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Brief History

This is Rockleigh, New Jersey—population approximately 500. Here you may stroll colonial roads where Revolutionary troops once marched. Rockleigh’s landmarks lie within a 246.45 acre historic district, and lie adjacent to the historic district of Palisades, New York. We are traditionally connected to this area by Rockleigh Road. Once part of the Old Rockland Neighborhood, Rockleigh’s colonial history became the history of New York until 1769 when the boundary line with New Jersey was settled after a long and bitter dispute. During the Revolutionary War the area remained steeped in conflict between patriot and Tory. [Read More]


Newsletter Archive

RSA Budget Archive


Access Borough Codes

PDF 2018_Rockleigh_Zoning_
Map.pdf (1.00 MB)


Stormwater Management

PDF BoR_Stormwatert_
Plan_04-27-21 (4.23 MB)

PDF BoR_Stormwatert_
Plan_11-13-21 RE (13.4 MB)

PDF Ordinance_2021-7_ Stormwater_Mgmt (2.15 MB)

PDF 2023-2_Private-Storm-Drain-Inlet-Standards

PDF 2023-3_Yard-Waste-Penalties

PDF 2023-4_Disposal-of-Pet-Solid-Waste

PDF 2023-5_Yard-Waste-Penalties

PDF 2023-6_Control-Littering

PDF 2023-7_Prohibit-Illicit-Connections-to-Storm-Sewer

PDF 2023-8_Prohibit-Spilling-Dumping-in-Storm-Sewer

PDF 2023-9_Covering-Dumpsters-Refuse-Containers

PDF 2023-10_Prohibit-Feeding-of-Unconfined-Wildlife

Rockleigh, New Jersey Current Events


2024 Election News

New Voter Instruction Videos
(English, Spanish, and Korean)
https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/superintendent-of-elections-temp/new-voter-instruction-videos


2024 RECYCLING CALENDAR

Garbage is picked up every Monday and Thursday.

Recycling is picked up every Thursday.

PDF 2024_Recycling_Calendar.pdf (50 KB)


FREE radon test kits to Bergen County residents

Please see the PDF document below for more information.

PDF 04-2022_Free_Radon_Test_Kits.pdf (48 KB)


Storm Water Information

Please see the PDF document below for easy things you can do every day to protect our water.

PDF Stormwater_2011 (2 MB)

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Download it here for free.


Stormwater Related links

Environmental Education
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/seeds/

Multimedia items, including tip cards that can be reproduced
http://www.cleanwaternj.org/

Watershed Management Educational Resources
http://www.nj.gov/dep/watershedmgt/outreach_education.htm

NJ Watershed Ambassador Program
http://www.nj.gov/dep/watershedmgt/ambassadors_index.htm

Inspection Reports
All inspection reports are subject to "Open Public Records Act (OPRA)" at Rockleigh. The inspection report will be available for review at the following link:
http://datamine2.state.nj.us/dep/DEP_OPRA/

Scroll to the blue header titled "Search for Regulated Sites by ID Number." The ID number is 213713 and the program is Water Quality. The inspection report will be available in about a month.


Leaf Removal

As a reminder, the Borough of Rockleigh does not provide leaf pick-up. It is the responsibility of each homeowner/landscaper to see that the leaves are removed or composted. If leaves are being removed by your landscaper they must be picked up and removed prior to your landscaper leaving the property. In addition, landscapers’ trailers are not to be left on any Borough Street unattended or unattached. Homeowners/landscapers are not to blow leaves onto streets, public property or that of your neighbors. (As per Borough Ordinance 07-07). Thank you for your cooperation.