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

Section 23:5-14 lets the Director of Engineering designate a street for permit parking once a traffic study shows outside vehicles fill more than 25% of spaces and total occupancy exceeds 65% of capacity on an average weekday, a threshold meant to reserve blocks for the people who actually live there rather than commuters or nearby employees. On a designated street, a vehicle cannot park unless it belongs to a resident, a school faculty member with school-permit parking, or an owner, manager or employee of a business with business-permit parking, and the current permit must be displayed on the rearview mirror where an officer can see it.

Exemptions cover visitor permits (valid up to two weeks and displayed on the dashboard), contractor service and delivery vehicles working on-site, and emergency or public-utility vehicles actively rendering service. A permanent resident permit runs one year, capped at two per residential unit, and requires a completed application plus a valid New Jersey driver's license, vehicle registration and insurance certificate all showing an address on the restricted street, along with two of three proof-of-residency documents (utility, telephone, or water/tax bill). The $10 annual fee and $15 visitor-permit fee are paid by certified check or money order to the City's Permit Office; a lost or stolen permit costs $30 to replace. weekdays.