West New York, NJ Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Article V of Chapter 277 was adopted 9-17-1986 as Ord. No. 1737 and amended 9-23-2020 by Ord. No. 23/20. Section 277-16 is headed "Overnight parking prohibited," and the list of covered vehicles is long: trucks, truck tractors, trailers, vans, omnibuses, commercial vehicles, commuter vans, van-pooling vehicles, semitrailers, school buses, both types of school vehicle, motorized homes, campers, recreation vehicles, ambulances and hearses, all as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq. None of them can be parked on any street, avenue, lane, road or other public thoroughfare, public property or park in the Town of West New York "on any day of the week." The printed text sets no clock hours, and the only carve-out it names is § 277-32.

Section 277-17 lists what is not covered. A four-wheel vehicle under 20 feet in length with noncommercial plates is exempt. So is a four-wheel vehicle under 20 feet with commercial plates that carries a resident commercial vehicle sticker, limited to one sticker per household and requiring a registration listing a West New York address. The Parking Services Utility charges $100 to apply and $50 to renew every six months. Commuter vans never qualify and cannot park on public streets. Vehicles owned and operated by the Town, the Board of Education or another government agency or school based in the Town are exempt, as are taxicabs based and licensed in the Town while parked to conduct taxicab service. Passenger commercial vehicles can also hold a $50 one-year resident permit under § 277-26 B, and under § 277-32 the Utility can let service and contractor vehicles park in permit areas for up to eight consecutive hours on 24 to 48 hours of notice.

Ordinary cars run on a different clock. In permit zones the three-hour limit in § 277-24 A applies 24 hours a day, and § 277-43 allows parking in bus and commuter vehicle stops from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Motorcycles cannot park in a residential spot not designated for motorcycles, or in a metered spot outside the hours of metered parking, including overnight, under § 277-42 A.