West Orange

Full Year-Round Ban Year-round gas ban

Ban status

Full year-round ban, effective January 1, 2026, after two mayoral vetoes of earlier council-passed ordinances.

Enacted: 2025-03-11 In effect since: 2026-01-01

Mayor Susan McCartney vetoed earlier versions twice; one veto was famously justified as "catastrophic to our golf courses." The council eventually passed a version that took effect in 2026.

Last updated: Jun 3, 2026

Timeline

2026-01-01 Effective date reached — effective
2025 Adopted — Final ordinance passed by Town Council
2025 Vetoed — Mayor McCartney vetoed second council-passed ordinance
2024 Vetoed — Mayor Susan McCartney vetoed first council-passed ordinance

Research & citations

West Orange, NJ — Ordinance 2900-25 (Township Code Ch. 28, Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers) — West Orange Township Code (eCode360), 2026-01-01
Adopting ordinance (No. 2900-25) amending Township Code Ch. 28: seasonal limits in 2025, then a township-wide prohibition on gas-powered leaf blowers effective January 1, 2026.
West Orange Council passes leaf blower ban on 2nd reading
Ord. 2900-25: gas blowers prohibited effective January 1, 2026.
West Orange Town Council to make final vote on leaf blower law — The Jersey Bee, 2025-03-04
Petition: Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers in West Orange (Our Green West Orange) — Change.org
West Orange Township NJ ban petition (~1,635 signatures). Tied to NJ S217 statewide sale-ban legislation. Active.
West Orange Mayor Vetoes Leaf Blower Ban For Second Time — West Orange Patch

New Jersey context

Pending S623 — statewide gas blower ban (pending)

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