Borough of Dumont, NJ Parking, Stopping and Standing

§ 21-4 Parking prohibited at all times.

[Amended by Ord. No. 707; Ord. No. 816; Ord. No. 851; Ord. No. 967; Ord. No. 994; Ord. No. 1034; Ord. No. 1036; Ord. No. 1056; Ord. No. 1095; Ord. No. 1100; Ord. No. 1047; Ord. No. 1154]

No person shall park any vehicle at any time upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated points:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Bedford Road [Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]	West	Between New Milford Avenue and Manhattan Terrace
Bedford Road	West	From White Beeches Road southerly to Forest Road
Brook Street	Both	Between Magnolia Avenue and Madison Avenue
Brook Street	East	Between a point 70 feet north of East Madison Avenue and a point 100 feet northerly therefrom
Brook Street	West	Between East Madison Avenue and a point 180 feet northerly therefrom
Brook Street parking lot		The four designated parking spaces of the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Service, in the northeast corner
Camp Merritt Memorial Monument Circle		Any point on the northwest quadrant thereof
Charles Street	West	From Hamilton Avenue to East Linden Avenue
Columbia Avenue [Added 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]	North	From Washington Avenue to Johnson Avenue
Columbia Avenue	South	Between Washington Avenue and a point 115 feet westerly therefrom
Cortland Avenue	East	From a point opposite the north curb of Niagara Street to a point 255 feet north to the intersection of West Madison Avenue
Depew Street	East	Between a point 24 feet north of the Honiss School parking lot driveway and a point 42 feet northerly therefrom
Depew Street	East	Between the Honiss School parking lot driveway and a point 50 feet southerly therefrom
Dixon Avenue	South	From the easterly curbline of Veterans Plaza running west 86 feet from a point therefrom
Dumont Avenue	North	From Washington Avenue east to Brook Street
East Linden Avenue	South	Easterly from Pershing Street to Charles Street
East Madison Avenue	North	Between Knickerbocker Road and Walcott Road
East Madison Avenue	South	Between Washington Avenue and a point 50 feet easterly therefrom
East Quackenbush Avenue	South	Between Washington Avenue and a point 50 feet easterly therefrom
Fuller Street	West	Between New Milford Avenue and Manhattan Terrace
Grant Avenue	North	Between Washington Avenue and Oxford Avenue
Holt Street	West	Between New Milford Avenue and Manhattan Terrace
Johnson Avenue [Added 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1420]	East	From West Madison Avenue and (north of West Madison) a point 100 feet northerly therefrom
Johnson Avenue [Added 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1420]	East	From West Madison Avenue and (south of West Madison) a point 110 feet southerly therefrom
Johnson Avenue [Added 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1420]	West	From West Madison Avenue and (north of West Madison) a point 120 feet northerly therefrom
Laurel Avenue	North	From Knickerbocker Road to a point 525 feet westerly therefrom
New Milford Avenue	North	Between Washington Avenue and a point opposite Johnson Avenue
New Milford Avenue [Added 3-21-2006 by Ord. No. 1303]	South	From Johnson Avenue east for 178 feet
New Milford Avenue [Amended 3-21-2006 by Ord. No. 1303]	South	Between a point 178 feet east of Johnson Avenue and a point 335 feet easterly therefrom
New Milford Avenue	South	From Washington Avenue to a point 310 feet westerly
New Milford Avenue	South	Westerly from Lafayette Avenue to Lincoln Avenue
Park Avenue	East	Between West Madison Avenue and a point 75 feet southerly therefrom
Park Avenue [Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]	West	Between the north side of West Madison Avenue and a point 300 feet northerly therefrom
Pershing Street	West	Between East Linden Avenue southerly to Delaware Avenue
Pine Street	West	Between New Milford Avenue and Manhattan Terrace
Prospect Avenue	East	Between Columbia Avenue and West Madison Avenue
Prospect Avenue [Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]	East	From West Madison Avenue north to McKinley Avenue and point 735 feet northerly therefrom
Prospect Avenue	West	Between First Street and West Madison Avenue
Prospect Avenue	West	From West Madison Avenue north 572 feet
Shadyside Avenue	North	Between a point 765 feet east of Washington Avenue and a point 335 feet easterly therefrom
Shadyside Avenue	South	Between Dulles Drive and a point 140 feet westerly therefrom
Shadyside Avenue	South	Between Washington Avenue and a point 50 feet easterly therefrom
Sunnyside Avenue	North	Between Dulles Drive and a point 115 feet westerly therefrom
Sunnyside Avenue	South	Between a point 750 feet east of Washington Avenue and a point 285 feet easterly therefrom
Sunset Street	East	Between New Milford Avenue and West Linden Avenue
Veterans Plaza	East	Between a point opposite the north side of West Madison Avenue and a point opposite the north side of Roosevelt Avenue
Veterans Plaza	West	From the southerly curbline of Dixon Avenue running south 35 feet from a point therefrom
Washington Avenue	East	Between the boundary line of the Borough of Bergenfield and East Madison Avenue
Washington Avenue	East	Between New York Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue
Washington Avenue	West	Between Columbia Avenue and a point 644 feet northerly therefrom
Washington Avenue	West	Between a point opposite the north side of Dumont Avenue and the north side of New York Avenue
Washington Avenue	West	Between Lohmann Place and Chestnut Bend
Washington Avenue	West	Between Lohmann Place and Massachusetts Avenue
West Linden Avenue	North	From Sunset Street easterly to a point 210 feet
West Madison Avenue	North	Between Cooper Avenue and Prospect Avenue
West Madison Avenue [Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]	North	Between the CSX railroad tracks and the east side of Veterans Plaza
West Madison Avenue	North	Between Washington Avenue and a point 50 feet westerly therefrom
West Madison Avenue	North	Between the east side of West Shore Avenue and the Penn Central Railroad

