Troy, NY Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Downtown restricted window
- 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., Monday through Friday
- Area covered
- Central Business District, on-street
- Alternate-side option
- Traffic Engineer can permit alternating days and sides
- Resident overnight spaces
- 636 City-owned off-street spaces at $10 per month
- Resident garage hours
- Weekdays 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., weekends and holidays all day
- Sign requirement
- Devices must be in place at time of offense, § 270-13B
Summary
In the City of Troy, New York, on-street parking in the Central Business District is prohibited from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, though the Traffic Engineer can allow parking on alternating days on alternating sides of streets. The code also reserves off-street overnight spaces for downtown residents at $10 per month.
A. The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, to prohibit, regulate or limit stopping, standing or parking of vehicles at all times or during specified hours on any streets in this City; provided that, in the Central Business District, on-street parking shall be prohibited between the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, except that the Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to permit parking between the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on alternating days, Monday through Friday, on alternating sides of streets in the Central Business District. ... D. The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to prohibit the stopping, standing or parking on any street during specified hours for the purpose of street cleaning, snow removal, garbage collection, leaf collection, road construction, utility work or other such reasons as deemed necessary to avoid excessive delays to traffic resulting from such work.
Full Breakdown
The overnight street rule in the City of Troy, New York (Rensselaer County) sits in § 270-13A of the Troy City Code, enacted by the Troy City Council. It starts with a general grant: the Traffic Engineer may, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, prohibit, regulate or limit stopping, standing or parking at all times or during specified hours on any street in the City. It then fixes one hard rule for downtown: in the Central Business District, on-street parking is prohibited between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. The window is two hours and runs on weekdays only, so Saturday and Sunday mornings are not covered by the printed rule.
The code also gives the Traffic Engineer a relief valve. The Traffic Engineer is authorized to permit parking between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on alternating days, Monday through Friday, on alternating sides of streets in the Central Business District. That is how an alternating-side arrangement is created, and the signs control which side is lawful on a given day.
Outside the Central Business District, the section prints no citywide overnight ban. Time-of-day limits elsewhere come from signs under subsection A, and § 270-13D lets the Traffic Engineer prohibit parking during specified hours for street cleaning, snow removal, garbage collection, leaf collection, road construction, utility work or other reasons that avoid excessive delays to traffic.
Residents who need an overnight space off the street have a program in § 270-22E. The City rents a total of 636 spaces in four City-owned locations: the Front Street Parking Lot, State Street Parking Garage, Y Lot Parking Lot and Fifth Avenue Parking Garage. The cost is $10 per month. Hours are 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends and holidays. Eligibility requires a car registered in New York State to a Troy address and residence in the Central Business District, and the section lists exceptions for lease vehicles, company cars and full-time students. The Troy Police Department enforces.
Violations & Fines
A violation is a traffic infraction under § 270-26A. The schedule in § 270-26C prints $50 lines for a no-parking zone and for other improper parking, and § 270-26B sets a general penalty of not more than $175 or 15 days, or both, where no other penalty is expressly provided. Fines double two weeks from issue and triple at 60 days unless paid or protested, and a vehicle in a prohibited place can be towed under § 270-24.
Frequently Asked Questions
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