Editor's Note: *1 denotes that this regulation was included in the R.O. 1966. *2 denotes that this regulation was included in the R.O. 1966 Cumulative Supplement. 23:7-3.
As used in this chapter:
PARKING METER
Shall mean a mechanical time measuring device which indicates continually the available time remaining for a parked vehicle and automatically indicates when the legal time limit has been exceeded.*1
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 23:7-2; Ord. 6 S+FG, 6-21-2006 § 1; Ord. 6 PSF-D, 10-5-2011]
PARKING METER ZONES IN STREETS
Zone 1
All streets in the central business district as defined in Section 23:1-1 excluding therefrom those streets or portions thereof as enumerated in Section 23:5-5.
Zone 2
a.
Those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to 1 hour, as enumerated in Section 23:5-4, excluding those streets or portions thereof in the central business district as defined in Section 23:1-1.
b.
Those streets or portions thereof where parking is limited to 2 hours, as enumerated in Section 23:5-5.
c.
Those streets or portions thereof where parking is limited to 30 minutes as enumerated in Section 23:5-4.1.
d.
Those streets or portions thereof where parking is limited to 15 minutes as enumerated in Section 23:5-4.2.
Zone 3
a.
Those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to 8 hours, as enumerated in Section 23:7-3.1.
b.
Those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to 4 hours as enumerated in Section 23:7-3.2.
c.
Those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to 2 hours as enumerated in Section 23:7-3.3.
Zone 4
a.
Those streets or portions thereof where Special Events Parking is permitted pursuant to Section 23:7-16 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. during special events occurring on any weeknight or official legal holiday, or between the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on any Friday, Saturday or Sunday as may be conducted at the City of Newark Performing Arts Center, Prudential Arena, City of Newark Symphony Hall and/or Newark Bears Stadium.
b.
Those streets or portions thereof where a Special Events Parking Tax Surcharge is permitted between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. to be charged by private parking facilities pursuant to Section 10:22-4.
[Ord. 6 S+FG, 6-21-2006 § 3; Ord. 6 S+FF, 10-18-2006 § 1; Ord. 6 PSF-A, 9-1-2010]
a. 
12th Avenue, from West Market Street to Bergen Street, both sides.
b. 
West Market Street, from University Avenue to Wickcliff Street, both sides.
c. 
Martin L. King Jr. Boulevard, from West Market Street to Central Avenue, both sides.
d. 
University Avenue, from Central Avenue to West Market Street, both sides.
e. 
Washington Street, from Raymond Boulevard to James Street, both sides.
f. 
Warren Street, from Halsey Street to Lock Street, both sides.
g. 
New Street, from Halsey Street to Washington Street, both sides.
h. 
Bleeker Street, from Halsey Street to University Avenue, both sides.
i. 
Lock Street, from Warren Street to New Street, both sides.
[Ord. 6 S+FG, 6-21-2006 § 3; Ord. 6 PSF-A, 9-1-2010; Ord. 6 PSF-I, 12-21-2010 § 2; Ord. 6 SF-B, 11-4-2010]
a. 
Broad Street, from Lackawanna Avenue to South Street, both sides.
b. 
Market Street, from 13th Avenue to Mulberry Street, both sides.
c. 
Bloomfield Avenue from Broadway to Bloomfield City line, both sides.
d. 
Springfield Avenue from William Street to University Avenue, both sides.
e. 
Franklin Avenue from Heller Parkway to Belleville City Line, both sides.
f. 
Central Avenue, from Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard to Lock Street, both sides.
g. 
Littleton Avenue, between West Market Street and 11th Avenue East side, 360 feet from West Market Street to West Market Street.
[Added 1-5-2022 by Ord. No. 6SPF-d, 01-05-2022]
h. 
West Market Street, between Littleton Avenue and Bergen Street South side, 345 feet from Littleton Avenue to Littleton Avenue.
[Added 1-5-2022 by Ord. No. 6SPF-d, 01-05-2022]
i. 
Ferry Street, on both sides, between Raymond Plaza East to Merchant Street.
[Added 9-17-2024 by Ord. No. 6PSF-E(s), 09-17-2024]
(Sources for deleted streets: Ord. 6 PSF-I, 12-21-2010)
[Ord. 6 PSF-A(S), 12-13-2011 § 1; Ord. 6 PSF-I, 12-21-2010 § 3]
a. 
Bank Street, from Halsey Street to University Avenue, both sides.
b. 
Branford Place, from 13th Avenue to Broad Street, both sides.
c. 
Broadway, from Bloomfield Avenue to 7th Avenue, both sides.
d. 
Colden Street from Central Avenue to Sussex Avenue, both sides.
e. 
Commerce Street, from McCarter Highway to Broad Street, both sides.
f. 
Commerce Court from Raymond Boulevard to Commerce Street, both sides.
g. 
