Newark, NJ Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Who declares an emergency
- Business Administrator, § 23:6-5
- Alternate-side threshold
- 6+ inches of snow, § 23:6-2.1
- Alternate-side schedule
- South/east Mon-Wed-Fri; north/west Tue-Thu-Sat
- Stall grace period
- 1 hour after declaration, § 23:6-7
- General Title 23 penalty
- Up to $50 fine or 15 days
- Public notice method
- Press release to local media
Summary
When Newark's Business Administrator declares a snow emergency, parking is banned on posted snow emergency routes and, on listed alternate-side streets, on opposite sides of the street on alternating days. Vehicles left stalled on a route without snow tires or chains an hour after the declaration are also violating the code.
Upon the declaration of a snow emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or portions of streets where posted snow emergency signs are displayed on the days and sides of streets indicated. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, on the south and east side and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays on the north and west sides on any of the streets listed... b. This section shall be effective when the actual or expected precipitation of snow is the equivalent or greater than six inches.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 5019615; v61 updated 2026-06-17; through 06-17-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 23:6 gives the Business Administrator authority under § 23:6-5 to declare a snow emergency whenever expected snowfall will create hazardous street conditions, and requires a press release to local and metropolitan radio, television and news services to notify the public, with the same notice method used to lift restrictions when weather clears. Section 23:6-2 bars parking on numerous named First Residence District streets once snow has fallen and covers the roadway, and those prohibitions stay in force until the streets are plowed enough that parked cars would no longer interfere with traffic flow.
1 adds an alternate-side scheme for a separate list of streets: no parking is allowed on the south and east sides Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and none on the north and west sides Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, but only once actual or expected snowfall reaches six inches or more. Section 23:6-6 designates a citywide network of snow emergency routes, including Broad Street, Springfield Avenue, Central Avenue and dozens of other named corridors, and § 23:6-7 makes it a separate offense for a vehicle without snow tires or chains to become stalled or immobile on any of those routes starting one hour after a snow emergency is declared.
An unoccupied vehicle left in violation of the snow-covered-street or emergency provisions is treated as a nuisance and menace under § 23:6-4, letting any police officer arrange its removal, with the owner responsible for towing and storage costs before getting the vehicle back.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 23 carries a general penalty under § 23:1-4: unless another penalty is set by state statute or elsewhere in the chapter, a conviction for violating any Title 23 provision, including the snow-emergency parking sections, brings a fine of up to $50 or up to 15 days' imprisonment, or both. Vehicles left on a snow emergency route or an alternate-side street in violation can also be towed and impounded as a nuisance under § 23:6-4, with the owner covering removal and storage costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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