Jackson, NJ Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)
Key Facts
- Deadline
- Clear sidewalk snow/ice within 24 hours of daylight after it stops
- Who is responsible
- Owner and tenant of abutting property (§ 372-7A)
- Also covers
- Commercial parking lots and qualifying private streets
- Penalty
- $100 to $2,000 fine or up to 90 days (§ 372-10)
- Township backstop
- DPW may clear private streets and lien the cost (§ 372-7D)
Summary
Jackson Township gives owners and tenants a tight deadline to clear sidewalk snow. Section 372-7A of the Township Code requires each owner and tenant abutting a sidewalk to keep it safe and passable, and to remove snow or ice within 24 hours of daylight after snowfall stops or ice forms.
§ 372-7. Duty to remove. A. Each owner and tenant of land abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks of any streets or public places shall keep the sidewalks in front of his premises in a safe, passable and orderly condition, free from snow, ice, grass, weeds or other impediments. In case there is snow or ice on the sidewalks, such persons shall remove the same within 24 hours of daylight after the snow shall have ceased falling or after the ice has formed.
Full Breakdown
Article II of Chapter 372, adopted April 7, 1964 by Ord. No. 5-64, imposes the sidewalk snow-clearing duty in § 372-7A: both the owner and any tenant of property abutting a public sidewalk must keep it safe, passable and free of snow, ice, grass or weeds, and must clear snow or ice within 24 hours of daylight after the snowfall ends or the ice forms. The same 24-hour deadline extends to owners of semipublic or private parking lots, driveways and accessways open to tenants, employees or the public, such as shopping-center lots and apartment complexes, under § 372-7B, added 3-14-1978 by Ord.
No. 13-78. Owners and developers of private streets serving at least one occupied residential dwelling that have not been dedicated to the Township carry the identical 24-hour obligation under § 372-7C, added 2-14-2012 by Ord. No. 02-12, and if they fail to comply, § 372-7D lets the Department of Public Works remove the snow or ice and certify the cost to the governing body, which becomes a lien on the property under the same taxing procedures as other municipal taxes. General violations of the article, including a missed 24-hour deadline under § 372-7A, are punishable under § 372-10 by a penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $2,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both, at the judge's discretion.
Violations & Fines
Missing the 24-hour snow and ice removal deadline in § 372-7 is punishable under § 372-10 by a penalty of not less than $100 and not exceeding $2,000, or up to 90 days' imprisonment, or both. For private streets that go uncleared, § 372-7D also lets the Department of Public Works remove the snow and certify the cost as a lien on the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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