionsEdison Township's Construction Code Enforcement Agency conditions every construction permit on cooperation with inspections: owners must assist inspectors on request, give 24 hours'…
Building Permits
Some RestrictionsInterior alterations, renovations, and repairs in Edison Township need a construction permit priced by cost of work, $25 per $1,000 for homes, $35 per $1,000 for everything else, under…
Plumbing Permits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bars installing or altering any plumbing equipment governed by the state Uniform Construction Code without first getting a permit from the Construction Official.
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a carbon monoxide and smoke detector compliance certificate from the Fire Code Official before any single-family home resale or occupancy change closes.
Electrical Permits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township charges tiered fees for electrical subcode permits, from $75 for 1-10 devices in a Use Group R-5 home up to $100 for other use groups, plus separate service-amperage…
🔑 Rental Property Rules
Just Cause Eviction
Some RestrictionsEdison's rent control ordinance defines "just cause", nonpayment, lease violations, disorderly conduct, or a bona fide owner move-in, as the grounds needed before a landlord's vacancy…
Rental Registration
Some RestrictionsEvery landlord in Edison Township must file an annual rental unit registration statement with the Township Clerk and Rent Control Board by January 15 each year.
Repairs & Habitability
Some RestrictionsBefore any Edison rental dwelling unit can be re-rented, the owner must pass a Division of Health reoccupancy inspection confirming Housing Code compliance and obtain a certificate of…
Rent Increase Notice
Some RestrictionsBefore raising rent on a controlled unit, an Edison Township landlord must mail the tenant written notice at least sixty days before the increase takes effect under Code § 17-4.5. The…
Rent Control
Some RestrictionsEdison Township runs local rent control on covered rental units: annual increases are capped at 5% of the base rent at lease renewal, though a landlord can reset the rent to market…
Eviction Notice & Process
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyUnder New Jersey's Anti-Eviction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, a landlord may evict a covered tenant only on a statutory good-cause ground. Non-payment under subsection a. needs no advance…
Late Fees & Grace Periods
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey sets no general statutory cap on residential late fees, leaving the amount to the lease subject to reasonableness. For senior citizens on government pensions and recipients…
Lease Termination & Notice to Vacate
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyTo end a month-to-month residential tenancy in New Jersey, either party gives at least one month's written notice expiring at a rental period. Because the Anti-Eviction Act bars…
Security Deposit Rules
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey caps a residential security deposit at 1.5 times one month's rent, and any later additional deposit may rise by no more than 10% per year. After a tenancy ends, the landlord…
Squatter's Rights & Adverse Possession
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyA squatter cannot gain title quickly in New Jersey. Under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-30, thirty years of actual, continuous possession of real estate vests title in the possessor, and sixty years…
🌍 Environmental Rules
Flood Zones
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a floodplain development permit for construction, additions, substantial improvement or repair, utility work, manufactured home placement and tank installation…
Flood Elevation Requirements
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires new construction in flood hazard areas to add at least one foot of freeboard above the base flood elevation.
Vehicle Idling Restrictions
Some RestrictionsEdison bars tractor trailers not doing business at the Edison Shopping Center on Woodbridge Avenue from parking or idling there, any time of day.
Stormwater Management
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires any 'major development', one acre or more of land disturbance, or a quarter acre of new impervious surface, to install stormwater management measures and a…
Erosion Control
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a land disturbance permit before clearing over 5,000 square feet of vegetative cover or grading, bulldozing or filling soil anywhere in the Township, under…
Coastal Development
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyThe Coastal Area Facility Review Act gives the New Jersey DEP exclusive permit jurisdiction over development in the coastal zone, applying uniform statewide standards regardless of…
🏪 Business Licensing & Operations
Adult Entertainment
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township bars large gatherings for sexually oriented products or obscene materials within 1,000 feet of another sex business, schools, churches, hospitals, parks, or residential…
Tattoo & Body Modification
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township requires a Health Department permit before operating a tattoo, body art or body piercing business, and bars anyone but a licensed physician from performing the services…
Towing Companies
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township requires any towing agency doing business for the Township, on public or private property, to hold a Township-issued tow truck license, with fees set by vehicle weight…
Pawnbrokers
Significant RestrictionsAnyone operating as a pawnbroker, auctioneer or junk dealer in Edison Township needs a Township Clerk license under Code Section 11-5.1, and anyone buying precious metals, gems…
Secondhand Dealers
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township requires a Township Clerk license to buy or sell used electronic equipment from the public, backed by a purchase log, ID checks, a surety bond and a 20-day resale hold.
