Clarkstown, NY Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

L. No. 12-2008 and covering the unincorporated portion of the Town of Clarkstown, sets the driveway rule: an owner, tenant or occupant may not park or allow the exterior parking or storage of any vehicle in the front, side or rear yard of a property unless the vehicle sits on a driveway or another paved or dust-free surface built for that purpose. That means a car, truck, trailer or other vehicle left directly on grass, dirt or an unimproved yard area, even briefly, is a violation regardless of which yard it sits in.

Enforcement follows the same path as the rest of Chapter 216. Under Section 216-6, a Police Department member, the Fire Inspector or assistant, the Building Inspector or assistant, a Code Enforcement Official, or the Superintendent of Highways or deputy can order the vehicle removed, and the responsible party then has five days from the posted-and-mailed written notice to comply. If the vehicle is not moved, Section 216-8 authorizes the Town Board, after a public hearing on at least 15 days' notice, to have the vehicle removed by the Superintendent of Highways or a private contractor and to assess the cost as a lien on the property.

Because Chapter 216 governs only outside the incorporated villages of Nyack, Upper Nyack and South Nyack, a resident of one of those villages is subject to that village's own code instead of this Town provision.