Irondequoit, NY Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Chapter 225, the Outdoor Storage of Motor Vehicles Law, sorts vehicles into two groups. A junked motor vehicle is one that is wrecked, discarded, abandoned, dismantled or partially dismantled and cannot legally be used on a public highway without substantial repair. Under § 225-4A it is unlawful to store one, or a part or piece of one, on private property or a public right-of-way in the Town of Irondequoit unless the premises are a legally operated junkyard, the vehicle is inside a completely enclosed building, or it is waiting for repair at a duly authorized collision repair shop in an approved parking space shown on the site plan on file with the Town.

An unlicensed or unregistered motor vehicle, meaning one without a current registration and plates, falls under § 225-4B, quoted above. It can stay outside only while the owner who actually lives on the premises repairs or refurbishes it, one vehicle at a time, and never for more than seven cumulative or consecutive days within a one-year period. A duly authorized service station or repair shop can hold one while it awaits service for no more than six cumulative or consecutive days.

Enforcement runs through §§ 225-5 and 225-6. The Commissioner of Public Works/Superintendent of Highways, the Director of Development Services or a designee, and the Irondequoit Police Department can each enforce the chapter. The officer serves a written notice, in person or by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, ordering removal within seven days. If the vehicle is still there, the Town can enter the property, take the vehicle to the police impound area, and issue an appearance ticket returnable in the Town of Irondequoit Justice Court. The cost of notices, removal, destruction or disposal is assessed against the property as a lien. A vehicle inside a public right-of-way is treated as an obstruction and can be removed immediately at the owner's expense.

Chapter 219 covers a different situation: a vehicle parked or abandoned on a highway during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency, found unattended and obstructing traffic, or left where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited. The Commissioner of Public Works/Town Superintendent of Highways can remove it, and the owner redeems it by paying the Police Department the removal and storage expenses.