Licenses/Parking Permits

DOG AND CAT LICENSE / RENEWALS

ALL DOGS AND CATS 7 months or older are required to be licensed. Dog / Cat licenses must be renewed annually during JANUARY.  After January 31st a $5.00 per month late fee will be added. Licenses require Proof of Rabies Vaccination which MUST BE EFFECTIVE THRU NOVEMBER 1ST OF THE LICENSING YEAR. Dog / Cat licenses may be purchased in the Town Clerk’s Office or by mailing this application along with proof of rabies vaccination, stamped self addressed envelope and check/money order payable to the Town of Phillipsburg.

Dog Cat license form for new pets and renewals

DOG PARK

Dog Park Release of Liability Form

  • Park is open between 8 AM and sunset.
  • All dogs must display a valid dog license and Phillipsburg Dog Park pass.
  • All dogs and children must be accompanied by an adult eighteen  years or older. Children under ten are prohibited.
  • Small dog park is limited to dogs weighing 25lbs or lighter, large dog park is open to dogs of all sizes.
  • Dogs must remain on leash unless inside the gated area.
  • Limit of two dogs per adult. Limit of ten dogs inside the gated area reserved for large dogs. Limit of 5 dogs inside the gated area reserved for small dogs
  • No puppies under the age of four months are permitted in the enclosed areas.
  • Dogs in heat are not permitted in park.
  • No spiked, pronged or choke collars inside the dog park area.
  • No smoking, beverages, food or dog treats allowed in the dog park.
  • Handlers are required to pick up and dispose of dog waste both inside and outside the enclosed dog park area.
  • Owners use the dog park at their own risk. The Town of Phillipsburg is not responsible for the injury or illness to dogs or owners.
  • (Town of Phillipsburg Ordinance 422-17.1)

PARKING PERMITS

Municipal Parking Permits
The Town of Phillipsburg offers annual parking permits for eligible vehicles using Town of Phillipsburg Municipal Parking Lots.

New Hanging Parking Permits -As of May 2026
The Town is transitioning to hanging parking permits, which will replace the previous window cling stickers.

  • All new parking permit applicants will receive a hanging permit.
  • If you already have a valid 2026 window cling parking permit, you may bring your current permit to the Clerk’s Office and exchange it for a new hanging permit at no charge.

Important Safety Reminder
Hanging permits should be displayed from the vehicle’s rearview mirror while the vehicle is parked. Hanging permits must be removed from the rearview mirror when the vehicle is being operated.

Permit Fees

  • Residential Parking Permit: $100
  • Business Parking Permit: $100
  • Business permits are transferable between employees.
  • Parking permit fees are not prorated.

Where Permits Are Valid
Parking permits are valid for the following Town of Phillipsburg Municipal Parking Lots only:

  • Hudson/Brainard Lot
  • Cedar Alley Lot
  • Rectory Lot
  • Stockton Lot
  • Sitgreaves Lot
  • Market Lot
  • Riverside Way

Also

  • Permits are valid only for road-legal, registered, insured and fully operable vehicles.
  • Permits are not valid for trailers, construction equipment or other non-road-legal vehicles or items.

 Vehicle Requirements
Vehicles parked in any Town of Phillipsburg public parking lot or on the street must be:

  • Properly registered
  • Insured
  • Fully operable
  • Capable of being moved under their own power within 24 hours of receiving notice from the Town to vacate the parking space due to an emergent need

On-Street Parking Regulations
A parking permit does not exempt a vehicle from on-street parking regulations.
All posted and applicable parking regulations must be observed, including but not limited to:

  • Restricted parking hours
  • Street cleaning regulations
  • Temporary parking restrictions
  • Utility work restrictions
  • Special event parking restrictions
    Failure to observe on-street parking restrictions may result in a summons and/or towing.

Permit Expiration

  • Parking permits are valid for one annual year; beginning January 1 and expiring December 31.
  • A 30-day grace period is provided through January 30 of the following year for holders of the previous year’s permit.

How to Apply
Completed parking permit applications may be submitted to the Town Clerk’s Office in any of the following ways:

  • In Person:
    Town of Phillipsburg Clerk’s Office
    120 Filmore Street, 1st Floor
    Phillipsburg, NJ
  • By U.S. Mail:
    Please address the application to the Town of Phillipsburg and mark it ATTN: Clerk’s Office.
  • By Email:
    clerk@phillipsburgnj.org
  • Please see the application for further details; documentation requirements and payment options.

