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Hackensack council adopts overnight resident-only parking; plans ALPRs and midnight enforcement

Hackensack City Council · January 7, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted Ordinance 25-2025 to create resident-only on-street overnight parking (2 a.m.–6 a.m.). At a public hearing residents questioned enforcement; the city said it will equip parking officers with automatic license plate readers and hire a midnight traffic enforcement officer; the ordinance passed unanimously.

Hackensack’s City Council on Jan. 6 adopted Ordinance 25-2025 to add resident-only on-street overnight parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., a measure council members said is intended to reduce overnight congestion in residential neighborhoods.

The ordinance drew a public question about enforcement during the 2–6 a.m. window. A member of the public asked how the city would staff enforcement at those hours. A staff member, Bridget, responded: “We’ve been meeting regularly with the…

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