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On-Street Parking Primer

Parking in Hoboken is much easier if you know the rules and where to go. Most streets in Hoboken are designated on one side (the north or west side) as “Resident Permit Parking Only” with a green sign/white letters, and the other side (south or east side) as “Permit Parking Only” with a white sign and green letters.  The remaining streets are typically in commercial areas and designated as metered (time limit) parking. In all zones, street cleaning and temporary/emergency regulations supersede all other regulations. Parking in these zones is regulated as follows:

  • Resident Permit Parking Only Zone (green sign/white letters): Sides of streets with this sign posted require vehicles to display a Resident parking permit. In some instances, other permit types are provided exceptions to park on the “resident” side of the street, but these are few and far between. In most cases, the only vehicles parked on the green sign side of streets are resident neighbors. If you do not have a Resident parking permit, avoid the Resident Only permit parking (green sign) side of residential streets altogether unless you are absolutely sure you have rights to park there. Per City Code, all sides of streets in the city with this designation posted are considered one zone. Since parking conditions are so challenging for residents, HPU carefully enforces this zone with license plate recognition technology; illegally parked vehicles are immediately summonsed and towed.
  • Permit Parking Only Zone (white sign/green letters): Sides of streets with this sign posted require vehicles to display one of the various on-street parking permits made available by HPU, including the Resident Parking Permit. Without a permit, vehicles must pay for parking through Parkmobile or at a pay station. Since parking conditions are so challenging for residents, HPU carefully enforces this zone with license plate recognition technology; illegally parked vehicles are immediately summonsed.
  • Metered (Time Limit) Parking Zone: Sides of streets with “Pay Parking” or “Pay at Meter” signs are controlled by metered (time limit) parking regulations. The city utilizes over 220 multi-space parking meters (“pay stations”) to make parking in the metered parking zone more convenient and less confusing. Simply pay by coin, bills (where applicable) or credit/debit at the nearest pay station (no need to display your receipt curbside on your dashboard). Please note that there is a city-wide 4-hour metered parking maximum during effective hours (typically 9am to 9pm, some exceptions exist so please confirm by reading the signs), so moving a car to another space or street with the same designation after 3 hours and 59 minutes means there is still only one minute left to park at a meter in Hoboken that day. For longer durations, please consider parking in one of our municipal parking garages. Overnight parking when meters are no longer in effect is free (9pm to 9am in most areas, confirm by reading the signs). More information about the time limit (metered parking) zone is available here.
  • Other parking regulations: In a dense city, there is a need to make space for various other uses or safety precautions. In addition to the requirements for parking zones described above, please be cognizant of state and local parking laws and signage respective to street cleaning, temporary/emergency access, crosswalks, stop signs, bus stops, fire hydrants, loading zones, reserved accessible spots, Corner Cars, and driveways.

Permit, Garage, and Other Parking Options:

Below are the on-street permit and garage parking options for residents (and their guests and employees), businesses (and their employees and customers), and visitors to Hoboken.

Residents of Hoboken and their guests:

  • Resident Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents with a NJ license and registration showing their current Hoboken address (includes leased and company vehicles).
  • Temporary Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents who don’t have their current Hoboken address on their license and registration (includes rentals, repairs, temporary plates).
  • Driveway Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents park on-street immediately in front of a resident’s driveway.
  • Accessible Reserved Parking: For Hoboken residents with limited mobility to park in a reserved on-street near their home.
  • Visitor Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents to provide their guests when parking on-street more than four hours.
  • Business Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents to provide their employees (nannies, health care staff, etc.) or workers (cleaning staff, contractors, etc.).
  • Temporary No Parking Signs: To reserve specific on-street spaces when you are moving, expecting large deliveries, contractor vehicles, etc.

Municipal garage/lot parking options for residents:

Businesses of Hoboken, their employees, and customers:

Here are the current on-street parking options for businesses and their employees:

  • Temporary No Parking Signs: To reserve specific on-street spaces when you are expecting a large delivery, contractor vehicles, etc.

Municipal garage parking options for businesses:

  • E-Validations: Discounted parking for Hoboken businesses to hand out to customers parking in municipal garages.

Visitors to our city:

On-street parking options for Hoboken visitors:

  • Metered zones: Parking in commercial districts using our state-of-the-art multi-space meters.
  • Permit Parking Only “Four-Hour” zones: Time limit parking on residential streets with a city-wide maximum limit of four hours.
  • Visitor Parking Permit: for on-street parking beyond the four-hour limit provided to you by a Hoboken resident.

Municipal garage parking options for Hoboken visitors:

Doing Business with HPU:

The easiest way to do business with the Hoboken Parking Utility (HPU) is to create an account using HPUOnline and apply for available products online wherever and whenever you want. Please feel free to contact us with any questions at parking@hobokennj.gov or 201-653-1919.

