Ulster County, NY Parking Rules: Commercial Vehicle Restrictions (2026)

Ulster County is a home-rule county where commercial vehicle parking is regulated at the town, village, and city level rather than county-wide. Typical zoning codes across Ulster (Kingston, New Paltz, Saugerties, Woodstock, Esopus, Ulster, Marlborough, etc.) prohibit parking or storage of commercial vehicles exceeding 10,000 lbs GVWR (including tractor-trailers, dump trucks, box trucks, buses, and stake-body vehicles) in residential zoning districts overnight, with many municipalities defining overnight as approximately 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Active loading/unloading during business hours is usually exempt for up to 30 minutes at the curb, and home-occupation vehicles meeting the town's home-occupation standards (typically one work vehicle under the weight limit per dwelling) are generally permitted. County and state roads are subject to NY Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) §1200 (stopping, standing, and parking) and §385 (vehicle dimensions and weights), enforced by the NY State Police, Ulster County Sheriff, and town police. NYSDOT posts specific truck routes on state highways (Route 28, Route 9W, Route 32, I-87) that must be used for through commercial traffic.