Troy, NY Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 285-69 of the Troy City Code is one sentence of prohibition and one sentence of work rule, and both apply only in the R-1 and R-2 zoning districts in the City of Troy, New York, Rensselaer County. The first sentence bars storage of boats, campers, trailers and other recreational vehicles in driveways or on lawns in front of the front building line. It opens with the words "In no case," and the section writes no exception for a short stay or a seasonal pull-in. The measuring point is the front building line of the house, and the text speaks only of driveways and lawns in front of it.

The second sentence governs work on the vehicle: repairs and normal maintenance to boats, campers, trailers and other recreational vehicles must take place behind the rear building line in the R-1 and R-2 Zones. A boat owner who wants to work on an engine therefore has to move the job to the back of the lot, past the rear line of the house.

A related rule in the same chapter shapes what a driveway can hold. Under § 285-81(B)(1), off-street parking and loading facilities are not permitted in the front yard of any use in an R-1 or R-2 district unless the Planning Board grants site plan approval under § 285-25A, although access by driveway or other means is allowed in the front yard without review. So the driveway itself is allowed, and § 285-69 controls what can be stored on it. The R-3 and R-4 districts are not named in § 285-69. The section carries amendment dates of 5-3-1990 and 6-7-1990. A resident challenging a decision of the Director can appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals under § 285-43, and an area variance is among the approvals listed in § 285-37(B).