Bergenfield, NJ Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard overnight ban
- 2:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m., all streets
- Extended ban streets
- Bergen Ave, James St, Madison Ave: 11 p.m.-6 a.m.
- Commercial-vehicle overnight ban
- 2:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m. on exempted streets
- Reason for 5-6 a.m. window
- clears streets for DPW refuse collection
- Penalty
- $55 per day of occurrence
Summary
Bergenfield bars parking on any street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Borough Code § 299-10, with named-street exceptions and a tighter 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. ban on Bergen, James and Madison. Violators face a $55 penalty for each day of occurrence.
§ 299-10. Overnight parking. A. No vehicles shall be parked or left standing on any street in the Borough between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except as listed below: ... The purpose of limiting parking from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. is to ensure that vehicles do not obstruct the collection of refuse by the Department of Public Works. ... Violations and penalties. Any person convicted of a violation of a provision of this section or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of $55 for each day of occurrence. ... No commercial vehicles shall be parked or left standing on the below streets from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.: ... No vehicles shall be parked or left standing on the below streets from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.:
Full Breakdown
Section 299-10A of the Borough Code prohibits parking or leaving any vehicle standing on any Bergenfield street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except on a short list of named streets exempted from the ban, including Georgian Court, Howard Drive, Ivy Lane, Liberty Road, Martin Street, North Railroad Avenue, South Railroad Avenue and Veterans Plaza, each carved out by side of street and specific stretch, with North Railroad Avenue and South Railroad Avenue exempted only Tuesdays and Thursdays and Veterans Plaza only Mondays and Wednesdays.
The ordinance explains its purpose directly: the 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. portion of the ban exists so vehicles do not obstruct Department of Public Works refuse collection. Section 299-10C imposes a separate, narrower rule barring commercial vehicles specifically from those same exempted streets between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., added by Ordinance No. 12-2455 in 2012. A third layer, added by Ordinance No. 21-2588 in 2021, bars all vehicles from parking or standing on Bergen Avenue (Washington Avenue to James Street), James Street (between Madison and Bergen) and Madison Avenue (Washington Avenue to James Street) from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., a full seven hours rather than the borough-wide four.
The overnight scheme sits alongside the separate Borough parking-lot time limits in Section 299-9, which bars overnight parking in Borough Hall's lots except for employees on duty.
Violations & Fines
Section 299-10B sets the penalty at $55 for each day of occurrence, so a vehicle left overnight in violation can be ticketed on successive nights until it is removed. The chapter's general penalty provision, Section 299-4, otherwise allows up to $250 or 15 days' imprisonment for Chapter 299 violations not carrying their own specific fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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