§ 21-4.1 Stopping or standing prohibited at all times.

[Added by Ord. No. 859]

No person shall stop or stand a vehicle at any time upon any of the following named streets, portions of streets or designated points:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Ivy Place	South	From Park Avenue westerly for the entire length
New Milford Avenue [Added 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1419]	North	From the westerly curbline of Washington Avenue to Congress Avenue
New Milford Avenue [Added 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1419]	South	From the westerly curbline of Washington Avenue to a point 230 feet
Pershing Street	West	From Delaware Avenue to a point southerly extending 200 feet
Virginia Avenue [Added 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1419]	North/ South	From the easterly curbline of Washington Avenue to points 140 feet easterly thereof
Washington Avenue [Added 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1419]	West	From the northerly curbline of New Milford Avenue to a point 245 feet northerly thereof
Washington Avenue [Added 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1419]	East	From the northerly curbline of Virginia Avenue to Druid Avenue

§ 21-5 Parking prohibited between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

[Amended by Ord. No. 1005; Ord. No. 1116; Ord. No. 1154; 2-15-1994 by Ord. No. 1191]

No person shall park any vehicle on the streets of the Borough between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from October 15 through April 15 of the next year.

[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385; 3-26-2013 by Ord. No. 1452]

Parking on the following locations shall be prohibited as follows for the purposes of street sweeping: On the north sides of each of the aforementioned streets, parking is prohibited on Thursdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon; on the south sides of the aforementioned streets, parking is prohibited on Tuesdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

[Amended 9-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1627[1]

Name of Street	Side	Location
Dulles Drive	Both	Entire length
Shadyside Avenue	North	Between a point 700 feet east of Washington Avenue and a point 765 feet east of Washington Avenue
Shadyside Avenue	South	Between a point 700 feet east of Washington Avenue and a point 140 feet westerly of Dulles Drive
Sunnyside Avenue	South	Between a point 650 feet east of Washington Avenue and a point 750 feet east of Washington Avenue
Sunnyside Avenue	North	Between a point 650 feet east of Washington Avenue and a point 115 feet westerly of Dulles Drive
Marion Avenue	South	Entire length

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Subsection C, regarding parking prohibited for street sweeping, as amended

§ 21-5.1 Parking prohibited between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

[Added by Ord. No. 796; amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]

No person shall park any vehicle upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated points between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays:

