Clifton, NJ Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

Clifton Code § 349-1 authorizes the Chief of Police, or a designee, to prohibit non-permit parking on a residential street once an engineering or traffic study shows non-resident vehicles average more than 25% of that street's spaces and total occupied spaces exceed 5% of capacity. Once restricted, only permit holders may park during the designated hours: residents get a permit for every vehicle they own and register in New Jersey; visitors of residents are capped at three outstanding permits per dwelling unit; and businesses that people on the street patronize can get permits too, though service and delivery vehicles are exempt from the restriction entirely.

Section 349-1C also lets residents obtain one-day, eight-hour visitor-overflow permits, capped so total day permits on a street never exceed 35% of its spaces. Permit decals must display on the driver's-side rear window, and visitor permits hang from the rearview mirror, under § 349-1D. Sixty percent of property owners in a designated area can petition to withdraw permit parking under § 349-1E, triggering a new study and a Council vote. Section 349-2 lists the specific restricted streets, hours and days by name. Section 349-3 sets the $10 fee for a residential permit (and for each visitor permit) covering two calendar years.

The chapter was adopted 3-6-1979 by Ord. No. 4490-79 and has been amended repeatedly through 2-3-2026 by Ord. No. 8079-26; a parallel Article II lets the City restrict five numbered municipal lots the same way, at a $5 permit fee.