Clarkstown, NY Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway/firehouse buffer
- 10 feet along the curb
- Minimum roadway clearance
- 12 feet of free roadway
- Storage threshold
- Parked over 24 hours = storage
- Overnight ban season
- Nov. 15-April 1, midnight-6 a.m.
- Applies to
- Unincorporated town only
Summary
Clarkstown bars parking within 10 feet of a firehouse, theater or church entrance and anywhere it leaves less than 12 feet of roadway clear for traffic. The rules apply throughout the unincorporated town, outside the villages of Nyack, Upper Nyack and South Nyack.
Blocking of driveways and entrances prohibited. No vehicles shall be parked in front of any driveway or in front of or within 10 feet, measured along the curb, of the entrance to any theater, auditorium, church or other public building or any firehouse, except for such reasonable time as may be necessary for taking on or discharging passengers or merchandise. ... Stopping, standing or parking not to obstruct traffic. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle upon any town-dedicated sidewalk, street or highway within the unincorporated portion of the Town of Clarkstown in such a manner or under such conditions as to obstruct the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic and in no instance so as to leave less than 12 feet of roadway available for the free movement of vehicular traffic.
Full Breakdown
Section 278-11 of the Vehicles and Traffic chapter sets the town's baseline street-parking standard. Subsection A bars parking in front of any driveway, and bars parking in front of or within 10 feet, measured along the curb, of the entrance to a theater, auditorium, church, other public building, or firehouse, except for the brief time needed to load or unload passengers or merchandise. Subsection B is a general no-obstruction rule: no one may stop, stand or park a vehicle on a town-dedicated sidewalk, street or highway in a manner that obstructs pedestrian or vehicular movement, and in no case may parking leave less than 12 feet of roadway open for through traffic.
Both rules apply only "within the unincorporated portion of the Town of Clarkstown," the phrase the code itself uses to mark that these provisions stop at the boundary of the villages of Nyack, Upper Nyack and South Nyack, each of which enforces its own parking code. from November 15 through April 1. Enforcement runs through the Police Department and the penalty schedule of Article I.
Violations & Fines
A first parking violation under § 278-11 carries a fine of up to $250 or up to 15 days in jail under the § 278-14 penalty schedule; a second conviction within 18 months rises to a $1,000 maximum, and a third or later conviction in that period rises to $2,500. Unlawfully parked vehicles may also be towed and stored at the owner's expense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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