Ridgewood, NJ Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Section 223-64 of the Village's property maintenance code, added 11-11-1986 by Ord. No. 2069, splits the rule by zoning district as defined in Chapter 190, Land Use and Development. In residential districts, no unregistered or uninspected motor vehicle may be parked ungaraged on any property, and no vehicle in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled may be parked ungaraged there at all. Major overhaul or body work on a vehicle in a residential district is barred unless performed inside an approved structure.

In nonresidential districts, an unregistered or uninspected vehicle (apart from new and used cars displayed for sale by dealers) must be garaged or screened from view of the public street and adjoining properties, and a vehicle in major disassembly or disrepair is barred there too unless similarly garaged or screened. A. 7:12-4 and effective for offenses on or after September 23, 2020, sets the payable fine for a Section 223-64 violation, listed as "Parking unregistered/uninspected vehicle on residential property," at $100 for a first offense and $150 for a second.

Enforcement of the property maintenance code, including Section 223-64, is assigned to the Director of Buildings and Inspections, the Code Enforcement Officer, or another Village employee designated by the Village Manager under Section 223-8. Because the schedule is a payable-ticket amount rather than a maximum court fine, the Municipal Court retains authority to impose a higher penalty if a case is contested rather than paid at the Violations Bureau window.