Bloomfield, NJ Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Parking is built into the Bloomfield Township short-term rental permit rather than handled as a separate chapter. Under § 433-4A(8) of the Bloomfield Township Code, the application submitted to the Zoning Department must include a property survey showing the number and location of all legal parking spaces on the premises. Section 433-4A(9) then requires the owner's agreement that all renters are limited to one vehicle per two occupants in the short-term rental property.

The eligibility rules in § 433-2C(4) add a threshold: a two-family to five-family residential dwelling that does not maintain on-site parking for each unit based on the Residential Site Improvement Standards cannot be a short-term rental at all. Parking is therefore tested twice, once when the Township decides whether the building qualifies and again when the owner signs the vehicle-limit agreement.

The owner also has to tell guests. Section 433-6E(4) requires a posting in a prominent location within the short-term rental stating the maximum number of parking spaces available on-site, alongside the owner and responsible party phone numbers, the Police and Fire Department numbers, and trash and recycling pickup information.

Enforcement is built on complaints. Under § 433-6K, if the Township receives three substantiated complaints concerning excessive vehicles belonging to the transient occupants of a short-term rental property, the permit is subject to revocation by the Business Administrator or his designee. Once revoked, § 433-3G requires a new application and first-time registration fee, and § 433-4D denies a permit where a sworn statement of no prior revocations cannot be given. Section 433-6G requires the owner, agent or responsible party to respond to complaints within two hours.