Colonie, NY Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Section 190-22E of the Colonie Land Use Law bans keeping commercial or other nonresidential-use vehicles or equipment on any lot, street, or street right-of-way within a Single Family Residence (SFR) or Multifamily Residence (MFR) District. The prohibition covers the vehicle regardless of where on the property it sits, not just the front yard, and it reaches equipment as well as vehicles. Four exceptions are written into the section: vehicles or equipment actively assisting at a fire or traffic accident; vehicles or equipment used in connection with active, permitted construction or maintenance work on the lot or the adjacent street; moving vans or delivery trucks actually being loaded or unloaded; and vehicles with a maximum gross vehicle weight rating of 8,000 pounds or less that a business owner or employee uses to commute between home and work.

A pickup truck with a company logo but a GVWR at or under 8,000 pounds used for commuting falls within the exception, while a dump truck, box truck, or tractor-trailer kept on a residential lot overnight does not. The Building Department enforces Article IV of Chapter 190 under § 190-28's inspection authority, and violations are prosecuted under the townwide zoning penalty at § 190-129. A first conviction is punishable by a fine of up to $350 or up to six months' imprisonment, a second by $350 to $700, and a third or later violation by $700 to $1,000, with each day of continued noncompliance treated as a separate offense; a civil penalty of up to $250 per day is also available.