Cherry Hill, NJ Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)

1 of the Township Code prohibits any person from placing or maintaining an encroachment, obstruction or encumbrance in, over or upon any street, avenue, highway, road, lane, sidewalk, walkway or right-of-way subject to public use in Cherry Hill Township. The prohibition reaches anything left in the public way, from parked trailers and stacked materials to fences, planters, and signage that blocks a sidewalk or curb lane. 2 carves out only two exceptions: warning signals and barricades used during active construction, and basketball backboards placed on cul-de-sacs.

Everything else placed in the right-of-way is a violation regardless of intent or how temporary it is. 3. When the Township finds a violation, it notifies the responsible party in writing, either by personal delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to the address on the Township's tax records. The notice gives the owner or occupant fifteen days from receipt to remove the encroachment. If it is not removed within that fifteen-day window, the Township removes the obstruction itself and charges the cost of removal against the landowner or occupant, which can become a lien on the property if unpaid.

The section's remedy is cost recovery for removal rather than a standalone fine, distinct from the Chapter 1, § 1-5 penalty schedule that backs most other Township Code violations.