Drivers who keep overstaying the time limits in downtown Denville could soon pay more with each ticket. The Township Council is scheduled to introduce Ordinance 26-26 at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., setting up graduated fines for repeat parking violations, a new crosswalk fine and a ban on car jockeying.
Under the draft in the council’s meeting packet, time-limit violations on township streets and in township parking lots would be counted together over a calendar year. A first offense would cost $40, a second $50 and a third $65. A fourth or later offense in the same year would require an appearance in municipal court, with a fine of up to $125 at the judge’s discretion.
The ordinance would also set a $100 fine for parking on a crosswalk or walkway in a township lot. It would make it an offense to move a car from one regulated space to another to get around the posted time limit, and moving to a space close to the original one would be treated as presumptive evidence of jockeying.
In its findings, the township points to limited on-street parking in the business district, the need for turnover at downtown shops and restaurants, and pedestrian safety at crosswalks. It notes that township lots already offer longer customer parking plus all-day free or permit spaces for business owners and employees. Our Downtown Denville guide covers where those lots are.
Introduction is only the first step. If the council moves it forward, the draft lists Dec. 15, 2026, as the anticipated adoption date, and the new fines would take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
The same Nov. 10 meeting includes final votes on three other ordinances we covered last week. The full agenda packet, including the ordinance text, is posted on the township’s council agendas and minutes page.
Photo: Broadway in downtown Denville. Photo by Mr. Matte, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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