Commercial snow removal in Bergen County, NJ

Sidewalk snow deadlines in Bergen County

Of the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, 65 set a deadline for clearing the sidewalk after a storm, and 54 ban pushing snow into the road. A property with sites in more than one town is working to more than one clock. Each rule below comes from the town's own code, cited on the town's page.

• Allendale: Allendale gives the owner 24 hours of daylight after snow or ice forms to clear the public sidewalk.
• Bergenfield: Bergenfield gives the owner or tenant 24 hours after snow and ice stop falling to clear the paved sidewalk.
• Bogota: Bogota gives the owner or tenant in possession 18 hours after snow or ice falls to clear the sidewalks.
• Carlstadt: Carlstadt gives the owner, occupant or tenant 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk, or to cover ice with sand or ashes.
• Cliffside Park: Cliffside Park gives the owner, tenant or agent in charge 18 hours of daylight after a snowfall to clear the sidewalk.
• Closter: Closter gives whoever is in charge of a property, whether owner, tenant, occupant or lessee, 12 hours of daylight after the storm ends to clear the sidewalk.
• Cresskill: Cresskill gives owners, occupants or tenants 24 hours after snow stops to clear the sidewalk at least 24 inches wide.
• Demarest: Demarest gives owners, occupants or tenants 24 hours of daylight to clear newly fallen snow and ice at least two feet wide.
• East Rutherford: East Rutherford gives occupants or owners 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Edgewater: Edgewater gives whoever is in charge of a property, whether owner, tenant, occupant or lessee, 24 hours after the snowfall to clear sidewalks, walkways, ramps, stairs, driveways and parking areas.
• Elmwood Park: Elmwood Park gives the owner 24 hours after snow or ice falls to clear the sidewalk.
• Emerson: Emerson gives whoever is in charge of a property, whether owner, tenant, occupant or lessee, 12 hours after the snow, sleet or freezing rain stops to clear the sidewalk.
• Englewood: Englewood gives the owner 24 hours after snow stops falling to clear the sidewalk.
• Fair Lawn: Fair Lawn gives the owner or tenant 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalks and gutters.
• Fairview: Fairview gives the owner, agent, tenant or occupant 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk at least four feet wide. Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., new ice must be dealt with within two hours.
• Fort Lee: Fort Lee gives residential owners or tenants 12 hours after the snowfall ends to clear the sidewalk and any fire hydrant. Commercial, professional and office properties have four daylight hours.
• Franklin Lakes: Franklin Lakes gives owners or tenants of commercial property 12 daylight hours, counted between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., to clear the sidewalk. Owners or tenants of residential property have 24 hours, or until one hour before a declared school opening, whichever is later.
• Garfield: Garfield gives the owner or tenant in possession 24 hours to clear the sidewalks and gutters.
• Glen Rock: Glen Rock gives 24 hours of daylight after the snow falls or the ice forms.
• Hackensack: Hackensack gives owners, tenants or occupants six hours of daylight after the snow stops to clear the sidewalk.
• Harrington Park: Harrington Park gives owners or tenants 24 hours to clear the sidewalk or apply ice-melting compound.
• Hasbrouck Heights: Hasbrouck Heights gives owners or tenants 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk. In the Boulevard business section, sidewalks must be cleared to within one foot of the curb.
• Haworth: Haworth gives the owner, occupant or tenant 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Hillsdale: Hillsdale gives 24 hours after the snow falls or the ice forms, and the Mayor or the Superintendent of Public Works can allow longer in an emergency.
• Ho-Ho-Kus: Ho-Ho-Kus gives owners or tenants 24 hours after daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Leonia: Leonia gives owners or tenants 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalks and gutters.
• Little Ferry: Little Ferry gives owners, tenants or occupants 24 hours after the storm ends to clear the sidewalk, or 48 hours during a declared state or federal emergency.
• Lodi: Lodi gives the owner or tenant in possession 24 hours to clear the sidewalks and gutters.
• Lyndhurst: Lyndhurst gives owners or tenants 24 hours to clear the sidewalk.
• Mahwah: Mahwah gives owners or tenants 12 hours to clear the sidewalk.
• Maywood: Maywood gives every owner, tenant or occupant 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk and any fire hydrant.
• Midland Park: Midland Park gives the owner or tenant 24 hours from sunrise to clear the sidewalk at least two feet wide.
• Montvale: Montvale gives owners or tenants 24 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalks and gutters.
