Garfield requires owners of vacant buildings to register the property, secure the structure within 30 days, and keep the surrounding grounds free of debris, overgrowth, and unauthorized entry points.
Garfield's Vacant and Abandoned Property Registration ordinance requires owners to register vacant buildings with the city and pay an initial registration fee of $250. Within 30 days of vacancy, owners must enclose and secure the building against unauthorized entry and ensure the exterior grounds, including yards, fences, sidewalks, and driveways, remain well-maintained and free from trash, debris, loose litter, and grass and weed growth. The city's broader Property Maintenance Code overlay still applies, including the eight-inch weed-height limit. Failure to register, secure, or maintain a vacant property exposes the owner to property maintenance fines of $100 to $2,000 per offense, with each day a separate offense.
Failing to register a vacant building, leaving doors or windows unsecured, allowing trash or weeds to accumulate on a vacant lot, or ignoring city orders to clean and secure the property.
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Garfield requires permanent swimming pools to sit at least six feet from any rear or side lot line, supplementing New Jersey's state pool barrier code.
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Garfield regulates fence materials by openness percentage in residential districts, requiring partial transparency for fences within 50 feet of the front pro...
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Garfield requires that the finished or face side of any fence point toward the adjacent neighboring property, ensuring neighbors are not left looking at fram...
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Garfield bans feeding waterfowl, songbirds, pigeons, and backyard birds on public property and limits private feeding to small, nuisance-free amounts.
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All consumer fireworks that explode or leave the ground are illegal in Garfield under N.J.S.A. 21:3-1 et seq., the NJ Explosives and Fireworks Act. Only non-...
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