Howell, NJ Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Parking on residential property in Howell Township is controlled by the Property Maintenance Code adopted in Chapter 232, with local text in § 232-4. Section 302.8, as rewritten for Howell Township, ends with a flat rule: no motor vehicle may be parked on the front lawn of any property except during a snow emergency. That rule applies to every property, not just homes, so the driveway or an approved paved or gravel area is the legal place to park.

Section 302.3 sets the maintenance standard for the surface itself: all sidewalks, walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces and similar areas must be kept in a proper state of repair and maintained free from hazardous conditions.

The same § 302.8 caps unregistered and uninspected vehicles on residential property by lot size. The schedule allows 1 vehicle on lots of 5,000 to 15,000 square feet, 2 on lots of 15,001 to 40,000, 3 on lots of 40,001 to 80,000, and 6 on lots of 80,001 square feet and above. No more than the designated number of vehicles can be kept in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled, unless the vehicle is inside a closed structure that has all prior approvals required by local ordinance.

Two other parts of Chapter 232 reach vehicles on private land. Section 232-7 requires an owner or tenant in possession to remove junk and disabled vehicles, defined as a vehicle that is unregistered or incapable of operation upon a public roadway, when needed for public health, safety or to eliminate a fire hazard. Under § 232-8 the Director of Public Works or the Code Enforcement Officer gives notice and the owner has 10 days before the Township removes the material, and § 232-10 has an authorized towing operator remove disabled vehicles at the direction of the Director of Public Works, Code Enforcement Officer or a Howell Township police officer, with storage and disposal under Title 39.

Enforcement runs through the Code Enforcement Officer (§ 232-5), who works with the Howell Township Police Department. Written notice gives not less than 10 days to correct, and the Township's cleanup costs become a lien on the property (§§ 232-6 and 232-9).