Jurisdiction and research scope
Town of Hamilton, Madison County, New York: ordinary outdoor RV storage on residential lots confirmed subject to the Town zoning law. Separately governed villages, public streets, commercial storage, flood-hazard/overlay sites and special approvals are excluded.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Hamilton Town RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Storage | Up to three outdoor RVs/boats combined; outside setbacks unless in a driveway. |
| Visitors | Not evaluated; full-time, year-round and long-term RV residential use prohibited. |
| Utilities | Storage does not grant hookups. |
Three-unit outdoor storage limit
Section 5.9.2 permits outdoor storage of up to three RVs and/or boats on residential lots. This is a combined count, not three of each. The provision does not issue an occupancy or camping approval. Storage outside the ordinary requirements requires Planning Board special-use review under §5.9.4.
Setbacks and the driveway exception
An RV or boat must stay outside the applicable front, side and rear yard setbacks unless it is stored in a driveway. No universal setback distance is stated in this provision. Confirm the correct district, parcel boundaries and lawful driveway with the Code Enforcement Officer; the checker does not create or approve a parking area.
Registration and residential use
Section 5.9.1 separately limits unregistered vehicles outside a fully enclosed structure to two per lot. The RV definition requires a single chassis, at most 400 square feet measured at the largest horizontal projection, appropriate self-propulsion or permanent towing by a light-duty truck, and temporary-lodging design. It expressly disallows full-time, year-round or long-term residential use; the use table also lists RV principal dwellings as not permitted in every district.
Permits remain a separate step
Sections 1.3 and 2.2 require applicable zoning permission before starting or changing a regulated land use, subject to the law’s exemptions. A numerical storage result does not determine permit exemption. This guide excludes special approvals, nonconforming rights, floodplain sites, street parking and temporary guest occupancy.
Who to contact for your setup
Administrative screening only. No street, guest-occupancy, utility, commercial-storage, floodplain or permit approval. The current Town planning page identifies the December 11, 2025 law as in effect and lists the 2026 noise law separately. Relevant §§1.3, 2.2, 5.9.1–5.9.4, use table and RV definition retained.
Use the Hamilton Town parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026
- Hamilton Town zoning law, enacted December 11, 2025
Operative text reviewed November 7, 2026.
- Current laws in effect and 2026 updates
The town identifies the December 2025 zoning law as current; the listed 2026 local law concerns noise.
A review date records when we checked these sources. The notes above explain any use of older code editions or limits on access to the full source; an address-specific local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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