Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Section 405-10 of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Code, Temporary parking prohibition for snow plowing and removal, works automatically. It has no separate declaration step and no printed inch threshold. The trigger is snow that has fallen in an accumulation such that it covers the streets and highways. At that point an emergency exists by the terms of the ordinance, and no vehicle can be parked on any street or highway or portions thereof anywhere in the Township, in Morris County.

Section 405-10 A(2) sets the end point. The prohibition remains in effect until after the snow has ceased and the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic. The ordinance does not print a fixed number of hours, so the ban tracks plowing progress on the street rather than a clock.

Enforcement is by removal. Under § 405-10 B any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation is deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any police officer can provide for its removal. The owner pays the reasonable costs of the removal and storage before regaining possession of the vehicle. Section 405-3 uses the same tow-away language for vehicles parked in violation of Chapter 405 generally, and § 405-4 B lets an unclaimed vehicle be sold at public auction if the owner fails to make a claim within 90 days after removal.

The ban depends on signage. Under § 405-10 C the effectiveness of the section is contingent upon erection and maintenance of signs at all street, road or highway entrances for motor vehicles into the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-198.

A related tool sits next to it. Section 405-9 lets the Chief of Police, or the ranking police officer in the Chief's absence, declare an emergency and direct the posting of temporary EMERGENCY NO PARKING signs when weather conditions, accidents, road construction, fire or public celebrations require it. Notice that signs are being or will be posted must be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle already parked. Vehicles parked or standing in violation of that section are also treated as a nuisance subject to removal at the owner's cost.