Court Street, from Broad Street to Washington Street, both sides.
h. 
East Park Street, from Park Place to Mulberry Street, both sides.
i. 
Ferry Street, from Raymond Plaza East to Fillmore Street, both sides.
j. 
Franklin Street, from Mulberry Street to Broad Street, both sides.
k. 
Fulton Street, from McCarter Highway to Broad Street, both sides.
l. 
Green Street, from Broad Street to Mulberry Street, both sides.
m. 
Halsey Street, from Central Avenue to Hill Street, both sides.
n. 
Hill Street, from Broad Street to Washington Street, both sides.
o. 
Hoyt Street from Central Avenue to Sussex Avenue, both sides.
p. 
James Street, from University Avenue to Washington Street, both sides.
q. 
Lombardy Street, from McCarter Highway to Broad Street, both sides.
r. 
Mount Prospect Avenue, from Elwood Avenue to Heller Parkway, both sides.
s. 
New Street, from Broad Street to Halsey Street, both sides.
t. 
Park Place, from Raymond Boulevard to Sarah Vaughan Way[1], both sides
[1]
Editor's Note: The street formerly named Center Street has been changed to Sarah Vaughan Way.
u. 
Sussex Avenue from Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard to Colden Street, both sides.
v. 
Washington Place, from Broad Street to Washington Street, both sides.
w. 
William Street, from Broad Street to Washington Street, both sides.
[R.O. 1966 § 23:7-4; Ord. 6 PSF-D, 10-5-2011]
Parking meters installed in the parking meter zones established as provided in Section 23:7-2 of these Revised General Ordinances shall be placed as follows:
a. 
Upon the curb immediately adjacent to the individual parking places hereinafter described. Each parking meter shall be placed or set in such manner as to show or display by a signal that the parking space adjacent to such meter is or is not legally in use. Upon each parking meter installed there shall be indicated by a proper legend the legal parking time established by the City or other designated Authority, and when in operation, shall indicate on and by its dial and pointer or upon a clearly legible digital screen the duration of the period of legal parking and on the expiration of such period shall indicate illegal or overtime parking; no parking meters shall be so installed in any location that standing or parking thereat would infringe upon or violate the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-138.
b. 
Upon the curb or sidewalk adjacent to a number of individual parking places which are controlled, regulated and/or metered by a single or "multispace" meter. Upon each multispace meter so installed there shall be indicated by a proper legend the legal parking time established by the City or other designated Authority, and the space or spaces which the multispace meter controls, regulates or meters; no multispace parking meters shall be so installed in any location such that standing or parking thereat would infringe upon or violate the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:5-138.
[R.O. 1966 § 23:7-5; Ord. 6 PSF-D, 10-5-2011]
The director or other authorized Authority is hereby authorized and instructed to have lines or markings painted or placed upon the curb or upon the street, or both, adjacent to each parking meter or multispace meter which controls that parking space for the purpose of designating the parking space for which the meter is to be used and each vehicle parked adjacent or next to any parking meter shall park within the lines or markings so established.
No person shall park any vehicle across any such line or marking or park the vehicle in such position that the same shall not be entirely within the area so designated by such lines or markings.
[R.O. 1966 § 23:7-6; Ord. 6 PSF-D, 10-5-2011]
No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space upon a street alongside of and next to which a parking meter has been installed during the restricted and regulated time applicable to the parking meter zone in which such meter is located unless a coin or coins of United States currency of the appropriate denomination as provided in this chapter shall have been deposited therein, or shall have been previously deposited therein for an unexpired interval of time, and said meter has been placed in operation. The City or a designated Authority may from time to time implement technology which allows any person to pay for parking by use of a cellular telephone, laptop or personal computer, or other electronic device or devices in lieu of a coin or coins of United States currency of the appropriate denomination as provided in this chapter shall have been deposited therein, so long as the amount permitted to be charged as provided in § 23:5-13 is charged to the person for parking; and, further provided, that no surcharge for such services shall be permitted in excess of reasonable and customary banking, electronic fund transfer, debit or credit card charge as may be charged to the person by his or her bank, credit card of other financial service; and, further provided that no surcharge for such services shall be permitted in excess of reasonable and customary rates which may be charged to the person by the company which provides such technical services to the City or a designated Authority for the convenience of said person as is set from time to time in accordance with any contract for the provision of such services within the City or a designated Authority.
No person shall permit a vehicle within his/her control to be parked in any such parking meter space during the restricted and regulated time applicable to the parking meter zone in which such meter is located while the parking meter for such space indicates by signal that the lawful parking time in such space has expired. This provision shall not apply to the act of parking or the necessary time which is required to deposit immediately thereafter a coin or coins in such meter.