Name of Street	Side	Location
American Legion Terrace	Both	From New Milford Avenue to West Linden Avenue
Andover Avenue	North and South sides	From the intersection of Washington Avenue west 300 feet
Beacon Street	East and West	From DeLong Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue
Congress Street	Both	From New Milford Avenue to West Linden Avenue
Delong Avenue	North and South sides	From the intersection of Washington Avenue east 300 feet.
Druid Avenue	Both	From Washington Avenue to a point 325 feet easterly
East Linden Avenue	Both	From Washington Avenue to a point 300 feet easterly
Essex Street	North and South	From Washington Avenue west 300 feet
Harding Street	East and West	From DeLong Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue
Hazel Street	East and West	From DeLong Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue
Ivy Place	Both	Between Park Avenue and Penn Central Railroad
New York Avenue	Both	From Washington Avenue to Brook Street
Park Avenue	Both	From New Milford Avenue to a point 350 feet southerly
Pearl Street	East and West	From DeLong Avenue north to Washington Avenue
Pleasant Street	East and West	From DeLong Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue
Sunset Street	West	From New Milford Avenue to West Linden Avenue
West Linden Avenue	North	From Washington Avenue westerly to a point 720 feet
West Linden Avenue	South	From Washington Avenue to Sunset Street[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Original § 21-5.2, Stopping or standing prohibited between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., which immediately followed this section, as added by Ord. No. 859, was deleted 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385.

§ 21-6 Parking limited to two hours.

[Amended by Ord. No. 851; Ord No. 1056; Ord No. 1095; Ord No. 1154]

No person shall park any vehicle upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated points for longer than two hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and public holidays:

Streets	Side	Location
Cortland Avenue	West	Between Niagara Street and West Quackenbush Avenue
Dumont Avenue	Both	Between a point 35 feet east of Brook Street and a point 50 feet west of Thompson Avenue
Dumont Avenue [Added 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]	South	From Washington Avenue to Brook Street
East Madison Avenue	Both	Between Thompson Street and a point 50 feet easterly from Washington Avenue
East Quackenbush Avenue	Both	Between a point 50 feet east of Washington Avenue and Brook Street
Grant Avenue [Added 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 1430]	North	Between Rucereto Avenue and Howard Street
Grant Avenue [Added 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 1430]	South	Between Rucereto Avenue and Washington Street
Marion Avenue [Added 2-15-1994 by Ord. No. 1191]	North	Entire length
McKinley Avenue	Both	Between Veterans Plaza and Johnson Avenue
Park Avenue		Between Ivy Place and West Quackenbush Avenue
Park Avenue	West	Between West Madison Avenue and a point 93 feet southerly therefrom; between a point 123 feet southerly from West Madison Avenue and Ivy Place
Shadyside Avenue [Added 2-15-1994 by Ord. No. 1191]	Both	Between a point 50 feet east of Washington Avenue and a point 700 feet east of Washington Avenue
Sunnyside Avenue [Added 2-15-1994 by Ord. No. 1191]	Both	Between a point 50 feet east of Washington Avenue and a point 650 feet east of Washington Avenue
Thompson Street [Added 4-17-2007 by Ord. No. 1326]	Both	Between Dumont Avenue and Blauvelt Avenue
Washington Avenue	East	Between a point 35 feet northerly of East Madison Avenue and New York Avenue
Washington Avenue	West	Between West Quackenbush Avenue and a point opposite the south side of Dumont Avenue
West Madison Avenue	Both	Between the west side of Park Avenue and Johnson Avenue
West Madison Avenue	North	Between a point 110 feet westerly of Washington Avenue and Park Avenue
West Madison Avenue	South	Between a point 125 feet westerly of Washington Avenue and a point 40 feet easterly of Park Avenue
West Quackenbush Avenue	Both	Between a point 35 feet west of Washington Avenue and a point opposite the east side of Park Avenue
West Shore Avenue	East	Between a point 35 feet northerly of West Madison Avenue and New Milford Avenue
West Shore Avenue	West	Between New Milford Avenue and a point 510 feet southerly therefrom
West Shore Avenue[1]	West	Between West Madison Avenue and a point 165 feet northerly therefrom

[1]

Editor's Note: See also two-hour angle parking for the Municipal Parking Area on West Shore Avenue in § 21-10A.

§ 21-7 Parking limited to one hour.

