Nassau County, NY Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Who declares emergency
- County Executive
- Max fine
- $15 traffic infraction
- Towing cost
- Owner reimburses County
- Scope
- Listed county snow routes only
Summary
Nassau County designates certain county roads as snow routes. Once the County Executive declares a snow emergency, parking or leaving a vehicle on those routes is banned countywide until the emergency ends, with towing at the owner's expense.
The County Executive may declare a state of snow emergency whenever in his judgment snow has created dangerous driving conditions within the County. During the existence of a snow emergency no vehicle shall be parked or abandoned upon the snow routes.
c. The Department of Public Works shall erect and maintain appropriate signs at reasonable intervals along designated snow routes to provide notice that it is unlawful to park or abandon any vehicle along a snow route during a snow emergency.
d. Any vehicle parked or abandoned in violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic. Employees of the Department of Public Works or any peace officer may remove or cause to be removed any such vehicle to any other location within the County, without incurring any liability for damages to the vehicle. The owner of such vehicle shall be required to reimburse the County for the actual and necessary cost of removal and storage thereof before he is entitled to regain possession of the vehicle.
e. Parking or abandoning a vehicle in violation of the provisions of this section shall be a traffic infraction and every person convicted of a violation thereof shall be liable to a fine of not more than fifteen ($15.00) dollars. (Added by Local Law No. 7-1964, in effect November 15, 1964; subd. e added by Local Law No. 1-1966 in effect January 28, 1968.)
Full Breakdown
The Commissioner of Public Works keeps a published list of county roads designated as snow routes, filed with the Board of Supervisors clerk and printed in the County's official newspapers. When the County Executive decides snow has made driving dangerous, he or she may declare a snow emergency, and no vehicle may be parked or abandoned on any listed snow route while it lasts. The Department of Public Works posts signs along the routes, and its employees or any peace officer may tow a violating vehicle to another location in the County without liability for damage. This covers county roads only. Nassau's towns, cities and incorporated villages set their own alternate-side and snow-parking rules for local streets.
Violations & Fines
Parking or abandoning a vehicle on a snow route during a declared emergency is a traffic infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than $15. The vehicle can also be towed and stored at County direction, and the owner must reimburse the actual removal and storage cost before reclaiming it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Nassau County roads are snow routes?
What happens if I park on a snow route during a snow emergency?
Sources & Official References
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