No person shall park a vehicle in any such parking meter space for a consecutive period of time longer than that limited period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted in the parking meter zone in which such meter is located, irrespective of the number or amounts of the coins deposited in such meter.
The provisions of this section shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of this Title and any State statute prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
[R.O. 1966 § 23:7-7]
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in a parking meter a coin for the purpose of increasing or extending the parking time of any vehicle beyond the legal parking time which has been established for the parking space adjacent to which the parking meter is placed.
[R.O. 1966 § 23:7-8]
No person shall cause, allow, permit or suffer, any vehicle registered in the name of, or operated by such person to be parked overtime or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking meter zone, as herein described.
No person shall permit a vehicle to remain or be placed in any parking space adjacent to any parking meter while the meter is displaying a signal indicating that the vehicle occupying such parking space has already been parked beyond the period of time prescribed for such parking space.
[R.O. 1966 § 23:7-9; Ord. 6 PSF-D, 10-5-2011]
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter, multispace meter or by electronic means any slug, device, false, fraudulent or unauthorized electronic fund transfer or metallic substitute for a coin of the United States currency.
[R.O. 1966 § 23:7-2010]
No person shall deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the provisions of this chapter.
[R.O. 1966 § 23:7-2011; Ord. 6 PSF-D, 10-5-2011]
It shall be the duty of police officers of the city acting in accordance with instructions issued by the director, or Parking Enforcement Officers of the Parking Authority of the City of Newark to report:
(a) 
The number of each parking meter or the number of the parking space controlled by a multispace meter and the number or other identification of the multispace meter which controls that numbered parking space which indicates that the vehicle occupying the parking space adjacent to such parking meter or controlled by such multispace meter is or has been parked in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) 
The State license number of such vehicle.
(c) 
The length of time during which such vehicle is parked in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(d) 
Any other facts, a knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.
[Ord. 6 S+FN, 4-20-1988; Ord. 6 S+FG, 6-21-2006 § 2; Ord. 6 PSF-L, 10-6-2010; Ord. 6 PSF, D, 10-5-2011; amended 5-5-2021 by Ord. No. 6PSF-B, 05-05-2021]
METER RATES
Zone 1. All the streets in the central business district as defined in Section 23:1-1 excluding therefrom those streets or portions thereof enumerated in Sections 23:5-4 and 23:5-5, the rates shall be as follows:
One Quarter
10 minutes
Two Quarters
20 minutes
Three Quarters
30 minutes
Four Quarters
40 minutes
Five Quarters
50 minutes
Six Quarters
60 minutes
Seven Quarters
70 minutes
Eight Quarters
80 minutes
Nine Quarters
90 minutes
Ten Quarters
100 minutes
Eleven Quarters
110 minutes
Twelve Quarters
120 minutes
Zone 2.
a.
For those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to two (2) hours, as enumerated in Section 23:5-4, the rates shall be as follows:
One Quarter
10 minutes
Two Quarters
20 minutes
Three Quarter
30 minutes
Four Quarters
40 minutes
Five Quarters
50 minutes
Six Quarters
60 minutes
Seven Quarters
70 minutes
Eight Quarters
80 minutes
Nine Quarters
90 minutes
Ten Quarters
100 minutes
Eleven Quarters
110 minutes
Twelve Quarters
120 minutes
b.
For those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to two (2) hours, as enumerated in Section 23:5-5, the rates shall be as follows:
One Quarter
10 minutes
Two Quarters
20 minutes
Three Quarters
30 minutes
Four Quarters
40 minutes
Five Quarters
50 minutes
Six Quarters
60 minutes
Seven Quarters
70 minutes
Eight Quarters
80 minutes
Nine Quarters
90 minutes
Ten Quarters
100 minutes
Eleven Quarters
110 minutes
Twelve Quarters
120 minutes
c.
For those streets or portions thereof where parking is limited to thirty (30) minutes, as enumerated in Section 23:5-4.1, the rates shall be as follows:
One Quarter
10 minutes
Two Quarters
20 minutes
Three Quarters
30 minutes
d.
For those streets or portions thereof where parking is limited to twenty (20) minutes, as enumerated in Section 23:5-4.2, the rates shall be as follows:
One Quarter
10 minutes
Two Quarters
20 minutes
Zone 3.
a.
For those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to eight (8) hours the rates shall be as follows:
Quarter
10 minutes
Two Quarters
20 minutes
Three Quarters
30 minutes
Four Quarters
40 minutes
Five Quarters
50 minutes
Six Quarters
60 minutes
b.
For those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to four (4) hours the rates shall be as follows:
Quarter
10 minutes
Two Quarters
20 minutes
Three Quarters
30 minutes
Four Quarters
40 minutes
Five Quarters
50 minutes
Six Quarters
60 minutes
c.
