Passaic County does not set a grass-height limit. New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.13) empowers each municipality — Paterson, Clifton, Wayne, West Milford and others — to require owners to cut overgrown grass and weeds. Typical local limits are 8–10 inches.
New Jersey is a strong home-rule state: counties do not regulate lawn maintenance on private property. The enabling statute lets a municipality's governing body order removal of overgrown grass, brush and weeds where necessary for public health, safety or welfare. Property owners generally get a written notice and about 10 days to cut before the town does the work and bills them. Exact height thresholds, notice periods and fines are written into each borough, township or city code — check your municipal code (most are on eCode360 or General Code), not any Passaic County ordinance.
Municipal, not county. Under N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.13/2.14 the town may cut after ~10 days' notice and place the cost as a lien on the property; local fines apply per each municipal code.
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