Union, NY Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

The driveway standards sit in § 300-51.7 of the Town of Union zoning chapter. Subsection C sets minimum widths: nine feet for every driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling, ten feet for a one-way or 20 feet for a two-way residential driveway serving three or more dwelling units or a rooming house, twelve feet for a one-way nonresidential driveway and 24 feet for a two-way nonresidential driveway. Subsection E, amended by Local Law No. 2-2016 on 3-16-2016, caps residential driveways. The width is measured at the street property line, and lots under 100 feet wide get only one curb cut per driveway.

Two related limits sit nearby. Under § 300-51.7(F)(10), no driveway giving access to an off-street parking area can sit closer than 30 feet to the intersection of public streets. Under § 300-51.8, for single-family, two-family and mobile homes, no more than 50% of the lot width for lots under 60 feet in width, or 33% for lots equal to or greater than 60 feet, can be used for parking.

Front yard parking is handled in § 300-51.6(N). In residential districts the code allows parking in any yard space except the front yard, but it then permits front yard parking on hard-surfaced driveways, provided the parked vehicle does not obstruct the view of oncoming traffic. The word vehicle covers automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, recreational vehicles, campers and trailers, including recreational and boat trailers. Read the opening sentence of § 300-51.6 before relying on it: that section is written for rooming houses, three or more residential uses on a single lot and nonresidential uses. The same section requires parking facilities and access driveways to be graded for proper control of surface water (subsection D) and clearly marked with a painted strip of at least four inches in width (subsection F).