Massage Establishments
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township requires a Health Department permit costing up to $5,000 a year to operate a massage, bodywork or somatic therapy establishment, plus state therapist certification and…
Tobacco Retail License
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey regulates vape retailers under NJSA 54:40B and NJSA 26:3D, requiring licensing, prohibiting flavored vape sales, and applying age-21 minimum purchase rules statewide.
🌱 Cannabis Regulations
Buffer Zones
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township bars cannabis establishments within 1,000 feet of any residential property, childcare facility, school, college, park or house of worship, and within 500 feet of a…
Dispensary Zoning
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township did not opt out of cannabis businesses, but zones licensed Cannabis Establishments into one small area southeast of Woodbridge Avenue between Amboy Avenue and Mill…
Home Cultivation
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey state law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis statewide, even for adults 21 and over and registered medical patients, and municipalities cannot legalize personal grows.
🗑️ Trash & Recycling
Yard Waste Collection
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bars property owners, occupants, and their landscapers from sweeping, raking, or blowing loose leaves and grass clippings into the street. Yard waste must be…
Bulk Item Disposal
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires any waste too bulky for a standard can, such as furniture, carpet or scrap lumber, to be tied into secure bundles sized for one person to handle under Code §…
Dumpster Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires every dumpster or refuse container kept outdoors to stay covered at all times and to never leak, spill, or discharge liquids, semi-liquids, or solids into the…
Illegal Dumping
Heavy RestrictionsDumping papers, bottles, cans, garbage or any other refuse on Edison Township streets, sidewalks, public grounds, parks or municipal facilities is banned under § 10-9.3, which also…
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Some RestrictionsEdison Township sets a tight curbside window for recycling: containers and bundled newspapers can't go out before 5 p.m. the night before pickup, and empty bins must be off the curb by…
Bin Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires refuse receptacles to be 'conveniently located' on the premises and kept from becoming a nuisance or health menace under Code § 21-1.5. The rule works with can…
Recycling Requirements
Some RestrictionsEdison Township mandates source-separated curbside recycling with specific container, weight and timing rules for every residence and business.
🌳 Tree Protection
Protected Tree Species
Some RestrictionsEdison Township singles out 'specimen trees', any tree with a trunk diameter of sixteen inches or more, for extra protection: development plans must map and try to preserve them.
Parkway Planting
Some RestrictionsNew development in Edison must plant one shade tree for every 50 feet of right-of-way frontage, plus perimeter trees around larger parking lots, under Township Code § 25-10.1.
🚶 Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules
Encroachment Permits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a written Public Works permit before anyone places building materials or obstructs a street or public place: occupied space is capped at one-third of a…
Sidewalk Repair
Some RestrictionsEdison Township places the legal duty to build, repair, or replace a sidewalk, curb, gutter, or drywell squarely on the abutting property owner, with the Township able to do the work…
Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison Township makes it unlawful to unnecessarily obstruct any street, sidewalk, road, alley or public place with a vehicle, boxes, lumber, wood or similar material, and separately…
🛴 Mobility & Curb Rules
Bike Lane Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison cyclists must ride within four feet of the curb on slow-moving roadways, except when a bike lane, obstruction, or left turn justifies moving over.
Shared E-Scooter Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison bars low-speed electric scooters from roadways over 25 mph, requires helmets for all riders, and treats a scooter left three days as abandoned.
Red-Light Cameras
Some RestrictionsEdison's code still authorizes red-light camera enforcement at approved intersections, but the state pilot law behind it expired statewide in December 2014.
Golf Carts & Low-Speed Vehicles
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey has a full low-speed vehicle regime and no golf cart regime at all. An LSV must be titled, registered, insured and plated with the Motor Vehicle Commission, and it may be…
🎪 Special Events & Permits
Street Fair Rules
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township requires event organizers to obtain a Public Event Permit from the Director of Public Safety before running any fee-charging fair, festival or concert expected to draw…
Block Party Permits
Significant RestrictionsEdison has no stand-alone block party permit; the Police Chief may close any street to traffic by regulation whenever closure is necessary for public safety, health, or welfare.
Sidewalk Dining & Cafés
Some RestrictionsEdison Township permits restaurants to set out outdoor tables and chairs only within the Amboy Avenue Revitalization Zone, provided a 4-foot pedestrian pathway stays clear, fire codes…
Parade Permits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a Special Event Permit from the Bureau of Fire Prevention for demonstrations, fairs, conventions and other short-term events expected to draw an unusual mass…
Park Event Permits
Some RestrictionsAny group wanting to use an Edison Township park for a picnic, party, or performance must get a permit from the Director of Parks and Recreation before the event. Applications are due…
🩺 Public Health Rules
Food Handler Certification
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires every food handler and food-service supervisor to complete a Division of Health-approved food handling course within one year of starting the job.
Rodent Control
Some RestrictionsEdison Township declares it a nuisance to let rodent food or harborage accumulate on any property, and the Division of Health can order the condition abated on written notice.
