Freehold Township, NJ Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Section 11-6, added by Ordinance No. O-00-12, targets overnight storage of heavy and recreational vehicles on public streets rather than ordinary commuter parking. The prohibition runs township-wide, on any street, and covers a specific list of vehicle types: trucks, commercial vehicles, trailers, boats, recreational vehicles, pole trailers, equipment, tractors, and buses. The code carves out one express exception inside the truck category: a pickup truck or sport utility vehicle is not covered as long as its gross vehicle weight does not exceed 8,000 pounds, which keeps the rule focused on box trucks, tractor-trailers, campers, and towed boats or trailers rather than everyday family vehicles.

The restricted window runs from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every night, without a seasonal exception, so a contractor's flatbed or a stored camper cannot simply move a few feet within the same block to reset the clock; the prohibition is on the vehicle type being present on any street during those hours, period. Because the section sits inside Chapter 11's general parking scheme, the Chapter 11 enforcement mechanism in § 11-8 applies: officers may issue a summons for a violation observed on any street between the restricted hours, and repeated presence on successive nights supports separate citations rather than a single continuing violation.

The rule is enforced by the Freehold Township Police Department, and residents who need to store a boat, RV, or work trailer overnight typically use an on-site driveway, a private lot, or a commercial storage facility rather than the public street, since the ordinance draws no distinction between a vehicle merely parked and one left unattended for the full stretch between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.