Commercial Vehicle Restrictions - City of Bayonne, New Jersey

Any truck or van that weighs under 12,000 lbs. can park overnight on Bayonne's street regardless of whether or not it is used for commercial purposes, or bears commercial plates. If a truck or van weighs over 12,000 lbs and is used for commercial purposes, that truck or van may not be parked on Bayonne streets overnight, unless it is parked in an area designated for commercial vehicle. Vehicles from limousine fleets are not allowed to park overnight on the streets. Taxis may park only at designated taxi stands.

Taxis that have no company taxi stand in Bayonne are prohibited from overnight parking on the streets.

Heavier vehicles will have to park in designated areas east of Route 440 (formerly Route 169), in Parking Authority parking lots, off-street garages and other private facilities, or out of town.

All commercial vehicles, except for tractor trailers are eligible to park overnight in Parking Authority lots, provided their owners have purchased the $35 monthly permits. The Parking Authority lot overnight permits cover the hours from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m.. These permits are available for purchase from either the Parking Authority office at City Hall or the Bayonne Town Center office at 473 Broadway (in the Bergoff Building at 22nd Street). Commercial vehicles with the overnight permits must vacate the lots by 9 a.m. or risk being fined, unless they also have daytime parking permits for the lots.

For an additional $50 per month, the Parking Authority will provide a permit to allow daytime parking for all commercial vehicles covered by the ordinance, except for tractor trailers. Daytime permit parking is available at all Parking Authority lots except Lots #8 and #9 on East 26th Street.

The designated on-street parking areas for heavy commercial vehicles weighing over 12,000 lbs. are:
Avenue J
East 22nd Street (east of Route 440 only)
North Hook Road
Hook Road
Pier Street
Ingham Avenue

Commercial vehicles weighing over 12,000 lbs. may park on those industrial streets in sections where on-street parking is not otherwise prohibited by law, ordinance or regulation. The ordinance covers the hours between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m..

Exceptions:

There are some exceptions to the ordinance. As mentioned, taxis may park at designated taxi stands. If a limousine owner can prove that the vehicle is his or her only car, and that it also serves as their sole family vehicle, then the owner can apply for a special permit form the Parking Authority for overnight street parking. All other limousines are banned from overnight parking on the street.

Commercial vehicles being used to provide emergency medical or mechanical services may park on public streets for up to one hour while the driver is providing those emergency services. Commercial vehicles being used to deliver food and medicine may park on public streets for up to fifteen minutes during the hours of 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. while the driver is delivering food or medicine.