Weed and tall-grass limits in Middlesex County are set by each municipality, not the county. Local ordinances cap grass, weeds and brush at a set height, commonly around 10 inches, and let towns abate overgrowth at the owner's cost.
New Jersey authorizes municipalities, not counties, to regulate grass, weeds and brush on private land under N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.13, which lets a town order the destruction of brush, weeds, dead trees and other harmful growth. In Middlesex County each of the 25 municipalities sets its own maximum height and abatement procedure. The Borough of Middlesex, for example, treats grass, weeds, ragweed and other obnoxious growth of 10 inches or higher as a nuisance and a potential rodent or insect harborage. Middlesex County does not run a countywide weed-height program; residents must follow their own town's ordinance and abatement timeline.
Overgrowth violations are enforced by the municipality. Towns typically issue a notice to cut, then mow the property and place the cost as a municipal lien or special assessment if the owner fails to comply. Fines are set locally, not
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Edison, NJ
Edison requires every swimming pool to be enclosed by a fence at least 4 feet high with a self-closing, self-latching, lockable gate. Woven-mesh openings may...
Edison, NJ
Chapter 37 prohibits any fence made of materials dangerous to persons or animals - barbed wire, electrified wire, and razor wire are not permitted in residen...
Edison, NJ
Edison's Chapter 37 requires fences to be built entirely on the owner's property - no joint or boundary-straddling fences are authorized in code. Boundary an...
Edison, NJ
A zoning permit from the Edison Zoning Officer is required for any fence under Chapter 37. The application must include a current survey or plot plan showing...
Edison, NJ
Edison's Chapter 37 (Zoning) caps residential fences at 4 ft in the front yard and 6 ft overall. Up to 8 ft is allowed along a rear lot line bordering a non-...
Edison, NJ
Edison Township does not publish a specific numerical household pet limit in its general Code. Multi-animal keeping is governed instead by the general sanita...
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