BEACHES

Parking
Read and Obey all Village Parking Signs

Built in 1806 from parts of a mill built on the same spot in 1736, Hook Mill was used to grind grain. The mill was built by Nathaniel Dominy V and is one of the best examples of American craftsmanship in the Wooden Age.

Parking in the Village Center and at Village Beaches

Village Center

The village strictly controls parking in village parking lots and on village streets. It has no jurisdiction over private parking lots owned by commercial businesses. Violation of village parking regulations can result in vehicle immobilization or towing and a mandatory fine of $60. Village regulated parking lots include:

• Reutershan Parking Lot. Located between Herrick Park and the stores on Main Street. Two-hour maximum from 8 am to 6 pm from May 1st until November 30th. You are required to take a free ticket at the entrance to the lot and display it on the driver's side of your dashboard. Failure to display the entrance ticket may result in a mandatory fine of $60.

• Schenck Parking Lot. Located behind the stores on the northeast side of Newtown Lane. Same regulations as the Reutershan Parking Lot (see above).

Street Parking. Street parking in the business district is restricted to a one-hour maximum from 8 am to 7 pm year round. Read and obey signs for parking on residential streets and at the train station. Parking on some residential streets is prohibited or restricted and strictly enforced.

Beaches

To use village beaches, you must display a valid parking permit on your vehicle from May 15th through September 15th. Main Beach and Two Mile Hollow Beach are the only village beaches where you can pay by the day for parking - $25 per day on weekdays. On weekends and holidays, both beaches will sell a limited number of 25 daily parking tickets each day. You pay at the entrance of the parking lot. Friday is considered a weekday.

Village parking permits are free to residents of the village and cost $325 per vehicle for non-village residents with a valid vehicle registration. Parking permits go on sale February 1st. Non-resident permits are limited in number and are issued on a first-come, first-serve basis. Violators may be towed and subject to a mandatory $150 fine.

Village parking permits are available at Village Hall, open 9 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday except holidays, and at the office at Main Beach, open 9 am to 4 pm on weekends starting Memorial Day and full-time from the last Saturday in June to Labor Day. Residents must show proof of residency (as per Local Law #1-2007). Both residents and non-residents must provide a valid vehicle registration. Parking permits are non-transferable.

Parking permits are available through the mail. Applicants must send a copy of a valid vehicle registration (please, dept. of motor vehicle registration – not title or insurance ID card), a copy of their drivers license, a telephone number, and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Residents must also include the street address and owner of the property as listed on their tax bill. Non-residents must also include a check or money order in the amount of $325 with the telephone number written on it, payable to Village of East Hampton, and a copy of their drivers license. We do not accept foreign checks.Mailing address: Village Hall, 86 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937. Submissions without all the requirements will be returned, delaying process and possibly affecting ability to obtain a permit while supply lasts.

Town of East Hampton parking permits are not valid at village beaches and village permits are not valid at town beaches. There are no town, county, or state beaches in the Village of East Hampton.