Edison, NJ Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- color-coded, zone-specific
- Zones mapped
- six (Zone #1–#6)
- Eligibility
- zone residents & visitors only
- Hours/days
- vary by street segment
Summary
Edison Township requires a color-coded residential parking permit to park within six numbered zones, restricting curb space on those streets to zone residents and their visitors.
No person shall park a vehicle on streets or parts of streets as described within the following sections unless an appropriate and current parking permit as issued by the Township of Edison is displayed on said vehicle for those streets or parts of streets as described or listed within the following zones.
1. Zone #1. The following streets will constitute residential permit parking Zone #1. Only residents from Zone #1 and their visitors are eligible to park in Zone #1. Color-coded permit(s) will be issued to residents and their guests of Zone #1.
Name of Street Side Location Hours Days Central Avenue Both 1. Between Suttons Lane and Prescott Street
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (excluding holidays) Both
2. Between Prescott Street and Reed Street 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 7 days per week (excluding holidays) Both
3. Plainfield Avenue (CR #529) and Stony Road West 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 7 days per week (excluding holidays) North Beginning at the intersection of Stony Road West and ending at a point 300 feet north of the intersection. [Ord. No. O.2191-2023] 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Chestnut Street Both From Hillcrest Avenue to Stony Road 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mon.-Fri. (excluding holidays) Coral Street [Ord. No. O.2120-2021] East Side Only Between Amboy Avenue and Gross Street Ely Place Both Entire length
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mon.-Fri. (excluding holidays) Hillcrest Avenue Both Between Chestnut Avenue and Greenwood Avenue
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904708; v19 updated 2026-03-25; through 03-25-2026).
Full Breakdown
Township Code § 7-17 bars anyone from parking on the streets listed in its numbered zones without a current parking permit issued by the Township and displayed on the vehicle. Six zones are currently mapped (Zone #1 through Zone #6), each covering specific residential streets, with Zone #2 catching "all other current residential permit parking areas not incorporated into another parking zone." Only residents of a given zone and their visitors qualify for that zone's color-coded permit, and the enforced hours and days vary by street segment within each zone's table.
Violations & Fines
Parking without a valid permit in a signed zone is enforceable under the Township's general penalty, Code § 1-5.1: up to a $2,000 fine or 90 days at the Municipal Court's discretion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can a non-resident park in a permit zone?
Sources & Official References
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