Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in New Jersey (2026)

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

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…

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…