[Added by Ord. No. 796; amended by Ord. No. 851; Ord No. 1095; Ord No. 1133; 2-15-1994 by Ord. No. 1191; 4-17-2007 by Ord. No. 1326; 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]

No person shall park any vehicle upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated points for longer than one hour between the hours specified on any day except Sundays and public holidays:

Name of Street	Side	Location	Hours
Columbia Avenue	North	Between Washington Avenue and the Penn Central Railroad
Columbia Avenue	South	Between a point 115 feet westerly of Washington Avenue and the Penn Central Railroad
Grant Avenue [Repealed 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 1430]
Grant Avenue [Repealed 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 1430]
New Milford Avenue	South	Between a point 310 feet westerly of Washington Avenue and the Penn Central Railroad	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Park Avenue	Both	Between a point 300 feet northerly of West Madison Avenue and New Milford Avenue
Park Avenue	East	Between West Quackenbush Avenue and a point 75 feet southerly of West Madison Avenue	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Roosevelt Avenue	Both	Between Veterans Plaza and a point 300 feet westerly therefrom	7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Virginia Avenue	North and South	From Washington Avenue to a point 520 feet easterly	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Walcott Road	East and West	From East Madison Avenue to a point 400 feet northerly	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
West Madison Avenue	South	Between Cooper Avenue and Prospect Avenue	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Original § 21-7.1, Parking prohibited between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and § 21-7.2, Parking prohibited between 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., both of which were added by Ord. No. 816, which immediately followed this section, were repealed 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385.

§ 21-8 Parking limited to 30 minutes.

[Added by Ord. No. 1035; amended by Ord No. 1049]

No person shall park any vehicle upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated streets for longer than 30 minutes between the hours specified on any day except Sundays and public holidays:

Name of Street	Side	Location	Hours
Park Avenue [Added 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]	East	Between West Madison Avenue and a point 135 northerly therefrom	9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Veterans Plaza	West	Between a point 35 feet northerly of West Madison Avenue and a point 130 feet northerly therefrom	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Veterans Plaza	West	Between a point 25 feet north of West Madison Avenue and a point 190 feet northerly therefrom
West Madison Avenue	North	Between a point 35 feet from west of Veterans Plaza and a point 105 feet westerly therefrom
West Madison Avenue	North	Between a point 50 feet westerly of Washington Avenue and a point 60 feet westerly therefrom	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

§ 21-9 Restricted parking on school days.

[Amended by Ord. No. 1056; Ord. No. 1095; 9-3-1996 by Ord. No. 1233]

No parking school days from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]

(1)

School dropoff/pickup zones. No vehicles may be parking or left unattended in a school dropoff/pickup zone during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, when school is in session. No vehicle is to be left unattended in this zone.

(2)

Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

DROPOFF ZONE

Vehicles are to pull into these areas, which are designated by signs and white curbs, drop off students and immediately leave the area when the students are safely onto school property. There will be no parking in these zones during the prohibited times. No vehicle should remain standing in this zone for more than one minute.

PICKUP ZONE

Vehicles are to pull into these areas, which are designated by signs and white curbs, load the students into the vehicle and immediately leave the area after the students have buckled their seat belts. Do not pull into this zone unless your children are waiting to be picked up. There will be no parking in this zone. No vehicle should remain standing in this zone for more than one minute.

(3)

Locations: dropoff/pickup only.

Name of Street	Side	Location
Depew Street	East	Between a point 30 feet north of a point opposite the north side of Dulles Drive and a point 75 feet northerly therefrom
Depew Street	East	Between a point 17 feet north of a point opposite the south side of Marion Avenue and a point 175 feet northerly therefrom
Depew Street	West	Between East Quackenbush Avenue and Dulles Drive
Dixon Avenue [Added 8-20-2013 by Ord. No. 1462]	North	From Veterans Plaza to Johnson Avenue
Grant Avenue	North	From Rucereto Avenue to a point 270 westerly therefrom
Grant Avenue	North	From Rucereto Avenue to West Church Court
New Milford Avenue	South	From a point 182 feet easterly of Park Avenue to a point 50 feet easterly therefrom
New Milford Avenue [Added 8-20-2013 by Ord. No. 1462]	South	From the railroad tracks to Johnson Avenue
Prospect Avenue	West	From Dixon Avenue to a point 535 southerly therefrom
Prospect Avenue	West	From a point opposite the south side of White Beeches Drive to a point 500 feet southerly therefrom
Veterans Plaza [Added 8-20-2013 by Ord. No. 1462; amended 10-20-2015 by Ord. No. 1492]	East	From Roosevelt Avenue to Dixon Avenue

Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. there shall be no parking on school days during the school year:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Prospect Avenue	East	From Barbara Road north to White Beeches Drive
Prospect Avenue	East	From McKinley Avenue north to Roosevelt Avenue
Prospect Avenue	West	From Dixon Avenue south to McKinley Avenue
Veterans Plaza [Added 10-20-2015 by Ord. No. 1492]	West	From Roosevelt Avenue to Dixon Avenue (parking prohibited at all times)

§ 21-10 Angle parking.