• Moonachie: Moonachie gives the owner, occupant or tenant 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• New Milford: New Milford gives the owner 24 hours after the snow stops to clear the sidewalk.
• North Arlington: North Arlington gives owners or tenants 12 hours of daylight to clear snow and ice.
• Northvale: Northvale gives owners, tenants or occupiers 24 hours to clear improved sidewalks and walkways.
• Norwood: Norwood gives owners of record, tenants and occupants 24 hours of daylight after snowfall ends to clear the sidewalk. Snow or ice that starts after 6 p.m. must be cleared by 9 a.m. the next morning.
• Oakland: Oakland gives the owner, tenant or occupant 24 hours to clear the sidewalk.
• Old Tappan: Old Tappan gives every owner or tenant 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Oradell: Oradell gives every owner or tenant 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Palisades Park: Palisades Park gives the property owner 12 hours to clear the sidewalk.
• Paramus: Paramus gives owners or tenants 24 hours to clear the paved sidewalk.
• Park Ridge: Park Ridge gives the owner or tenant in possession 18 hours to clear the sidewalk.
• Ramsey: Ramsey gives the owner, occupant or tenant 24 hours after a snowfall stops to clear the sidewalk, and both sides of Main Street between Central Avenue and Island Avenue must be cleared full width.
• Ridgefield: Ridgefield gives owners or tenants 12 hours of daylight to clear sidewalks and gutters.
• Ridgefield Park: Ridgefield Park gives owners or tenants 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Ridgewood: Ridgewood gives the owner of an owner-occupied or vacant property, or otherwise the tenant or occupant, 24 hours to clear the sidewalk. In the B-1, B-2, P and P-2 zones, sidewalks must be cleared as the snow falls, and evening snow after 6 p.m. must be cleared by 9 a.m.
• River Edge: River Edge gives the owner or occupant 12 daylight hours after the snow stops to clear paved sidewalks.
• River Vale: River Vale gives owners, tenants and occupants 12 hours of daylight to clear the full width of the sidewalk. Properties open to the public for business have six hours of daylight.
• Rochelle Park: Rochelle Park gives the owner or occupant 24 hours to clear the sidewalk.
• Rutherford: Rutherford gives the owner, tenant or occupant 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Saddle Brook: Saddle Brook gives owners or tenants 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalks and gutters.
• South Hackensack: South Hackensack gives owners or tenants 18 hours of daylight to clear snow and ice, and the snow must be kept on the property, not put on township streets.
• Teaneck: Teaneck gives owners or tenants on the streets listed in the ordinance 12 hours after the snow stops to clear the sidewalk. On all other streets they have 24 hours.
• Tenafly: Tenafly gives owners or tenants 12 hours of daylight after the snow stops to clear the sidewalk.
• Teterboro: Teterboro gives the owner 24 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Upper Saddle River: Upper Saddle River gives owners or tenants 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk at least two feet wide.
• Waldwick: Waldwick gives the owner or occupant 24 hours after the snow stops to clear the sidewalk.
• Wallington: Wallington gives owners 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Washington Township: Washington Township gives whoever is in charge of a property, whether owner, tenant, occupant or lessee, 12 hours after the snow, sleet or freezing rain stops to clear the sidewalk.
• Westwood: Westwood gives the owner 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.
• Wood-Ridge: Wood-Ridge gives the owner or operator 12 hours of daylight to clear sidewalks and driveway aprons.
• Woodcliff Lake: Woodcliff Lake gives owners or tenants 24 hours after the storm ends to clear the sidewalk.
• Wyckoff: Wyckoff gives owners or tenants 12 hours of daylight to clear the sidewalk.

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Commercial snow and ice management is available in all 70 municipalities:

Allendale · Alpine · Bergenfield · Bogota · Carlstadt · Cliffside Park · Closter · Cresskill · Demarest · Dumont · East Rutherford · Edgewater · Elmwood Park · Emerson · Englewood · Englewood Cliffs · Fair Lawn · Fairview · Fort Lee · Franklin Lakes · Garfield · Glen Rock · Hackensack · Harrington Park · Hasbrouck Heights · Haworth · Hillsdale · Ho-Ho-Kus · Leonia · Little Ferry · Lodi · Lyndhurst · Mahwah · Maywood · Midland Park · Montvale · Moonachie · New Milford · North Arlington · Northvale · Norwood · Oakland · Old Tappan · Oradell · Palisades Park · Paramus · Park Ridge · Ramsey · Ridgefield · Ridgefield Park · Ridgewood · River Edge · River Vale · Rochelle Park · Rockleigh · Rutherford · Saddle Brook · Saddle River · South Hackensack · Teaneck · Tenafly · Teterboro · Upper Saddle River · Waldwick · Wallington · Washington Township · Westwood · Wood-Ridge · Woodcliff Lake · Wyckoff

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