Amherst, NY Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Chapter 186, Vehicles and Traffic, applies to the whole Town road network subject to the exceptions in § 186-1 for police direction, official traffic devices, and emergencies. Section 186-7, Parking in excess of 24 hours prohibited, sets a standalone, unposted limit: no person shall park a vehicle on any Town highway or county road in Amherst for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours. This is distinct from the seasonal overnight ban in § 186-3 and from the posted 'No Parking' zones in § 186-4, both of which operate independently.

Section 186-9, No parking during certain hours, layers on additional restrictions wherever the Highway Superintendent's Inventory of Traffic Control Devices posts specific hours for a street. Section 186-14 lets the Chief of Police or Highway Superintendent add temporary parking restrictions on short notice, provided the location is posted with 'No Parking' signs. Private and municipal parking lots are handled separately under § 186-15, which lets a lot's owner or the Town post and enforce its own time or user-category restrictions, with violators subject to fines or towing at their own expense.