Saratoga Springs, NY Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Distance from curb
- Within 6 inches, parallel
- Fire hydrant
- No parking within 10 feet
- Time limits
- Posted limits, § 225-32
- Trucks
- Over 5 tons/35 ft restricted
- Enforcement
- Police; tow under Article VII
Summary
Saratoga Springs regulates on-street parking under City Code Chapter 225: vehicles must sit parallel within six inches of the curb, stay 10 feet clear of hydrants, and obey posted time limits and emergency snow-route restrictions on scheduled downtown streets.
B. Parking near fire hydrants. Vehicles shall not be parked within 10 feet of either side of a fire hydrant. C. Parking in relation to curb. All vehicles shall be parked parallel with the curbline. ... Any vehicle when left standing parallel to the curb shall be placed as near the curb as practicable, with both front and rear wheels not more than six inches from the curb. D. Parking on crosswalks and in safety zones prohibited. No vehicle shall be parked on any crosswalk or within any safety zone.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4856340; v41 updated 2026-04-07; through 04-07-2026).
Full Breakdown
Article III of Chapter 225 sets the on-street parking rules the Saratoga Springs Police Department enforces. Vehicles must park parallel to the curb with both front and rear wheels within six inches of it, stay 10 feet clear of fire hydrants, and never sit on a crosswalk or in a safety zone; using a street to store a vehicle is prohibited. Trucks over five tons or 35 feet cannot park in front of a business or on a residential street except to load or unload merchandise. Section 225-32 separately caps parking to the posted time limit on the streets scheduled in the Code, and emergency snow-route prohibitions clear the curb during storms.
Violations & Fines
An illegally parked vehicle draws a Police Department ticket, and cars left on emergency snow routes or blocking hydrants, crosswalks or safety zones can be towed and stored at the owner's expense under Chapter 225, Article VII.
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