Parking Rules in Albany, NY (2026)

Albany City Code § 375-405(5)(a)(iii)

Boats, boat trailers, trailers, campers, and recreational vehicles shall only be stored in a rear yard. (b) Parking location. (i) In the R-M, R-V, MU-NE, MU-NC, MU-I, MU-CU, MU-DT, and I-1 Districts, off-street parking and vehicle maneuvering areas shall be provided behind the front wall plane of new and redeveloped buildings, or shall be located within the principal building or within a ...

Albany Planning Department FAQ — Driveways

Driveways may be permitted if they meet the access and circulation requirements, found [here](https://ecode360.com/33431131), and obtain a Right-of-way access permit from the Department of General Services.

Albany City Code § 359-22

H. Park a trailer, including boat trailers, utility trailers and truck trailers, without being attached to a vehicle, on any City street. I. Conduct vehicle repairs on vehicles parked on any City street, except for tire changes, battery replacement or changing, and replacing of fluids. J. Cause or permit the engine of a motor vehicle, other than a legally authorized emergency motor vehi...

Albany City Code Sections 359-75, 359-76

A. No person shall park, or move and re-park, a vehicle, nor allow a vehicle to be parked, or moved and re-parked, in any one parking zone as such zones are established in Section 359-74 of this article, for more than two consecutive hours per day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, except holidays, along any street which has been designated a residential parking permit ar...

Albany City Code § 359-22A(11)

In a space designated as provided in this subsection for the exclusive purpose of charging an electric vehicle at an electric vehicle charging station, unless such vehicle is an electric vehicle connected to such charging station; provided, however, that an electric vehicle disconnected from the electric vehicle charging station for no more than 45 continuous minutes while stopped, standing, or...

Albany City Code § 359-66

It shall be unlawful to park, store or leave in the open or to abandon a junk vehicle upon private property for a period of more than one week except as permitted by license pursuant to § 136 of the General Municipal Law as enacted by Chapter 1040 of the Laws of 1965, unless the same is necessary for the operation of a business enterprise lawfully upon said premises.

Albany City Code § 359-34(A)(1), (2)

Upon commencement of a snow emergency, all vehicular parking on the odd-numbered side of all City streets is prohibited for a twenty-four-hour period. (2) After 24 hours from the designated snow emergency commencement, vehicular parking on the even-numbered side of all City streets is prohibited for the succeeding twenty-four-hour period. (3) In the one-hour period prior to the commenceme...

§ 353-63

A. All towing companies licensed pursuant to this article shall prepare a schedule of the charges for the towing and storage of motor vehicles, and such schedule shall be filed with the Chief of Police. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum charge for the towing of any vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds, which has not been authorized by the owner or operator, shall be $150. An addition...