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

Chapter 350 of the Jackson Township Code (adopted 8-11-2020 by Ord. No. 12-20) bans leasing any dwelling, or a segment of one, for less than 30 days under § 350-3, and permits only one narrow alternative in § 350-4: renting a single room to one tenant. Section 350-4B(11) makes that exception conditional on parking, requiring sufficient space on the subject property to lawfully provide one on-premises parking space for the tenant's vehicle; a lot too small or too built-out to add a legal space cannot use the exception.

The parking condition sits among ten others in § 350-4B, including that the dwelling hold a rental certificate of occupancy under Chapter 234, that the landlord file the registration required by N.J.S.A. 46:8-28 and § 245-1, that the unit have at least two bedrooms, that occupancy limits not be exceeded, that the owner carry insurance and furnish proof to the Township, that the dwelling be owner-occupied year round, that the tenancy run at least one month for a single tenant, and that the tenant have unrestricted access to common areas including garages and driveways under § 350-4B(9).

Because the parking requirement is bundled with these other conditions, a landlord who cannot provide the on-premises space cannot rent the room at all, since the arrangement would then fall under the flat short-term-rental prohibition. Enforcement runs through the Code Enforcement Officer and Police Department per § 350-8, and § 350-9 exposes violators to the maximum fines allowed under N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 and 40:69A-29, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.