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

Section 270-13O of the Troy City Code, written by the Troy City Council for the City of Troy in Rensselaer County, New York, is a citywide street rule, not a zoning district rule. It applies to any City street, and it names its targets one by one: bus, house coach, school bus, tractor (including a cab or semi-cab of any length), trailer or combination thereof, semi-trailer, stinger-steered automobile transporter, mobile car crusher, boat, boat trailer, one-axle trailer, dump truck and moving van. The 20-foot threshold is printed for two entries: a delivery or work van, either by itself or in combination with a trailer, and a recreational vehicle, each in excess of 20 feet in length.

Tow trucks get their own carve-out. A tow truck may be parked in front of or alongside a commercial establishment for the towing business, but only without any motor vehicle located on or attached to the tow truck.

The one general exception is time and purpose. A listed vehicle may stand on a City street for a temporary period of time related to and necessary to accomplish a specific business purpose. A truck making a delivery or a moving van loading at a curb fits that wording; a truck parked overnight does not. The subsection carries amendment history of 7-6-2000 (Ord. No. 14), 7-7-2016 (Ord. No. 48) and 3-5-2020 (Ord. No. 21).

Neighboring subsections add to it. Under § 270-13L it is unlawful to park or stand any trailer or hitch on any public property or street unless it is attached to a properly registered vehicle capable of immediately moving it, or the Traffic Engineer has issued a permit. Section 270-17E lets the Traffic Engineer set truck routes for trucks, tractors and tractor-trailer combinations over 10,000 pounds gross weight, and § 270-17B allows vehicle size and class restrictions by sign.