HOBOKEN – Recently, some drivers in Hoboken have complained about a nebulous rule saying people without permits could park in permitted parking areas for “four hours” without specifying whether it applied to four hours in town as a whole, or just in a specific spot. In addition, a Fox news report showed their news van leaving town, returning hours later, and getting towed, even though it hadn’t been in town for four hours total.
On Friday, 5th Ward Councilman Peter Cunningham sent an e-mail to constituents detailing various updates and initiatives in town. Regarding that rule, he noted:
Lastly relating to parking and transportation, the current four hour rule will be tweaked. Currently the law says for anyone without a valid permit will have a four hour grace period after which they will be ticketed , booted, etc. The law does not say “grace period” per DAY, though it’s implied. I tried to argue for five or six, for commercial districts, but the counter argument won for good reason to limit any additional negative impact on resident parking. We’re working on another solution that I believe will be more satisfactory in the end.
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