Lakewood, NJ Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned vehicle size
- Over 1.5-ton payload or 4+ wheels
- Restricted hours
- 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Where ban applies
- Driveways, parking areas, and streets
- Small vehicle exception
- 1 vehicle, must be off-street
- Also banned
- Light utility trailers for lawn equipment
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine or 30 days jail
Summary
A commercially-registered vehicle over 1.5 tons payload or with more than four wheels cannot park outdoors in a Lakewood Township residential zone between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., under UDO § 18-807D1. A single smaller commercial vehicle can stay overnight only in a garage, driveway, or the resident's own parking area, not on the street.
Commercial Vehicles Prohibited During Certain Hours. No commercially-registered vehicles with more than one and one-half (1-1/2) ton payload capacity or more than four wheels (two axles) shall be parked out-of-doors between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in any residential zone. This prohibition shall apply to driveways, parking areas and streets. The parking of light utility trailers of the type used to transport lawn care equipment also shall be prohibited between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in any residential zone district. No more than one commercially-registered vehicle with a payload capacity of one and one-half (1-1/2) tons or less and no more than four wheels may be parked overnight in a residential zone district so long as such vehicle is parked in a garage, driveway or a resident's designated parking area, but not on a public street.
Full Breakdown
Section 18-807D of the Unified Development Ordinance, titled "Commercial Vehicles Prohibited During Certain Hours," bans overnight outdoor parking of larger commercial vehicles across every residential zoning district in the Township. , and the ban reaches driveways, parking areas, and streets alike, so a landscaping trailer parked in a driveway overnight is covered too: light utility trailers used to haul lawn care equipment are named specifically as prohibited during those same hours. 5 tons or less and no more than four wheels may be parked overnight in a residential zone, but only in a garage, driveway, or the resident's designated parking area, never on a public street.
That two-tier structure means a contractor's pickup or small van can stay overnight off the street, but a box truck, dump truck, or tractor-trailer cannot be parked outdoors overnight in a residential zone at all, regardless of where on the property it sits. The rule sits inside the broader off-street parking article, § 18-807, which otherwise governs parking-space counts and design standards for every use in the Township, but D1 and D2 are the only subsections that regulate a vehicle's overnight location rather than the number of spaces a site must provide.
Violations & Fines
Parking a prohibited commercial vehicle outdoors between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a residential zone, or parking a permitted smaller commercial vehicle on the street overnight instead of in a driveway or garage, is a violation of the Unified Development Ordinance. Section 18-1109A sets the penalty at a fine of up to $1,000, up to 30 days in jail, or both, with each night of continued violation treated as a separate offense.
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