Trenton, NJ Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 188-6
- Who paints markings
- Director of Public Works
- Rule once installed
- Vehicle must stay within the marked lines
- Enforcement penalty
- $70 per offense under § 188-10
- Exception
- Vehicle that cannot physically fit within space
Summary
Trenton's Director of Public Works may have lines or markings painted on the curb or street to show the boundaries of metered parking spaces, and once installed, drivers must park entirely within the marked area rather than across a line.
§ 188-6. Marking of spaces and meters. The Director of Public Works may have lines or markings painted or placed on the curb and/or the street indicating the parking space controlled by the parking meter. When installed, no person shall park any vehicle across any such line or marking or park any vehicle in such position that it shall not be entirely within the area so designated by such lines or markings, unless the vehicle could not physically fit within the space.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4853025; v21 updated 2025-12-16; through 12-16-2025).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 188-6, within the Parking Meters chapter, authorizes the Director of Public Works to have lines or markings painted or placed on the curb and/or the street indicating the parking space controlled by each parking meter. The provision does not mandate painting every space; it is discretionary, giving the Director authority to install markings where useful for meter enforcement. Once markings are installed, the same section makes it unlawful for any person to park a vehicle across such a line or marking, or to park so that the vehicle is not entirely within the designated area, with a narrow exception when the vehicle could not physically fit within the space.
meter operating hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. Related manner-of-parking rules in § 188-7 govern how vehicles must align with single- versus dual-mounted meters.
Violations & Fines
Parking across a painted meter-space line, or otherwise not staying entirely within a marked space, is enforced under § 188-10 by City of Trenton police officers, Parking Enforcement Officers, and parking meter collectors; a conviction carries a penalty of $70 per offense or imprisonment in the county jail up to 15 days, or both, at the Municipal Judge's discretion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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