Toms River, NJ Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing article
- Ch. 477, Art. IV, Prohibited Parking (§§ 477-7 to 477-11)
- All-times ban
- Schedule I streets, § 477-8
- Hour-restricted ban
- Schedule II streets, Sundays/holidays exempt, § 477-9
- Time-limited parking
- Schedule IV streets, § 477-11
- General penalty
- Max fine under N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, 40:69A-29 (§ 477-54)
- Adopted
- Dec. 9, 2008, Ord. No. 4168-08
- State law also applies
- N.J.S.A. 39:4-138, per § 477-7
Summary
Toms River Township splits on-street parking prohibitions into separate schedules under Chapter 477's Prohibited Parking article: Schedule I streets ban parking at all times, Schedule II streets ban parking during posted hours (Sundays and holidays excepted), and Schedule IV streets cap how long a legally parked vehicle may stay. State stopping and standing law still applies on top of every local schedule.
§ 477-7. Regulations not exclusive. The provisions of this article imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person of the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles as set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-138, any other New Jersey statute or as hereinafter provided. § 477-8. Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets. No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule I... § 477-9. Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule II on any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule II... § 477-11. Parking time limited on certain streets. No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown on Schedule IV at any time between the hours listed in said Schedule IV of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IV, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954830; v33 updated 2026-04-22; through 04-22-2026).
Full Breakdown
Article IV of Chapter 477, Vehicles and Traffic, adopted December 9, 2008 by Ord. No. 4168-08 (replacing a 1976 ordinance), sets several distinct on-street parking restrictions rather than one blanket rule. Section 477-8 bans parking at any time on the streets or street segments listed in Schedule I. Section 477-9 bans parking during whatever hours are printed next to each street in Schedule II, except Sundays and public holidays. Section 477-10 goes further on Schedule III streets: it bars even stopping or standing a vehicle during posted hours, again excusing Sundays and holidays.
Section 477-11 caps how long a vehicle may remain once legally parked on a Schedule IV street, tied to posted hours and exempting Sundays and holidays. A. 39:4-138 or any other state statute; a driver who obeys the local schedule can still be cited under state law for hazards such as blocking a driveway, fire hydrant or intersection. None of Article IV's four sections carries its own fine. Instead, Article XIX's § 477-54, amended by Ord. No. A. 40:49-5 and 40:69A-29. The separate overnight ban on trailers and heavy commercial trucks (§ 477-12) and the meter fine schedule (§ 477-27) carry their own penalties and are not part of this general prohibited-parking article.
Violations & Fines
A ticket under §§ 477-8 through 477-11 is prosecuted in Toms River Municipal Court and, absent a more specific penalty, falls under § 477-54's general schedule: the maximum fine and penalty allowed under N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 and 40:69A-29. Because Article IV sets no fixed dollar figure of its own, the amount is left to the municipal court within that statutory ceiling, and a summons can issue regardless of whether the vehicle is also towed as a nuisance under § 477-6.
Frequently Asked Questions
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