🪧 Sign Regulations
Political Signs
Some RestrictionsEdison Township exempts temporary political preference or event signs from zoning permits, but caps them at 32 square feet, allows posting only 60 days before the election or event…
Holiday Displays
Some RestrictionsEdison Township's sign code classifies all banners and inflatables, including holiday displays, as temporary signs, meaning any inflatable decoration on a property requires a sign…
Window Signs
Some RestrictionsEdison Township caps temporary window signs in commercial windows at 25% of the window's area and requires them to come down within 30 days of posting, dated visibly on the sign itself.
Garage Sale Signs
Some RestrictionsEdison Township exempts on-premises garage sale signs from zoning permits, but caps them at 2 square feet, requires the sale date on the sign, and mandates removal within 24 hours…
Digital Billboards
Heavy RestrictionsEdison Township bars off-premise billboards from carrying electronic, digital, or automatically changing images: they're limited to manual changeable copy that can be swapped no more…
💡 Outdoor Lighting
Dark Sky Rules
Some RestrictionsEdison Township's outdoor lighting ordinance states its purpose is to stop misdirected or excessive light, glare, light trespass and unnecessary skyglow, while protecting nighttime…
Light Trespass & Shielding
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires shielded light fixtures for all outdoor security lighting and for lighting that illuminates walkways, roadways and parking lots, cutting unshielded glare from…
Billboard Lighting
Some RestrictionsOff-premise signs and billboards in Edison Township, New Jersey, cannot exceed 0.2 foot-candle over ambient light, capping luminance at 5,000 nits by day and 250 nits at night under…
🍔 Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors
Food Truck Permits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township's Fire Prevention Bureau issues a $350 semiannual permit letting mobile food trucks skip per-event Type I permits at multiple venues, provided fire-suppression…
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires peddlers, transient merchants and door-to-door vendors to obtain an identification-badge license from the Division of Licenses and Permits before selling goods…
☀️ Solar Energy
Panel Permits
Some RestrictionsInstalling solar panels in Edison Township, New Jersey requires a zoning permit before any building permit issues, per Township Code § 37-67.3. The Zoning Permit Application Fee…
HOA Restrictions
Few RestrictionsNew JerseyN.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.2 forbids a New Jersey community association from adopting or enforcing any restriction, covenant, bylaw, rule or regulation that prohibits solar collectors on two…
🗺️ Zoning Overlays & Bonuses
📐 Building Setbacks & Zoning
🏚️ Property Maintenance
Snow & Sidewalk Clearing
Some RestrictionsEdison property owners and tenants must clear snow and ice from abutting sidewalks within 12 daylight hours after it falls, or sand or ash the surface if removal is impractical, or…
Property Blight
Significant RestrictionsAfter finding a building unfit for habitation, Edison's public officer can order the owner to repair, alter, vacate, or demolish it within a set deadline.
🚁 Drone Rules
Commercial Drones
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyCommercial drone operations in New Jersey are governed by federal FAA Part 107 plus the uniform state criminal restrictions in N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27, leaving little room for conflicting…
Recreational Drones
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey state law (N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27) sets uniform criminal restrictions on drone operations statewide, including bans on flying impaired, near critical infrastructure, or near…
💼 Employment Preemption
Minimum Wage Preemption
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey sets a uniform statewide minimum wage under NJSA 34:11-56a, scheduled to reach $15 per hour, with limited authority for municipalities to enact higher local wage floors.
Paid Leave Preemption
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyThe New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law at NJSA 34:11D provides up to 40 hours of paid sick time and preempts local sick leave ordinances, creating a single statewide standard.
🔫 Firearms
Concealed Carry
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey issues concealed carry permits under NJSA 2C:58-4 with strict justifiable need replaced by shall-issue standards post-Bruen, while sensitive-place restrictions limit where…
Open Carry
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey effectively prohibits open carry of handguns without a Permit to Carry under NJSA 2C:39-5, and long-gun open carry is restricted in most public contexts.
