Lakewood, NJ Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Township Code § 3-21
- Fine
- $250 per violation
- Alternative penalty
- Up to 30 days community service
- Enforcement
- Tow at vehicle owner's expense
- Exempt surfaces
- Paved, compacted or gravel driveways
Summary
Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, bans parking a motor vehicle on any unpaved surface of residential property, including the front yard setback, with tow-away enforcement and a $250 fine per violation.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to park a motor vehicle on any residential property on an area that is an unpaved surface of the property of the residential dwelling. This shall include but is not limited to the front yard setback of the residential property.
Full Breakdown
1a makes it unlawful for anyone to park a motor vehicle "on any residential property on an area that is an unpaved surface of the property of the residential dwelling," and specifies that this reaches, "but is not limited to," the front yard setback of the residential property. Subsection b extends liability to the property side of the equation: an owner, tenant or occupant of a residential dwelling may not "permit a motor vehicle to be parked on any unpaved surface" of the property, so both the driver and the household can be held responsible for the same parked car.
2 carves out two exceptions: the ban does not apply to an "approved existing driveway that is paved, compacted, or gravel," and it does not apply to residential property under construction or renovation where the work itself prevents the driveway from being used. 3a authorizes towing any vehicle found in violation at the vehicle owner's expense, on top of the fine. The section was adopted by Ord. No. 2004-39.
Violations & Fines
Section 3-21.3 sets its own penalty rather than defaulting to Chapter 1: violators are towed at the vehicle owner's expense and face a $250 fine or 30 days of community service, or both, per violation. Each day the vehicle remains on the unpaved surface counts as a separate violation under § 3-21.3c.
Frequently Asked Questions
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