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On-Street Parking Primer

Parking in Hoboken is much easier if you know the rules and where to go. Most streets in Hoboken are designated on one side (the north or west side) as “Resident Permit Parking Only” with a green sign/white letters, and the other side (south or east side) as “Permit Parking Only” with a white sign and green letters.  The remaining streets are typically in commercial areas and designated as metered (time limit) parking. In all zones, street cleaning and temporary/emergency regulations supersede all other regulations. Parking in these zones is regulated as follows:

  • Resident Permit Parking Only Zone (green sign/white letters): Sides of streets with this sign posted require vehicles to display a Resident parking permit. In some instances, other permit types are provided exceptions to park on the “resident” side of the street, but these are few and far between. In most cases, the only vehicles parked on the green sign side of streets are resident neighbors. If you do not have a Resident parking permit, avoid the Resident Only permit parking (green sign) side of residential streets altogether unless you are absolutely sure you have rights to park there. Per City Code, all sides of streets in the city with this designation posted are considered one zone. Since parking conditions are so challenging for residents, HPU carefully enforces this zone with license plate recognition technology; illegally parked vehicles are immediately summonsed and towed.
  • Permit Parking Only Zone (white sign/green letters): Sides of streets with this sign posted require vehicles to display one of the various on-street parking permits made available by HPU, including the Resident Parking Permit. Without a permit, vehicles must pay for parking through Parkmobile or at a pay station. Since parking conditions are so challenging for residents, HPU carefully enforces this zone with license plate recognition technology; illegally parked vehicles are immediately summonsed.
  • Metered (Time Limit) Parking Zone: Sides of streets with “Pay Parking” or “Pay at Meter” signs are controlled by metered (time limit) parking regulations. The city utilizes over 220 multi-space parking meters (“pay stations”) to make parking in the metered parking zone more convenient and less confusing. Simply pay by coin, bills (where applicable) or credit/debit at the nearest pay station (no need to display your receipt curbside on your dashboard). Please note that there is a city-wide 4-hour metered parking maximum during effective hours (typically 9am to 9pm, some exceptions exist so please confirm by reading the signs), so moving a car to another space or street with the same designation after 3 hours and 59 minutes means there is still only one minute left to park at a meter in Hoboken that day. For longer durations, please consider parking in one of our municipal parking garages. Overnight parking when meters are no longer in effect is free (9pm to 9am in most areas, confirm by reading the signs). More information about the time limit (metered parking) zone is available here.
  • Other parking regulations: In a dense city, there is a need to make space for various other uses or safety precautions. In addition to the requirements for parking zones described above, please be cognizant of state and local parking laws and signage respective to street cleaning, temporary/emergency access, crosswalks, stop signs, bus stops, fire hydrants, loading zones, reserved accessible spots, Corner Cars, and driveways.

Permit, Garage, and Other Parking Options:

Below are the on-street permit and garage parking options for residents (and their guests and employees), businesses (and their employees and customers), and visitors to Hoboken.

Residents of Hoboken and their guests:

  • Resident Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents with a NJ license and registration showing their current Hoboken address (includes leased and company vehicles).
  • Temporary Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents who don’t have their current Hoboken address on their license and registration (includes rentals, repairs, temporary plates).
  • Driveway Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents park on-street immediately in front of a resident’s driveway.
  • Accessible Reserved Parking: For Hoboken residents with limited mobility to park in a reserved on-street near their home.
  • Visitor Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents to provide their guests when parking on-street more than four hours.
  • Business Parking Permit: For Hoboken residents to provide their employees (nannies, health care staff, etc.) or workers (cleaning staff, contractors, etc.).
  • Temporary No Parking Signs: To reserve specific on-street spaces when you are moving, expecting large deliveries, contractor vehicles, etc.

Municipal garage/lot parking options for residents:

Businesses of Hoboken, their employees, and customers:

Here are the current on-street parking options for businesses and their employees:

  • Temporary No Parking Signs: To reserve specific on-street spaces when you are expecting a large delivery, contractor vehicles, etc.

Municipal garage parking options for businesses:

  • E-Validations: Discounted parking for Hoboken businesses to hand out to customers parking in municipal garages.

Visitors to our city:

On-street parking options for Hoboken visitors:

  • Metered zones: Parking in commercial districts using our state-of-the-art multi-space meters.
  • Permit Parking Only “Four-Hour” zones: Time limit parking on residential streets with a city-wide maximum limit of four hours.
  • Visitor Parking Permit: for on-street parking beyond the four-hour limit provided to you by a Hoboken resident.

Municipal garage parking options for Hoboken visitors:

Doing Business with HPU:

The easiest way to do business with the Hoboken Parking Utility (HPU) is to create an account using HPUOnline and apply for available products online wherever and whenever you want. Please feel free to contact us with any questions at parking@hobokennj.gov or 201-653-1919.

Documentation Requirements:

RS:

When a Hoboken resident has a NJ driver’s license with a Hoboken address on his/her license and does not have an address change decal affixed to his/her license, the following document is required for proof of residence:

a. A valid New Jersey driver’s license with a legal Hoboken address (front and back) *.

b. A current utility bill in the same name and Hoboken address as the applicant.

