Clay, NY Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Ban hours
- Midnight to 8:00 a.m.
- Ban season
- November 1 to April 1
- Coverage
- All Town and county highways
- Governing section
- Town of Clay Code § 211-21
- Schedule
- Schedule XVII, § 211-50
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100 or 15 days
Summary
Town of Clay Code § 211-21 bars parking on any street covered by Schedule XVII during the posted hours, and that schedule bans parking on all Town and county highways from midnight to 8:00 a.m. every night between November 1 and April 1. A first violation carries up to a $100 fine or 15 days in jail.
§ 211-21. Parking prohibited certain hours. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule XVII (§ 211-50) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said schedule, attached to and made a part of this chapter. § 211- ... ... 33. Penalties for offenses. Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for a violation of any provision of this chapter which is not a violation of any provision of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York shall, for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment ... ... § 211-50. Schedule XVII: Parking Prohibited Certain Hours. In accordance with the provisions of § 211-21, no person shall park a vehicle between the times specified upon any of the following described streets or parts thereof: Name of Street Side Hours/Days Location All Town and county highways Both 12:00 midnight to 8:00 a.m./From November 1 to April 1
Full Breakdown
Chapter 211, Traffic and Vehicles, adopted August 6, 2001, sets up a system of numbered schedules under § 211-3 that carry the actual street-by-street restrictions, with each schedule deemed a part of the section to which it refers. Section 211-21 is the operative rule for timed parking bans: no person may park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule XVII for any day, on any street or part of a street the schedule describes. Schedule XVII, codified at § 211-50, lists the specific restrictions, and its first entry sweeps in every Town and county highway in Clay, prohibiting parking on both sides from 12:00 midnight to 8:00 a.m. during the winter season, from November 1 through April 1; the schedule then lists additional, narrower daytime restrictions on specific streets such as Aurora Path and Forestbrook Drive that apply on top of the townwide overnight rule.
The ban exists mainly to keep the Highway Department's plow routes clear during the snow season, and it is enforced by the Town Constable and the Onondaga County Sheriff's traffic units alongside the vehicle-removal authority in § 211-30. Because the restriction is codified as a traffic infraction rather than a straight Town Code violation, § 211-33's escalating traffic-infraction penalty, not the general Chapter 1 penalty, applies to a Schedule XVII citation.
Violations & Fines
Section 211-33 punishes a first parking-hours conviction under Chapter 211 with a fine of up to $100 or up to 15 days in jail, or both; a second conviction within 18 months raises that to a fine of up to $200 or 45 days; a third or later conviction within 18 months of the first carries a fine of up to $300 or 90 days in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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