Ridgewood, NJ Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

Village of Ridgewood Code § 156-15C, added in 1998 by Ord. No. 2634, prohibits selling or peddling any food or beverage from a wagon, pushcart, truck or other vehicle on a specific, named list of streets, avenues and public places in the Village. The list runs the length of the section and covers most of the Village's commercial and residential core: Ackerman Avenue, Chestnut Street, Corsa Terrace, Cottage Place, Doremus Avenue, Douglas Place, East Glen Avenue, East Ridgewood Avenue, East Saddle River Road, Franklin Avenue, Franklin Turnpike, Godwin Avenue, Goffle Road, Grove Street, Hudson Street, Lake Avenue, Library Place, Lincoln Avenue, Linwood Avenue, North Broad Street, North Van Dien Avenue, Passaic Street, Prospect Street, South Broad Street, South Maple Avenue, Union Street, Van Emburgh Avenue, Van Neste Square, West Glen Avenue, West Ridgewood Avenue and Wilsey Square, among others, most marked 'All' meaning the entire length of the street.

A handful, such as Bellair Road, Dayton Street, Hillcrest Road, North Walnut Street, Northern Parkway, Oak Street, South Pleasant Avenue and South Van Dien Avenue, are restricted only along a named block range rather than the full street. Because the underlying license requirement in § 156-15A already requires a Division of Health license to peddle from a vehicle at all, this section functions as a second, geography-based layer: even a validly licensed vendor cannot sell on any street this list names. Violations are enforced under § 156-22 and carry the Chapter 1 general penalty of up to a $1,000 fine, up to 90 days in jail, or up to 90 days of community service.