PARKING METERS & HANDICAPPED PARKING INFORMATION
IS PARKING FREE FOR VEHICLES WITH HANDICAPPED PRIVILEGES?
The City of North Wildwood follows the State of New Jersey law which states: When parking at a paid space, a driver with a disability placard/license plate must pay the appropriate amount of money in the Parkmobile app. If the vehicle will occupy the space for more than the maximum amount of time allotted on the app, the driver must pay the maximum amount allowed. This will permit the vehicle to occupy the space for up to 24 hours without having to come back and refill the app. The vehicle is required to vacate the space after 24 hours.
Additional information on Disable Parking can be obtained at: New Jersey Guide to Accessible Parking Booklet PDF
WHEN DO THE PARKING METERS GO ON ? WHEN DO THEY GO OFF ?
Paid parking throughout the City is done exclusively through the ParkMobile App which is active between 9 am and 12 midnight in the entire City May 15th through September 30th. The hourly parking rate ($3-5 hour) throughout the City varies based on location.
Any person desiring to obtain a seasonal parking permit may do so by applying to the office of the City Clerk of the City of North Wildwood (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays). The cost of a permit is $500 in 2024. All permits are transferable.
SEASONAL PARKING PERMIT APPLICATION
CAN I DRIVE A LOW SPEED VEHICLE IN NORTH WILDWOOD ?
Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) are permitted on any North Wildwood City street where the speed limit is up to 25 mph. Due to the higher speed limit LSV’s are not permitted to operate on Spruce Avenue. Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) designated parking spots require a parking permit. LSV permits cost $400 in 2024. These LSV designated parking spots are located at the Beach Parking Areas at 1st & SURF, 5th, 8th, and 15th Avenues. These LSV permits may be now also be used in any of the designated LSV parking spaces east of the bulkhead and in any paid parking space in the City, including the East side of John F. Kennedy Beach Drive, and all City parking lots.
CAN I PARK ON MY OWN LAWN/GRASS ?
According to Municipal Ordinance 282-7
Parking of vehicles on lawns is prohibited.
CAN I BLOCK MY OWN DRIVEWAY ?
According to Municipal Ordinance 418-32
Parking of your own vehicle (or with permission of the homeowner) in front of your own driveway is permitted.
CAN I PARK A BUS ON A CITY STREET ?
According to Municipal Ordinance 186-2
The parking of BUSES on the streets of North Wildwood is prohibited at all times. Arrangements should be made with the hotel, condominium, restaurant to park on their private property. If the destination does not have a parking lot, the bus may load/unload, with the engine off, on the City street for no longer than 15 minutes.
CAN I PARK MY RV ON A CITY STREET OR IN MY YARD ?
According to Municipal Ordinance 296-1
Parking of a recreational vehicle (RV) is permitted on a City streets and private property so long as the vehicle is legally registered and not connected to any utilities of a local residence. At No Time may the vehicle be used for living, sleeping, or business purposes.
HOW LONG CAN A BOAT TRAILER BE PARKED ON A CITY STREET ?
According to Municipal Ordinance 407-4
May 16 to September 30 prohibition. No person shall park or permit the parking of watercraft trailers of any type, regardless of whether the trailer is licensed and/or registered, regardless of whether a boat or other watercraft is situate upon the watercraft trailer, on any street between May 16 and the next following September 30.
October 1 to May 15. Between October 1 and the next following May 15, the owner of a watercraft trailer that is less than 26 feet in length may park the watercraft trailer directly in front of, and immediately adjacent to, the curb or property line of any property that is owned by the owner of the watercraft trailer. If the trailer owner is a tenant under a written lease, then, prior to parking the watercraft trailer upon a street, the owner of the watercraft trailer shall have obtained the written consent of the property owner. (see Municipal Code for additional restrictions for multi-unit dwellings) No watercraft trailer shall be parked upon the streets, collectively, in excess of five consecutive days (120 consecutive hours).
HOW LONG CAN A VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED IN A LEGAL PARKING SPACE ?
According to Municipal Ordinance 414-1
No motor vehicle may be parked on a City street at any time without a current registration. No vehicle may be continuously parked in one spot on any public street for a period exceeding 10 days.
No inoperative vehicle may parked on public or private property for a period exceeding 60 days.
What Constitutes a Violation?
It is unlawful to park any vehicle across any line or marking designating a parking space between May 15 and September 30. You will receive a summons.
Fine for overtime parking overtime is $50. Parking tickets may be paid online at the following link:www.njmcdirect.com. If you wish to plead “not guilty,” contact the Municipal Court at 609-729-3818.
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