Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in New Jersey (2026)

Every Bayonne property owner is responsible for maintaining and repairing the sidewalk and curb between the property…

Bergenfield puts sidewalk repair on the owner or occupant of the abutting property, who must keep flagstone joints even…

In Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, installing, repairing and replacing curbs and sidewalks is the responsibility of…

Brick Township puts sidewalk, driveway apron, and curb maintenance on the abutting property owner under Code § 404-2…

Cherry Hill Township places the cost and duty of sidewalk repair on the abutting property owner, not the Township. Code…

Clifton puts sidewalk upkeep on the abutting property owner, not the City. Owners and occupants must lay and keep in…

In East Brunswick Township, the owner of the property in front of a sidewalk and curb must keep both in good repair…

In the City of East Orange, sidewalks must be constructed, reconstructed, repaired, altered, relaid and maintained at…

Edison Township places the legal duty to build, repair, or replace a sidewalk, curb, gutter, or drywell squarely on the…

Elizabeth places sidewalk repair squarely on the abutting property owner or occupant, not the city. Owners must lay and…

Freehold Township puts the cost of sidewalk and driveway apron repair on the owner of the abutting lot, though the…

Hackensack places sidewalk, curb and gutter repair squarely on the abutting property owner, who must fix any broken…

Property owners must keep the sidewalk, driveway apron and curb between their lot line and the street line in good…

In the City of Hoboken, the owner of any real property bears the exclusive duty to construct, repair and maintain the…

In Howell Township, the owner of any premises abutting a sidewalk or curb must keep that sidewalk in good repair at the…

Irvington places sidewalk repair squarely on the abutting property owner: the Township can order repairs at the owner's…

Jackson Township places sidewalk repair squarely on the abutting property owner. Section 372-1 of the Township Code…

Jersey City puts sidewalk and curb repair on the abutting property owner, not the city. Code § 296-1.13 makes owners…

Lakewood Township places sidewalk, driveway apron and curb upkeep on the abutting property owner under Code § 20-2.1…

Linden puts sidewalk inspection, repair and maintenance squarely on the abutting property owner, not the City, under…

In Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, the owner of any property abutting a public street or sidewalk is legally…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, the owner of the land affected must lay and maintain the abutting sidewalk in…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, the owner of land abutting a sidewalk or curb must keep it maintained and…

Newark places the entire cost of building and repairing a sidewalk and curb on the property owner, lessee or occupant…

In Old Bridge Township, Code § 435-39 makes property owners responsible for fixing broken or dislodged sidewalks that…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, the owner of property on which and along which sidewalks and curbs are located must keep them…

Passaic puts sidewalk and curb upkeep on the abutting property owner, not the City. Code § 259-12A makes every owner…

Owners of land fronting a Paterson street must pave and keep their abutting sidewalk in repair, and must replace any…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 386-14 makes the owner of the land responsible for laying and maintaining the abutting…

In Piscataway Township, the owner and occupant of any abutting property must keep the sidewalk and curb in front of it…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, the owner of property abutting a sidewalk, including a tenant, occupant or…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 249-24 puts the duty to install, repair and maintain abutting sidewalks, and to fix curb…

Toms River Township puts sidewalk upkeep on the property owner, tenant, developer or applicant responsible for the…

Trenton places the duty to build, maintain and repair abutting sidewalks, curbs and gutters directly on the owner of…

In the City of Vineland, the owner of any building, structure or vacant lot fronting a street must maintain the…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, the owner of the land or building in front of a public sidewalk must relay or repair it…

In the Town of West New York, owners and managers of every property, whether residential, commercial or vacant land…

Woodbridge places the cost and duty of keeping sidewalks, driveways, curbs, gutters and lawn strips in good repair on…

Atlantic County officially disclaims responsibility for maintaining sidewalks and, because of that, its Development…

Mercer County does not require a performance or maintenance bond for sidewalk removal, replacement or installation…

Union County's code does not set a general rule for who maintains sidewalks abutting private property; that is a…

Hackensack law flatly bars any building, structure or part of one from encroaching over, under or into a public street…

Placing an obstacle or obstruction on any Brick Township street or right-of-way, other than a parked motor vehicle…

Cherry Hill Township bans placing or maintaining any encroachment, obstruction or encumbrance on a street, sidewalk…

Jackson Township bars anyone from blocking a street or public place, including sidewalks, without written permission…

Paterson bars stands, boxes, merchandise displays and other obstructions on sidewalks and streets, with narrow…

Woodbridge bars anyone from obstructing, encumbering or occupying a public street, highway or sidewalk without a…

City Code § 3-4.1 bars obstructing any Bayonne street, sidewalk, public lane or park by placing food, merchandise or…

Inside the Bergen County Park System, blocking a parking area, drive, path, or other park facility is a prohibited act…

Bergenfield bans obstructing any street, road, highway or sidewalk in the Borough without permission, and treats a…

In Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, no person can encumber or obstruct any street or public place with any article or…

Clifton's portable storage unit ordinance flatly bars placing any storage container in the public right-of-way or in a…

In East Brunswick Township, a roll-off container or dumpster on a street needs a Chief of Police permit and cannot…

Edison Township makes it unlawful to unnecessarily obstruct any street, sidewalk, road, alley or public place with a…

Elizabeth bars placing advertisements or displays of food, clothing, appliances or merchandise on any street, highway…

Essex County bars property owners from letting snow pile up in a way that blocks a county road or its snow removal work.

