Bloomfield, NJ Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Snow accumulation covering the street or highway
- Where
- Both sides of streets in Schedule XXIII (§ 254-63)
- Duration
- Until streets are plowed sufficiently for normal traffic flow
- Penalty
- $42 to $100, up to 15 days, or both
- Emergency signs
- Declared by the Chief of Police or ranking officer (§ 254-28)
- Towing
- Owner pays reasonable removal and storage costs (§ 254-29)
Summary
In Bloomfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, once snow covers a street, no vehicle can park on either side of the streets listed in Schedule XXIII. The ban stays in force after the snow stops until the street is plowed enough that parked cars will not interfere with traffic. Penalties run from $42 to $100.
A. Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway, no vehicle shall be parked on either side of any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XXIII (§ 254-63), attached to and made a part of this chapter. B. The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic. C. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this section or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $42 and not more than $100 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
Full Breakdown
Section 254-27 of the Bloomfield Township Code is the snow emergency rule. Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation covers the street or highway, no vehicle can be parked on either side of any street or part of a street described in Schedule XXIII (§ 254-63). The trigger is accumulation that covers the pavement, not a snowfall total, and the section prints no inch measurement.
Subsection B extends the ban past the storm. The prohibitions remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic. A resident cannot treat the end of the snowfall as the end of the restriction.
A second tool is the posted emergency under § 254-28. Upon the declaration of an emergency, there is no parking on streets or parts of streets where temporary emergency no-parking signs are displayed. The Chief of Police, or in their absence the ranking police officer, can declare the emergency and direct the signs when weather conditions, accidents, fires or public celebrations require avoiding hazards that interfere with the free flow of traffic. Notification that the signs are being or will be posted must be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle already parked before the signs go up.
Section 254-29 deals with removal: an unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of the article is deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any peace officer can provide for its removal. The owner pays the reasonable costs of removal and storage before regaining possession. Section 254-30 makes the article contingent on signs being erected as required by law. Section 254-30.1, added 5-19-2003 by Ord. No. 03-19, adds a no-parking rule on streets in Schedule XXV (§ 254-65) once the Essex County Sheriff's Department Office of Emergency Management or its designee declares an emergency.
Violations & Fines
Under § 254-27(C), unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of violating the section is liable to a penalty of not less than $42 and not more than $100 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both. Section 254-30.1(B) prints the same range for the county-declared emergency rule. A towed vehicle also costs the owner the reasonable removal and storage charges under § 254-29.
Frequently Asked Questions
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