Stafford Township, NJ Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Article XI of Chapter 201 (Vehicles and Traffic) governs snow emergencies in Stafford Township. Section 201-36 defines a snow emergency as an accumulation of snow, declared by the Mayor or his designee, that requires action to combat hazardous conditions, and it defines snow broadly to include sleet, hail and freezing rain. Section 201-37A is triggered by the snowfall itself: parking of any vehicle is prohibited on any portion of a Township road, street or highway improved, designated or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic once snow results in an accumulation sufficient to require plowing by the Stafford Township Department of Public Works.

Article XI sets one rule for every Township road rather than a route list or an alternate-side schedule. Under § 201-37B the prohibition stays in force until the snow has ceased, the streets, roads or highways have been plowed sufficiently, and the Mayor or his designee has determined that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic. Enforcement is by removal. Under § 201-38, an unoccupied vehicle parked in violation is deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic, any police officer may provide for its removal, and the owner must pay the reasonable costs of removal and storage before regaining possession.

Section 201-39 lets the Mayor or his designee impose driving restrictions at his discretion, as warranted by the severity of the storm, and § 201-40 directs the Stafford Township Police Department to provide escort services for Public Works employees who are plowing. Section 201-41 limits how the article is read: it never permits parking where New Jersey statutes or the Township Code forbid it, and it does not conflict with state law on driving during emergencies. Article XIII separately offers reimbursement of up to $50 for a mailbox damaged by direct contact with a Township plow, provided the resident notifies the Township within seven days and the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works finds the plow blade or vehicle caused the damage.