Hamilton bans any fixture resting on or projecting into a public sidewalk or right-of-way, such as a newspaper vending…

In the City of Hoboken, no one may block a street, sidewalk, alley or public park with building equipment or materials…

Irvington Township Code § 380-30 makes every property owner, tenant or occupant responsible for keeping the sidewalk…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, bans blocking any street, sidewalk or crosswalk, and caps unpermitted…

Linden bars placing goods, merchandise or other articles on streets or sidewalks in a way that blocks pedestrians or…

Long Branch makes every building owner, tenant or occupant responsible for keeping the abutting sidewalk and curb free…

Mercer County bars storing materials or equipment on sidewalks and walkways within its county right-of-way unless at…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of a building or…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, no person can obstruct the free passage of pedestrians and vehicles on…

Newark's § 29:4-4 forbids erecting or letting remain any building, fence, or attached appurtenance on a street or…

Old Bridge Township requires every building owner or occupant to keep the abutting sidewalk and curb clear of…

In the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, Chapter 271 bars anyone without legal privilege from purposely or recklessly…

Passaic bans placing objects, boxes, signs, vending machines, merchandise, stands or anything else, on any sidewalk…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, no one can encumber a street or sidewalk with boxes, barrels, merchandise or…

Piscataway Township Code Section 31-3.1 bars anyone from obstructing the free passage of pedestrians and vehicles on…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, no one can expose goods or wares over a street or sidewalk, or build a building…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 249-14 makes it unlawful to place any obstruction or hazard in streets, gutters, curbs or…

Toms River Township bans dumping or sweeping litter onto any street, avenue or sidewalk in town. Section 450-2 covers…

Trenton bars anyone from blocking pedestrian passage on sidewalks or vehicle passage on streets and alleys with plowed…

City Code § 630-4 bars placing any object on a Vineland sidewalk that encumbers it or makes travel dangerous or unsafe…

In Wayne Township, NJ, every owner, tenant or occupant must keep the sidewalk and curb abutting the building free from…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, it is unlawful to erect stands or showcases on the sidewalk, to display or…

In Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, no person can place any post sign, porch, shed or awning of any kind in, upon or…

Any work that disturbs Cherry Hill Township streets, curbs, sidewalks or driveway aprons within the public right-of-way…

Operating tables and chairs on a Clifton sidewalk requires an outdoor cafe license from the Zoning Officer under…

Installing fiber optic or utility cable in a County right-of-way requires an application to the County Engineer plus…

Nobody can dig up or open a Freehold Township street, road or right-of-way for private work like a utility tap or…

In the City of Hoboken, using a street or sidewalk right-of-way for a private purpose beyond ordinary peddling requires…

Irvington requires a Department of Public Works permit before placing building materials, dumpsters or storage…

Jackson Township requires a street opening permit before anyone disturbs the public right-of-way. Section 372-12 of…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, nobody can excavate or place construction, debris or water in, over or upon a…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, a construction fence, wall or similar structure that reaches into the public…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, private use of the public sidewalk takes approval. Stoops and steps project no…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, every request for a street and sidewalk encroachment goes to the Licensing…

Toms River Township bans erecting, keeping or abandoning any structure, buildings, boats, trailers, even dumpsters…

Trenton lets porches, stoops, and steps project onto the public sidewalk only within strict limits, and bars any such…

In the City of Vineland, anyone outside the municipal government who wants to use or occupy a City street or public…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, placing permanent or temporary objects or structures in the roadway or public…

Digging into, opening, or placing anything within a County road or right-of-way in Atlantic County requires a written…

Before storing construction materials on a Bayonne sidewalk or street, a contractor needs a permit under Bayonne City…

Bergenfield bars anyone from encumbering a street, highway, lane, alley or public place with building material or any…

Brick Township requires a Township Engineer permit before anyone builds, removes, or occupies a sidewalk, driveway…

In East Brunswick Township, no one can construct or remove a sidewalk, driveway apron, curb or gutter within a public…

In the City of East Orange, no one may place an obstruction or encroachment, such as building materials, canopies…

Edison Township requires a written Public Works permit before anyone places building materials or obstructs a street or…

Digging into an Elizabeth street or tunneling under it for a private connection requires a permit from the public…

Anyone who wants to store building material, merchandise or other items on a Hackensack street or public place needs a…

Vending machines, signs, lighting or utility poles cannot go into a Hamilton public right-of-way without sign-off from…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, nobody can install, construct or modify an eruv in a public right-of-way or across a…

Opening, tunneling under, or otherwise disturbing any Lakewood Township street requires a permit from the Township…

Anyone opening or tunneling under a Linden street, to run a utility line, install a driveway apron or otherwise…

Before building, removing or repairing a sidewalk, driveway apron, curb or gutter in the public right-of-way in Long…

Any excavation, driveway, curb, sign or structure that touches a Mercer County road right-of-way needs a Roadway…

Newark requires a written permit from the Director of Engineering before placing building material, equipment or any…

In Old Bridge Township, anyone digging into, excavating or disturbing a public street, sidewalk, alley or other public…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, placing construction equipment, materials, vehicles or dumpsters in a Township-owned or…

Any structure that overhangs or protrudes over a Passaic sidewalk, street or other public right-of-way needs an…

Placing building materials, containers or other items in a Paterson street requires a Public Works permit, a $25 fee…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 249-15 requires a written permit from the Director of Building and Inspections before…