Firearms in Vehicles
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey strictly regulates firearm transport in vehicles under NJSA 2C:39-5 and 2C:39-6, requiring unloaded firearms in locked containers absent a valid Permit to Carry, with…
❄️ Frost Depth & Snow Load
🎰 Gambling & Gaming
Casino Zoning Districts
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey's Casino Control Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12-1 et seq., confines legal casino gambling to a single city. State law defines an "approved hotel" eligible for a casino license as a…
Charitable Bingo and Raffles
Significant RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey lets churches, veterans posts, fire companies, and other nonprofits run bingo or raffles only after two steps: registration with the state's Legalized Games of Chance…
Social Gambling Rules
Few RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey's Code of Criminal Justice defines a 'player' as a person who gambles only as a contestant or bettor and collects nothing beyond personal winnings, without otherwise…
Sports Betting Law
Significant RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey legalized sports betting in June 2018 under the Sports Wagering Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12A-10 et seq. Only Atlantic City casinos and Meadowlands/Monmouth Park-class racetracks…
🏘️ HOA Rules
Assessment & Dues
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey gives both condominium and planned-community associations a foreclosable assessment lien with a limited 6-month priority over a prior first mortgage. The Condominium Act…
Board Procedures
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyN.J.S.A. 45:22A-46(a) requires association bylaws to open every executive board meeting to members and voting-eligible tenants, except conference or working sessions where no binding…
CC&R Enforcement
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey associations enforce recorded covenants and architectural standards through their declaration, but PREDFDA's Radburn regulations require associations to make alternative…
EV Charger Rights
Few RestrictionsNew JerseyN.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.4 bars a New Jersey community association from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station in a…
Flag Display Rights
Few RestrictionsNew JerseyN.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.1 makes any association rule or bylaw that limits or prohibits display of the flag of the United States, yellow ribbons, or signs supporting United States troops…
HOA Fines & Enforcement
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyN.J.S.A. 46:8B-15(f) lets a New Jersey condominium association impose reasonable fines only if the master deed or bylaws authorize it, and then caps each fine at the maximum monetary…
Lien & Foreclosure Limits
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyA New Jersey condominium or homeowners association can record a lien on a unit for unpaid assessments and foreclose it by suit in the same manner as a mortgage foreclosure. The lien…
⚖️ Know Your Rights
DUI Checkpoint Legality
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey runs sobriety checkpoints, and the Legislature has never passed a statute authorizing or regulating them. The phrase "sobriety checkpoint" returns no documents at all in the…
Recording Police
Few RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey is a one-party consent state, so recording an encounter you are part of is lawful under N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-4(d), and there is no New Jersey statute that bans filming police…
Stop & Identify Laws
Light RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey has no stop-and-identify statute. A full-text search of the New Jersey General and Permanent Statutes returns no provision requiring a pedestrian who is stopped on suspicion…
Vehicle Search & Consent
Few RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey put its vehicle-search rule inside the legalization act itself. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10c, enacted as section 61 of CREAMMA, provides that the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis…
🛍️ Single-Use Items
Plastic Bag Rules
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyUnder NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey banned single-use plastic carryout bags and single-use paper bags at large grocery stores effective May 2022, the strongest such law nationally.
Polystyrene Foam Rules
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey prohibits polystyrene foam food service products under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, banning foam clamshells, cups, trays, and similar items statewide effective May 2022.
Plastic Straw Rules
Few RestrictionsNew JerseyUnder NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey food service businesses may provide single-use plastic straws only upon customer request, effective November 2021 statewide.
🚬 Tobacco & Vaping
Tobacco Age Restrictions
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyUnder N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.4, New Jersey prohibits the sale, gift, or distribution of tobacco and electronic smoking products to anyone under 21, with escalating civil penalties for…
Flavored Tobacco Bans
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey bars retail sale of flavored electronic smoking devices and liquid nicotine, every characterizing flavor except tobacco, under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.12, effective April 20…
🚗 Vehicle Equipment Laws
Underglow & Auxiliary Lighting
Significant RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey controls add-on lighting with an aiming rule, a counting rule and a flat ban on flashing. Under R.S. 39:3-54, any lighted lamp other than a headlamp, spot lamp or auxiliary…
Dash Cam & Windshield Mounting
Significant RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey gives dash cams no windshield allowance. R.S. 39:3-74 forbids driving with any sign, poster, sticker or other non-transparent material on the front windshield, wings…
Lane Splitting & Filtering
Significant RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey has never authorized lane splitting or lane filtering, and the words appear nowhere in the Revised Statutes. A motorcycle riding the stripe between two lines of traffic is…
Plate Covers & Obstruction
Some RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey does not ban license plate frames outright. R.S. 39:3-33 makes it an offence to drive with a frame or holder that conceals or obscures the state name, the registration…
Radar Detector Rules
Few RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey has no statute prohibiting a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. A full-text search of the New Jersey statutes returns no provision on radar detectors at all, and…
Studded Tire & Chain Rules
Light RestrictionsNew JerseyStudded tires are legal in New Jersey, but only from November 15 to April 1 of a winter season. There is no permit, no sticker and nothing to apply for, and the window does not appear…
Window Tint Limits
Heavy RestrictionsNew JerseyNew Jersey publishes no legal darkness for the front of a passenger car, because add-on tint on the windshield and on the two front side windows is prohibited outright. R.S. 39:3-74…