Clifton, NJ Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- snow accumulation covering the street
- Ban ends
- once streets are plowed sufficiently
- Covered streets
- dozens of named streets citywide
- Removed vehicle status
- deemed a nuisance/menace
- Owner liability
- pays towing and storage costs
Summary
Once snow covers Clifton's streets, parking is banned on the sides of dozens of named streets, from Ackerman Avenue to Woodlawn Avenue, until plowing clears the roadway enough for normal traffic flow.
Parking restrictions. Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the streets and highways, no vehicle shall be parked on the indicated side of any streets or parts thereof below... 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.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4963532; v64 updated 2026-07-21; through 07-21-2026).
Full Breakdown
Clifton Code § 439-9, amended 12-3-2013 by Ord. No. 7128-13, imposes a temporary parking prohibition for snowplowing and removal. Subsection A bars parking on the indicated side of a long, named list of streets whenever accumulated snow covers the streets and highways, including both sides of Ackerman Avenue, Chittenden Road, Howard Avenue, Huron Avenue, Kathryn Avenue, La Salle Avenue, Livingston Street, St. Philip Drive and Woodlawn Avenue for their entire length, plus defined segments of streets such as Day Street (Fairmount Avenue to Vreeland Avenue), Gregory Avenue (Highland Avenue to Clinton Avenue) and Sargeant Avenue (Monhegan Street to Machias Street).
Subsection B keeps the ban in force after the snow stops falling until the streets 'have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic,' so the restriction does not lift on a fixed clock but on actual plowing progress. Subsection C treats any unoccupied vehicle left in violation as a nuisance and a menace to safe traffic regulation, letting any police officer arrange for its removal, with the owner responsible for the reasonable costs of towing and storage before the vehicle is returned.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle parked in violation of § 439-9 may be removed by police as a nuisance vehicle, and the owner must pay towing and storage costs before reclaiming it; general Chapter 439 penalties under § 439-4 (fines of $50 to $1,000, up to 90 days imprisonment or community service) also apply.
Frequently Asked Questions
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