Painted curb markings on public streets in Middlesex County are installed and enforced by each municipality following NJ Title 39 and the state MUTCD, not by residents. The county controls curb markings only on county roads and at county facilities.
In New Jersey, curb and pavement markings that carry a legal parking meaning (no-parking, fire zones, loading zones) must follow the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as adopted by the state, and they are installed by the government that owns the road. In Middlesex County, that is typically the municipality for local streets and the Middlesex County Department of Transportation for county routes. Residents may not paint the public curb in front of their homes to reserve or restrict parking; only official, ordinance-backed markings are enforceable, and a resident-applied color has no legal effect and may be treated as defacing public property. On county-maintained roads, curb markings and any color-coded restrictions are established by county resolution and installed by
Parking against an official painted curb restriction is enforced by municipal police (local streets) or municipal police under county resolution (county roads), payable to municipal court under NJ Title 39. Unauthorized painting or defacing of a public curb can itself
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