Passaic, NJ Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)
Key Facts
- Clearing deadline
- 24 hours after snow/ice forms
- Weeds/impediments deadline
- 3 days after notice
- Residential fine
- $100 per offense
- Commercial fine
- $200 per offense
- Minimum clear path, residential
- 28 inches wide
- Enforced by
- Housing Inspectors & Police Department
Summary
Passaic property owners on paved, curbed and flagged streets must clear snow and ice from the abutting sidewalk within 24 hours of it falling or forming, and clear grass, weeds or other impediments within three days of notice, under § 255-1. Uncleared sidewalks let the city do the work and lien the property, and violators face a $100 fine for residential owners or $200 for commercial owners.
Every owner of property in the City on any street that is paved, curbed and flagged shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk abutting or bordering such property within 24 hours after snow shall fall or ice shall form thereon and shall remove all grass, weeds and other impediments therefrom within three days after notice to remove the same.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978046; v41 updated 2026-07-01; through 07-01-2026).
Full Breakdown
§ 255-2 sets the performance standard the cleared sidewalk must meet: a safe passageway at least 28 inches wide in residential areas, or the entire width of the sidewalk or flag in business districts. § 255-4 lets a violator avoid a court appearance entirely by correcting the condition and paying the fine before the first scheduled court date. Fines run $100 per offense for residential property owners and $200 per offense for commercial owners. Housing Inspectors and the Passaic Police Department enforce the chapter under § 255-5. A related but separate provision, § 255-3, bars shoveling snow from private property back into a street the city has already plowed.
Violations & Fines
$100 per offense for residential property owners and $200 per offense for commercial owners under § 255-4B. No court appearance is required if the violator corrects the condition and pays the fine before the first court date (§ 255-4A). The city may also remove the snow itself and place the cost as a tax lien on the property under § 255-2.
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