Newark, NJ Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

4 lets the Department of Engineering designate a curb loading zone after a site inspection confirms it is justified by traffic conditions; the Department sets the days and hours based on the applicant's delivery schedule and existing parking restrictions. Any business applies on a Department form listing the applicant's name, business, address, phone number, driveway or dock access, delivery vehicle types, and delivery days and hours, with a signed declaration against false statements. Fees scale with location and metering: $150 per 20 feet of curb (or fraction) for a non-metered zone outside downtown, $400 per metered space for a metered zone outside downtown, $250 per 20 feet in the defined Downtown area (bounded by McCarter Highway, University Avenue, Lackawanna Avenue/Division Street and East/West Kinney Street) for non-metered curb, and $600 per metered space within that Downtown area.

Every permit runs one year, is non-transferable, and renews annually at the same rate. Once granted, a vehicle loading, unloading, delivering or picking up freight may use the zone for no more than one hour and cannot be left unattended there. The Department can pull a permit and remove its signs if the annual fee goes 30 days in arrears, or whenever public convenience or necessity requires it, but must give the permit holder 30 days' notice first. No fee is charged at all for a curb loading zone serving a government building, school or hospital.