For those streets or portions thereof, where parking is limited to two (2) hours as enumerated in section 23:7-3 the rates shall be as follows:
Quarter
10 minutes
Two Quarters
20 minutes
Three Quarters
30 minutes
Four Quarters
40 minutes
Five Quarters
50 minutes
Six Quarters
60 minutes
Zone 4.
a.
For those streets or portions thereof where Special Events Parking is permitted pursuant to Section 23:7-16 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. during special events occurring on any weeknight or official legal Holiday, or between the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on any Friday, Saturday or Sunday as may be conduct at the City of Newark Performing Arts Center, Prudential Arena, City of Newark Symphony Hall and/or Newark Bears Stadium, a minimum of $10 to a maximum of $25 for such Special Events Parking as the case may be, to be determined on an event by event basis by the City or its designated Authority.
Electronic Parking Charges Permitted in All Zones
In addition to the above rates set forth in this subsection, the City or a designated Authority may from time to time provide for technology which allows any person to pay the above rates for parking by use of a cellular telephone, laptop or personal computer, or other electronic device or devices in lieu of a coin or coins of United States currency of the appropriate denomination as provided in this chapter shall have been deposited therein, so long as the amount permitted to be charged as provided above is charged to the person; and, further provided, that no surcharge for such services shall be permitted in excess of reasonable and customary banking, electronic fund transfer, debit or credit card charge as may be charged to the person by his or her bank, credit card or other financial service; and, further provided, that no surcharge for such services shall be permitted in excess of reasonable and customary rates which may be charged to the person by the company which provides such technical services to the City or a designated Authority for the convenience of said person and is set from time to time in accordance with any contract for the provision of such services with the City or a designated Authority.
[R.O. 1966 § 23:7-14; Ord. 6 S+FK, 4-2-1986]
A parking meter zone is hereby established in the following municipal parking areas as designated in Section 23:9-1 of this chapter.
a. 
The following portion of the Green Street parking area:
Beginning at a point in the southerly line of Green Street distant 118 feet, more or less, westerly from the intersection of the westerly line of Mulberry Street and the southerly line of Green Street; thence
1. 
Southerly, 78 feet, more or less; thence,
2. 
Westerly, 62 feet, more or less; thence,
3. 
Northerly, 78 feet, more or less, to the southerly line of Green Street; thence,
4. 
Easterly, along the line, 62 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
b. 
Mulberry Street parking area.
c. 
Halsey Street parking area.
d. 
The University Avenue parking area.
e. 
The 110 William Street parking area.
f. 
The 318-326 Washington Street parking area.
g. 
The 17-19 Edison Place parking area.
[Ord. 6 S+Fi, 12-4-1991; Ord. 6 S+FG, 2-5-1992; Ord. 6 S+FC, 6-3-1992 § 23:7-14; Ord. 6 PSF-E, 9-15-2010]
Parking regulations and parking meter regulations shall not be enforced in the residential districts in the City of Newark on the following holidays:
New Year's Day
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Lincoln's Birthday
Washington's Birthday
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Election Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
[Ord. 6 PSF-D, 10-5-2011; amended 2-7-2024 by Ord. No. 6PSF-B, 02-07-2024]
a. 
For purposes of this chapter, a special event is any event which is held at any of the venues listed in Parking Zones 4 where the general public is invited to attend and a fee is charged for admission. The following streets or portions thereof in Zone 4 are areas designated by the City which are subject to the Special Event Parking Rate in addition to any regular rate as may be set forth in Section 23:7-13, above: both sides of the following streets or portions thereof are intended unless otherwise specifically set forth:
1. 
Chestnut Street, both sides between Jefferson Street and New Jersey Railroad Avenue.
2. 
Chestnut Street, north side between Mulberry Street and Orchard Street.
3. 
Reserved.
4. 
Reserved.
5. 
Reserved.
6. 
Division Street, both sides between Broad Street and McCarter Highway.
7. 
Mulberry Street, east side between East Park Street and Raymond Boulevard.
8. 
Mulberry Street, west side between Raymond Boulevard and Market Street.
9. 
Mulberry Street, both sides between Franklin Street and East Kinney Street.
10. 
Market Street, both sides between Mulberry Street and Broad Street.
11. 
East Park Street, both sides between Mulberry Street and Park Place.
12. 
Green Street, both sides between Mulberry Street and Liberty Street.
13. 
Commerce Street, both sides between Broad Street and McCarter Highway.
14. 
Commerce Court, east side between Raymond Boulevard and Commerce Street.
15. 
Broad Street, west side between Branford Place and William Street.
16. 
Broad Street, both sides between Lafayette Street and Lincoln Park.
17. 
William Street, both sides between Broad Street and Washington Street.
18. 
Hill Street, both sides between Broad Street and Washington Street.
19. 
State Street, north side between University Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
20. 
Orange Street, both sides between Broad Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bouelvard