Cheektowaga, NY Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 260-43B(1) of the Zoning Code sets parking setbacks 'in any R District': access drives must sit a minimum of five feet from any property line, and no open off-street parking space may be located in a required front yard or exterior side yard, except that parking is allowed there if it is no closer than five feet to any property line, paved with concrete or bituminous macadam, and not situated directly in front of the principal building. A related rule in § 260-43B(1)(c) keeps any open parking area for five or more vehicles, or its access drives, at least 10 feet from a side or rear lot line of an adjoining lot in an R District.

The companion automotive-use-area rule at § 260-44A requires that every off-street parking area and its access driveway be surfaced with bituminous macadam or concrete and properly graded and drained, closing the door on gravel, dirt or grass parking pads anywhere driveways or lots for five or more vehicles are involved. For areas of five or more vehicles, § 260-44B also requires screening from adjoining residential lots, either a 25-foot planting strip along a street line or a five-foot solid fence/wall with 10 feet of landscaping along rear or interior side lines.

Together these sections mean a homeowner cannot simply widen a gravel apron across the front lawn to add parking; any expansion into the front yard must be paved and set back from the property line, and any use for five-plus vehicles triggers the added distance and screening standards.