As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PUBLIC HIGHWAY
Includes any town, county or state highway, roadway, street,
lane or sidewalk in the Town of Babylon.
VEHICLE
Includes all motor vehicles capable of registration under
the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, as well as off-road or all-terrain
vehicles, trailers, carts, boats or other seafaring vessels or any
other item capable of or outfitted to travel upon any roads, highways
or waterways.
[Amended 12-20-1994 by L.L. No. 33-1994]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person or his agent, designee or employee
to park or leave unattended or to suffer or permit to be parked or
left unattended any vehicle on any public highway within the Town,
where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic.
B. It shall be unlawful to park or display a vehicle for the purpose
of storing, renting or selling such vehicle on any public highway,
except state highways, within the Town for a period of more than one
hour.
[Amended 6-2-1998 by L.L. No. 11-1998]
C. It shall be unlawful to park or display a vehicle for the purpose of storing, renting or selling such vehicle for a period of more than one hour on property which is zoned Business or Industrial pursuant to Chapter
213 of the Code of the Town of Babylon where such use is not otherwise permitted pursuant to §
213-129F(7) of the Code of the Town of Babylon or within 250 feet of the following public highways:
[Amended 6-2-1998 by L.L. No. 11-1998; 9-19-2000 by L.L. No.
22-2000]
Street
|
Location
|
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Acorn Street
|
From Straight Path easterly to Deer Park Avenue
|
Albany Avenue
|
From the Village of Amityville northerly to NYS Route 109
|
Bay Shore Road
|
From the Babylon/Islip town line to Deer Park Avenue
|
Central Avenue
|
From New Highway easterly to Wellwood Avenue
|
Commack Road
|
From Deer Park Avenue northerly to the Huntington town line
|
Conklin Street
|
From the Nassau County line easterly to Wellwood Avenue
|
Deer Park Avenue
|
From the Village of Babylon northerly to the Huntington town
line
|
Gazza Boulevard
|
From NYS Route 110 easterly to New Highway
|
Grand Boulevard
|
From Straight Path easterly to the Town of Islip
|
Great Neck Road
|
From Montauk Highway northerly to the Oyster Bay town line
|
Long Island Avenue
|
From Wellwood Avenue easterly to the Islip town line
|
Milbar Boulevard
|
From NYS Route 110 easterly to New Highway
|
Montauk Highway
|
From the Village of Amityville easterly to the Village of Babylon
|
New Highway
|
From the Village of Lindenhurst northerly to the Huntington
town line
|
NYS Route 109
|
From the Village of Babylon line to the Village of Farmingdale
line
|
NYS Route 110
|
From the Amityville Village line northerly to the Huntington
town line
|
Smith Street
|
From NYS Route 110 easterly to New Highway
|
Straight Path
|
From the Village of Amityville line northerly to the Huntington
town line
|
Sunrise Highway
|
From County Line Road easterly to the Islip town line
|
Wellwood Avenue
|
From the Village of Lindenhurst northerly to the Huntington
town line
|
D. The owner, operator or person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer
shall be in violation of this article if any vehicle owned, operated
or in his charge is on any public highway with a vehicle identification
number which is covered or obstructed from plain sight.
[Added 11-18-2009 by L.L. No. 25-2009]
The display, on or about any vehicle, of any sign, sticker,
writing or other indication that the vehicle is for sale or rental
shall be presumptive evidence that said vehicle is parked or displayed
for purposes of rental or sale. This presumption shall be rebuttable.
[Added 6-2-1998 by L.L. No. 11-1998; amended 5-7-2002 by L.L. No.
8-2002; 4-13-2004 by L.L. No. 9-2004]
It shall be unlawful for any person or his agent or employee to abandon, as defined in §
6-1 of the Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances, or permit to be abandoned any vehicle within the Town. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense and $2,500 for the third offense and any subsequent offenses.
[Added 4-13-2004 by L.L. No. 9-2004]
It shall be presumed that the last registrant of any vehicle
found to be abandoned on any highway in the Town abandoned, allowed
or permitted the abandonment of said vehicle. This presumption may
be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
[Amended 6-2-1998 by L.L. No. 11-1998; 9-19-2000 by L.L. No.
22-2000; 4-13-2004 by L.L. No. 9-2004]
Any property or vehicle left unattended, where such property or vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, or any vehicle which is parked or displayed for purposes of storage, rental or sale in violation of this article shall be removed and stored in accordance with the terms and provisions of Chapter
6 of the Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances, except that the waiting periods set forth in §
6-1 of this Code shall not apply to the removal and storage of vehicles parked or displayed for sale or renting.
Vehicles owned and/or operated by the federal, state, county
or town government, or agencies thereof, or owned and/or operated
by any other municipality or fire company, shall be exempt from the
provisions of this article.