Irvington, NJ Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Adopted as part of Chapter 380's Clean Communities Article II and last amended 11-25-2024 by Ord. No. MC 3884, § 380-27 targets the common practice of driving onto grass or gravel to create informal parking. The rule applies township-wide to residential, commercial and industrial lots alike. A vehicle may only occupy a front, side or rear yard if the surface underneath is paved and the vehicle reaches it from the street across a constructed apron or curb cut designed for that purpose; there is no requirement that the paved area carry painted parking-space lines, only that the paving itself functions as an off-street parking surface.

Driving a vehicle over an unimproved curb, sometimes called curb-jumping, to reach an unpaved yard is a separate, explicit violation even if the yard is otherwise accessible. The section also reaches commercial vehicles, trailers, campers, RVs and boats: none may be stored on residential property, though a contractor's truck may park there temporarily while performing work requested by the owner or a resident, and a commercial vehicle on commercial property must relate to the business actually operating there. Enforcement runs through the schedule of fines at § 380-31, which lists § 380-27 separately as 'parking on residential lawns' with an escalating fine track, and the fourth-offense tier requires the violator to appear in Municipal Court rather than simply pay the fine.

Related sections in the same article reach adjoining problems: § 380-28 bars storing inoperable or unregistered vehicles anywhere in the Township, and § 380-30 requires owners to keep the abutting sidewalk and curb clear, so a resident cited for yard parking may see companion citations if a vehicle is also unregistered or blocking the walk.