Parking Rules in Tompkins County, NY (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Tompkins County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Overnight Parking
Tompkins County Code § 162-13 lets the County Legislature or its designee set overnight hours when parking is banned or limited in the county's own controlled parking areas, meaning county office building and courthouse lots, not town or village streets generally. Violators can be ticketed or towed under §§ 162-15 and 162-16.
Tompkins County Overnight Parking, County Lots
Light RestrictionsTompkins County Code §§ 162-9, 162-13
CONTROLLED PARKING AREA The parking areas used in conjunction with county office buildings and courthouses, all subject to control by the provisions of this article. ... The County Legislature, or a committee or staff member designated by the Board, may from time to time designate certain overnight hours during which parking shall be prohibited or limited, in any one or more parking areas of th...
Abandoned Vehicles
Chapter 160 lets Tompkins County treat an unattended vehicle as abandoned after set time limits, from as little as 6 hours if it has no plates on a highway to 7 days on someone else's property, and lets the Sheriff contract with municipalities to remove and dispose of it.
Tompkins County Abandoned Vehicle Rules
Some RestrictionsTompkins County Code § 160-1
For purposes of this chapter, a motor vehicle shall be deemed to be an abandoned vehicle if left unattended: ... With no number plates affixed thereto, for more than six hours on any highway or other public place. ... For more than 24 hours on any highway or other public place, except a portion of a highway or public place on which parking is legally permitted. ... For more than 48 hours, after...
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