New Brunswick, NJ Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Two sections of Chapter 10.16 govern where a vehicle can sit on a lot in New Brunswick. Section 10.16.180, Front Yard Parking Prohibited, provides that no person shall park or store any vehicle within any portion of a required front yard, except a portion approved, or already approved, for that use by variance or approved site plan of the planning board or zoning board of adjustment. The word store matters: a vehicle that stays put counts as much as one that pulls in briefly. Enforcement is concurrent among the division of inspections, the zoning compliance officer and the city police.

Section 10.16.190, Parking on Lawn Areas Prohibited, is broader. No person or property owner shall park, or give any individual permission to park, a motor vehicle on any unpaved surface on any property, whether the property be commercial, residential, or publicly owned property. The text reaches the property owner who gives permission, not only the driver. The section then requires that all vehicles be parked only in paved areas designed for parking on each property, and that parking areas be paved or otherwise improved in accordance with the standards and specifications in the city Department of Engineering's Engineering, Utility and Landscaping Standards. The Bureau of Housing, the zoning compliance officer and New Brunswick Police share enforcement.

Section 10.16.190 carries the history note Ord. No. O-101502 of 10-21-15, and § 10.16.180 traces to Ord. O-110605 of 2006. Both sit beside § 10.16.110, which treats an unoccupied vehicle parked in violation of the chapter as a nuisance that a peace officer can have removed, with the owner paying the reasonable costs of removal and storage before regaining possession.