Questions?

For questions regarding parking permits, applications or replacement of an existing 2026 window cling with a hanging permit, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office.

Parking Permit Application

BINGO & RAFFLE LICENSES

Bingo / Raffle procedure:

Every organization interested in conducting bingo or raffles or allow its members to assist a licensed affiliated organization, must first apply to the Legalized Games of Chance Commission (www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/lgccc/) for eligibility.  If the LGCCC determines that the applicant qualifies as a bona fide charitable, educational, religious, patriotic, public-spirited organization or senior citizen association or club it issues to it a registration certificate reflecting its identification number.

Once registered with the LGCCC, the organization must file a license application(s) for each separate type of game of chance it intends to conduct from the appropriate municipality where the games are to be held.  Upon doing so the organization must exhibit their original identification card to the municipal clerk when submitting their license application.

The Members in charge of conducting the games must submit to a background check by submitting the form located here: Criminal Records 212B (njportal.com) Once the background check comes back clear then the organization can proceed to submit the bingo/raffle application to the municipal clerk.

The organization must complete and submit the bingo/raffle application no later than a month prior to the date of the event.  The application must first go before our Town Council; they meet the first and third Tuesday’s of the month.  Once approved by Town Council it will be mailed to LGCCC for their approval; which takes 15 days.

Please also note that the Clerk’s Office cannot notarize the Bingo/Raffle License applications.  The application must be complete, contain the organization’s registration number and be notarized.  If it is not submitted in the appropriate way it may be rejected and delay receiving the license in time for your event.

TAXI & LIMOUSINE LICENSE

Autocab;  Limousine:  Livery –  Includes any automobile or motor car with a carrying capacity of not more than nine passengers, not including the driver, used in the business of carrying passengers for hire, which is held out, announced or advertised to operate or run or which is operated or run over any of the streets of public highways of  the state and which is hired by charter or for a particular contract or by the day or hour or other fixed period or to transport passengers to a specified place or places or which charges a fare or price agreed upon in advance between the operator and the passenger. Nothing in this definition contained shall be construed to include taxicabs, hotels or buses.    Taxi Application 2020

Taxicab – Any vehicle used to carry passengers for hire but not operating on a fixed route.

It shall be unlawful to engage in the business of operating a taxicab/limousine in the Town of Phillipsburg without having secured a license therefor. Application for such license shall be made in writing to the Municipal Clerk.

Additional information on how to apply and the necessary fees can be found at www.ecode360.com under Chapter 575: Taxicabs.

GARAGE & YARD SALES

Yard Sale – Any sale of used merchandise not conducted as part of a continuing business venture. The term “yard sale shall include all types of sales, such as but not limited to “yard sales,” “lawn sales,” “attic sales,” “rummage sales,” “garage sales” or “flea market sales.”

Permit Required – No person shall conduct a yard sale within the Town of Phillipsburg without first filing with the Town Clerk the information required by 470-3 hereof and obtaining a yard sale permit from said Clerk. A yard sale permit costs $10/ day, not to exceed three consecutive calendar days and not to be held more than twice a year. This does not include the Town-wide sale, which shall be conducted the first Saturday in June and does not require a fee.

A yard sale permit must be prominently displayed throughout the entire period of the sale. All yard sales shall be conducted between the hours of 9:00 AM and dusk only.

Yard Sales are not to be conducted on Housing Authority Property. For the public’s information Heckman Terrace Annex, known as “new project” and includes all of Elm Ave., 542 thru 624 Green St., 500 thru 557 Roseberry St., 557 thru 579 Walnut St; odd numbers only and all surrounding grounds. Heckman Terrace, known as “old project” and includes all Fisher Ave., Watson Pl., Kneedler Ave., 440 thru 566 Heckman St., even numbers only, 408 thru 454 Roseberry St.; even numbers only, 461 thru 528 Anderson St. and all surrounding grounds.

Additional information can be found under Article 1 Yard Sales (Adopted 8-28-1979 by Ord. No. O:79-24 (Ch. 50A, Art. 1 of the 1969 Code) General Code.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

LIQUOR LICENSE

***All Municipal Liquor Licenses fees are increasing as of January 1, 2026***

Plenary Retail Consumption – $1,680.00

Plenary Retail Distribution – $1,680.00

Club License – $175.00

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