RC:

When a Hoboken resident has a NJ driver’s license with an address change decal affixed to his/her license showing his/her current Hoboken address, all of the following documents are required:

a. A valid New Jersey driver’s license with an address change decal showing a legal Hoboken address (front and back).

b. Proof of current vehicle insurance for vehicle in same name and Hoboken address as the applicant.

c. A current lease in the same name and Hoboken address as the applicant.

d. A current utility bill in the same name and Hoboken address as the applicant (Utility Bill 1).

e. A current utility bill in the same name and Hoboken address as the applicant (Utility Bill 2)

RT:

When a Hoboken resident does not have a Hoboken address on a New Jersey license, a minimum of three (3) of the following documents is required:

a. A valid deed for same legal residential Hoboken address in the name of the individual seeking a permit.

b. A current, original lease or rental agreement for same legal residential Hoboken address in the name of the individual seeking a permit.

c. A current utility bill or receipt for establishing service for same legal residential Hoboken address in the name of the individual seeking a permit.

d. A current tax bill for same legal residential Hoboken address in the name of the individual seeking a permit.

e. A current telephone bill for same legal residential Hoboken address in the name of the individual seeking a permit.

f. A checking or savings account statement within the past sixty days for same legal residential Hoboken address in the name of the individual seeking a permit.

g. First class mail received from any federal, state, or local government agency within the past six months for same legal residential Hoboken address in the name of the individual seeking a permit.

h. An official, certified letter from a Dean of Students attesting to residence at a legal off-campus residential Hoboken address.

i. An official academic course schedule for the current semester from a Hoboken academic local institution in the name of the individual seeking a permit.

j. Under rare, extenuating circumstances, other appropriate documentation sufficient for establishing residency of an individual may be permitted (upon approval of the Director of the Parking Utility).

RE:

When a senior/disabled Hoboken resident is seeking an annual Visitor parking permit for their guests, the following document is required:

a. Proof of residency (Any state or federal issued document with your current Hoboken address issued in the last 90 days).

b. Proof of age and/or state disability (Birth Certificate, Social Security Check, Medicare Card, State of New Jersey declaration of disability, transit disability documentation, etc.).

NS:

When an individual wishes to park a vehicle in a Hoboken parking facility at the non-resident rate, all of the following documents are required:

a. A valid driver’s license (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

b. Proof of insurance for same vehicle with applicant as named insured on policy.

c. A valid vehicle registration (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

NB:

When a business owner of a Hoboken-based business wishes to park a vehicle on-street or at a discount in a Hoboken parking facility, all of the following documents are required:

a. A valid driver’s license in the name of the applicant (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

b. Proof of insurance for same vehicle with applicant as named insured on policy.

c. A valid vehicle registration in the name of the applicant (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

d. Business license or State/Federal tax forms (i.e. NJ REG) with Hoboken address and applicant names as owner.

e. Notarized letter verifying that the business has no off-street parking obligations via zoning and/or developer agreement.

ND:

When an authorized designee of a Hoboken-based business wishes to park a vehicle on-street or at a discount in a Hoboken parking facility, all of the following documents are required:

a. A valid driver’s license in the name of the applicant (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

b. Proof of insurance for same vehicle with applicant as named insured on policy.

c. A valid vehicle registration in the name of the applicant (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

d. Business license or State/Federal tax forms (i.e. NJ REG) with Hoboken address and applicant names as owner.

e. Notarized letter verifying that the business has no off-street parking obligations via zoning and/or developer agreement.

f. Notarized letter authorizing an individual as a responsible officer of the business.

NE:

When an employee of a Hoboken-based business wishes to park a vehicle on-street or at a discount in a Hoboken parking facility, all of the following documents are required:

a. A valid driver’s license in the name of the applicant (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

b. Proof of insurance for same vehicle with applicant as named insured on policy.

c. A valid vehicle registration in the name of the applicant (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

d. A current pay stub in the name of the business payable to the applicant.

NH:

When an employee of Hoboken University Medical Center (HUMC) wishes to park a vehicle in a Hoboken parking facility at the HUMC rate, all of the following documents are required:

a. A valid driver’s license is required (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

b. Proof of insurance for same vehicle with applicant as named insured on policy.

c. A valid vehicle registration (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

d. Proof of employment at HUMC (standard letter provided by HUMC administration for express purpose).

VS:

When vehicle is owned and registered locally by applicant, the following document is required:

a. A valid NJ registration with same name and Hoboken address as applicant’s driver’s license (Both Sides).

VC:

When vehicle is a company car, all of the following documents are required:

a. A notarized letter from the fleet manager.

b. A current pay stub with the company’s name and the name of the applicant.

c. A valid vehicle registration in a company’s name (Both Sides).

VL:

When vehicle is a leased car, all of the following documents are required:

a. A valid NJ vehicle registration in a leasing company’s name (Both Sides).

b. Proof of insurance with the same name as the applicant with your Hoboken address.

VN:

When vehicle is not owned, registered locally, leased, or issued as a company car to applicant, all of the following documents are required:

a. Proof of insurance for same vehicle with applicant as named insured on policy.

b. A valid vehicle registration (any address, any state) (Both Sides).

*Note: During Renewal of a Resident On-Street Parking Permit, individuals whose current residence cannot be automatically verified may be asked to provide additional documentation to confirm their residence status.

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