West Orange

Ban status

No gas-powered leaf blower ban is in effect. The Town Council passed a gas-leaf-blower ordinance twice — most recently on second reading in March 2025 — but Mayor Susan McCartney vetoed it both times. On March 25, 2025 the council voted 3–2 to override the second veto, short of the four votes (two-thirds) the Faulkner Act requires, so the ordinance never took effect. West Orange has no gas-leaf-blower restriction at this time.

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