Passaic County does not regulate residential commercial-vehicle parking. Each municipality does. Many Passaic County towns, including Paterson, bar overnight street parking of commercial vehicles in residential zones, and towns like Wayne restrict commercial trailers in yards.
Parking of commercial vehicles, box trucks, and commercial trailers at homes and on residential streets is a municipal matter across Passaic County, governed by each town's zoning and parking ordinances under the Municipal Land Use Law and Title 39. The County has no rule of its own. Common local restrictions include limits on vehicle weight or registered gross weight, bans on overnight street parking of commercial vehicles in residential districts (as in Paterson), and zoning provisions that keep commercial trailers out of front yards and driveways (as in Wayne). New Jersey Title 39 also lets municipalities designate places where parking is prohibited or restricted. Because thresholds, like the gross-vehicle-weight limit that makes a vehicle commercial, vary by town, check your
Municipal police or code enforcement issue tickets under the local ordinance, with fines set by the town and towing possible for repeat or overnight violations. The County does not enforce residential commercial-vehicle parking; its jurisdiction is limited to permits on
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