Hillsdale schedules hearing on proposed traffic enforcement rules for The Piermont

The Borough of Hillsdale in Bergen County, New Jersey, has scheduled an August 11, 2026, public hearing on a proposal involving traffic enforcement at The Piermont, 137 Patterson Street.

Ordinance 26-22 was introduced on July 14, 2026. As of August 2, 2026, it remains a proposal and has not been adopted.

What Ordinance 26-22 would change

The proposal would amend Chapter 292 of the borough code, titled “Vehicles and Traffic,” by adding Article VIII concerning enforcement of applicable New Jersey Title 39 traffic-control provisions on private property.

The ordinance identifies The Piermont at 137 Patterson Street as the private-property location covered by the proposal. The available text does not describe a boroughwide policy and does not state that all private roads, parking areas or condominium properties in Hillsdale would be included.

Proposed police authority

If adopted, the ordinance would provide for Hillsdale police and other authorized police agencies to enforce applicable Title 39 traffic-control provisions on the named private property.

The practical effect could be to allow covered traffic rules at The Piermont to be enforced through public law-enforcement authority. The proposal does not guarantee that tickets would be issued or specify how often enforcement would occur.

The available ordinance text also does not explain complaint procedures, signage, citation processing, specific violations, enforcement frequency or the effective date of any final rule.

Public hearing scheduled for Aug. 11

Hillsdale’s official ordinance listing identifies August 11, 2026, as the adoption-hearing date for Ordinance 26-22. The borough’s 2026 council-meeting page lists an August 11 council meeting and says regular council meetings are held in Council Chambers and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

The August 11 meeting is the scheduled opportunity for public comment and council action, subject to the borough’s final agenda, meeting procedures and any posted change. Residents, tenants, visitors and property managers should verify the final meeting details before attending or relying on the hearing date.

State-law context

New Jersey’s Title 39 framework includes provisions for applying traffic law to certain private roads or streets when the statutory process has been established under N.J.S.A. 39:5A-1. State materials provide limited legal context, but they do not determine whether Hillsdale will adopt Ordinance 26-22 or how the borough would implement it at The Piermont.

What remains undecided

The council has not yet adopted Ordinance 26-22. Questions still to be answered include whether the ordinance will pass as introduced, whether amendments will be proposed, what signs or notices would be required, how complaints would be handled, what citation process would apply, how broad enforcement would be and when any final measure would take effect.

Sources

• Hillsdale Ordinance 26-22
• Borough of Hillsdale 2026 ordinances