[Amended by Ord. No. 1056; Ord No. 1095]

Angle parking shall be permitted upon the following streets, portions of streets or designated points:

	Name of Street	Side	Location
	Grant Avenue	South	Between a point 68 feet easterly of Washington Avenue and a point 276 feet easterly therefrom, and the angle shall be 45°
	West Shore Avenue [Amended 3-21-2006 by Ord. No. 1303	West	From a point 15 feet north of West Madison Avenue to a point 400 feet northerly therefrom, and the angle shall be 90° (Sections 4 and 5 of Municipal Parking Area, 2-hour parking)

Angle parking limited to 12 hours:

	Name of Street	Side	Location
	West Shore Avenue [Amended 3-21-2006 by Ord. No. 1303	West	Between a point 510 feet south of New Milford Avenue and a point 525 feet southerly therefrom, and the angle shall be 90° (Sections 1 and 2 of Municipal Parking Area)

§ 21-10.1 Borough Hall parking lot.

[Added by Ord. No. 864]

The parking of vehicles shall be prohibited, except as set forth herein, in the municipally owned parking area hereinafter designated and, in addition to being subject to the laws of the State of New Jersey, shall be subject to all of the regulations and provisions contained in this section.

Parking restrictions.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park or cause to be parked, or to permit his, her or its vehicles to be parked at any time, except as set forth herein, in the Borough Hall parking lot located at 50 Washington Avenue.

(2)

Parking shall be permitted only for those persons conducting business in the Borough Hall between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, inclusive.

(3)

Every person using such parking lot shall park his or her vehicle within the area designated as a parking space, and no part of any vehicle shall be permitted to occupy any portion of any other parking space or means of ingress or egress.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Original Subsection B(4), regarding persons conducting business in the Borough Hall using the aforesaid parking lot, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385.

General regulations and penalties.

(1)

The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Police Department of the Borough of Dumont and also as contemplated and permitted by law.

(2)

The Police Department and the governing body of the Borough of Dumont shall cause to be erected suitable and proper markers and signs in the area affected by this section, in compliance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

(3)

Any vehicle parked in the Borough Hall parking lot in violation of any provision of this section shall subject the owner of such vehicle to the penalties hereinafter provided, and any police officer may cause such vehicle to be removed. The owner of the vehicle shall pay the reasonable cost of such removal and any storage charges which may result from such removal, before regaining possession of the vehicle. These costs shall not mitigate the penalty provisions of this section.

(4)

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

§ 21-10.2 Parking prohibited between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

[Added by Ord. No. 1048]

No person shall park any vehicle upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated points between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Dixon Avenue [Repealed 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]
Veterans Plaza	East	From the northern curbline of Dixon Avenue and Veterans Plaza to point south 60 feet therefrom

§ 21-10.3 Parking limited to 15 minutes.

[Added by Ord. No. 1048]

No person shall park any vehicle upon any of the following streets, portions of streets or designated points for longer than 15 minutes between the hours specified on any day except Sundays and public holidays:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Grant Avenue	North	Between a point 120 feet east of Howard Street and a point 153 feet easterly therefrom

§ 21-10.4 Municipal parking lot; parking limited to four hours except by permit.

[Added by Ord. No. 1157]

Unless authorized by permit, no person shall park any vehicle in the Municipal Parking Lot for longer than four consecutive hours on any day except Sundays and public holidays.

The Borough of Dumont Police Department is authorized to issue permits which permit parking for more than four hours.

(1)

Permits may be issued to residents, owners and operators of business properties and nonresident employees of owners and operators of business properties.

(2)

Any employee or business owner who applies for a permit shall present satisfactory evidence of employment or ownership of the business, as the case may be.

(3)

The fee for the issuance of a permit shall be as established by the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article.

(4)

Permits shall be valid for the period for which they are issued.

The Police Committee of the Borough Council is empowered to adopt rules and regulations for the issuance of permits under this article. All rules and regulations shall be approved by the Borough Council. After approval of the Borough Council, the rules and regulations shall be filed with the Borough Clerk and the Police Department.