10/14/2026
BOROUGH OF FOLSOM
ORDINANCE #10- 2026
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER §187 TITLED VEHICLES AND
TRAFFIC IN
THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF FOLSOM
WHEREAS, the Council of the Borough of Folsom wishes to amend the Code to permit residents to park commercial vehicles weighing up to the GVWR of 20,001 pounds or less in residential areas and to operate such vehicles in residential zones within the Borough; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40: 48-2, a municipality may amend an ordinance as it deems necessary and proper for good government, order and protection of persons and property and for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare of its inhabitants.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Borough of Folsom that § 187-14 Parking of Vehicles in Residential Zones and §187-12 Operation of Vehicles in Residential Zones are amended as follows:
SECTION 1.
§187-12- Operation of Vehicles in Residential Zones
No person shall operate a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of the GVWR of 20,001 pounds on any of the municipal streets, in any residential zone in the Borough of Folsom.
§187-14. Parking of Vehicles in Residential Zones.
No person shall park any truck, tractor, trailer, tractor-trailer, or any vehicle with a GVWR of 20,001 pounds in any street in any residential zone in the Borough of Folsom.
SECTION 2. REPEAL OF PRIOR ORDINANCES. All ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. To the extent that any part of this Ordinance is repealed or otherwise modified or voided by State Statute or case law, the remaining portions or sections of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. If any section, sentence or any part of this Ordinance is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of the Ordinance, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, sentence or other part of this Ordinance directly involved in the controversy in which judgment shall have been rendered.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect after final passage and publication as provided by law.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the foregoing proposed Ordinance was introduced and read by title at a meeting dated:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and passed on the first reading at a regular meeting of the Borough Council in the Borough of Folsom, County of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, held on October 13, 2026 and said Ordinance was approved for final adoption at a public hearing held in the Borough of Folsom Municipal Building, 1700 12th St., Folsom, NJ on November 10, 2026 at 6:00 P.M.
Patricia M. Gatto
Municipal Clerk/Administrator
Borough of Folsom