The provisions of this article shall apply except when it is
necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or
in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic
control devices.
[Amended 10-25-1976; 9-25-2017 by L.L. No.
5-2017]
B.
If in the discretion of the Village Mayor circumstances warrant, the Mayor may suspend or reinstate the enforcement of Subsection A. Unless the period of the suspension is otherwise stated by the Mayor, the suspension of the enforcement of Subsection A shall be deemed limited to the November 15 to March 15 period during which the suspension is initiated. A declaration by the Mayor reinstating Subsection A shall not be made effective sooner than the second day following the declaration.
C.
Whenever the Mayor suspends or reinstates the enforcement of Subsection A, public notice of the declaration shall be given or electronically transmitted to the news media as soon as practicable and shall be conspicuously posted in one or more designated public locations.
D.
The Village Board shall be invested with the authority, by resolution, to rescind any suspension or reinstatement of Subsection A declared by the Mayor. A resolution by the Village Board reinstating the enforcement of Subsection A shall not be made effective sooner than the second day following the resolution. Public notice of a Village Board resolution made pursuant to this subsection shall be given or electronically transmitted to the news media as soon as practicable and shall be conspicuously posted in one or more designated public locations.
[Added 11-23-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
A.
Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in § 325-20, the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster shall be granted the authority to permit parking on said streets which otherwise would be prohibited by said section. Such grant of authority shall be limited to permitting alternate parking on designated days between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. from November 15 to March 15.
B.
Alternate parking shall consist of permitting parking on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday on the north sides of streets that run east to
west and on the west sides of streets that run north to south. Alternatively,
on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, parking shall be permitted
on the south sides of streets that run east to west and on the east
sides of streets that run north to south.
A.
The parking of vehicles is prohibited at all times in those streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XII (§ 325-63).
B.
Prohibition against parking on unimproved right-of-way. In addition to the prohibition contained in Subsection A and of this section, the parking of motor vehicles is prohibited at all times in that portion of the right-of-way adjoining all Village-owned streets which have not been improved by the Village of Lancaster. Thus, parking shall be prohibited between the curb and the sidewalk or, in connection with those streets in which no curb exists, between the outer edge of that portion of the road shoulder which has been improved and graded by the Village of Lancaster and the sidewalk existing on the adjoining premises.
[Added 6-13-1977 by L.L. No. 3-1977]
C.
Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Subsection B of this section, the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster, or an employee or department head of the Village of Lancaster authorized by the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster, may grant, upon special application, permission to park in the areas defined in Subsection B above, provided that the applicant is able to demonstrate to the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster, or such Village employee or department head, that no other available parking area exists, that the imposition of the restrictions contained in Subsection B would amount to an unreasonable hardship upon the applicant and that the parking of motor vehicles in the area defined in Subsection B above would not unreasonably interfere with or obstruct the safe and reasonable passage of vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the roadway and sidewalk adjoining the area in question.
[Added 6-13-1977 by L.L. No. 3-1977]
D.
Unmotorized devices that may be transported or drawn upon a highway,
including, but not limited to, trailers and campers, shall, when unhitched,
not be parked on any Village road within the Village of Lancaster.
[Added 10-13-2008 by L.L. No. 6-2008]
E.
The parking of vehicles off street in violation of the provisions of § 350-32, Location of open off-street parking, is prohibited at all times.
[Added 4-6-2009 by L.L. No. 4-2009]
F.
Restrictions as to parking vehicles in excess of 12,000 pounds; exceptions.
Parking of motor vehicles in excess of 12,000 pounds (six tons) registered
maximum gross weight as shown on a motor vehicle registration from
any state or foreign country is prohibited on all streets located
within or bordering R-1, R-2 or R-2A Zoning Districts, except for
the purpose of construction or delivery to a site.
[Added 9-10-2018 by L.L.
No. 5-2018]
G.
Restrictions as to parking of oversized vehicles; exceptions. Parking
of motor vehicles longer than 225 inches, inclusive of load and bumper,
or wider than 80 inches, as measured by the body, or higher than 81
inches, as measured from the underside of the tire to the top of the
vehicle, is prohibited on all streets located within or bordering
R-1, R-2 or R-2A Zoning Districts, except for the purpose of construction
or delivery to a site.
[Added 9-10-2018 by L.L.
No. 5-2018]
[Added 5-9-1977]
A.
The parking of vehicles is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in those streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XIIA (§ 325-64) except for motor vehicles displaying a permit, which permit shall be available without fee from the Village of Lancaster Police Department.
B.
The permit described herein may be obtained upon application by any
resident of the streets regulated by this prohibition, and each household
adjoining such streets shall be entitled to one permit for every licensed
vehicle being maintained at said premises, together with two additional
permits to facilitate the parking of guests during the prohibited
hours.
C.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works shall obtain
and post signs of a temporary and/or permanent nature providing that
parking shall be authorized by permit only between the hours of 10:00
a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
The standing of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the locations and during the hours designated in Schedule XIII (§ 325-65).
[Added 10-27-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
No tractor or truck as defined by Article I of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York shall, while in a stopped, standing
or parked position, be permitted by its operator to idle either continuously
or intermittently for a cumulative period of time in excess of five
minutes.
The stopping or standing of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the locations and during the hours designated in Schedule XIV (§ 325-66).
Angle parking is hereby authorized upon the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XV (§ 325-67), but only within the painted white stall lines.
Standing is hereby prohibited, excluding buses, at the locations designated as bus stops in Schedule XVI (§ 325-68).
Standing is hereby prohibited, excluding taxis, at the locations described in Schedule XVII (§ 325-69).
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the locations described in Schedule XVIII (§ 325-70) during the times indicated.
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited during the hours and in the locations described in Schedule XIX (§ 325-71), for a longer period of time than that designated.
[Added 11-13-1979 by L.L. No. 9-1979]
Parking or standing is hereby prohibited on any street in the
Village of Lancaster for a period in excess of 24 consecutive hours.
[Added 11-24-1980 by L.L. No. 14-1980]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster may from time to time, by resolution, direct the Superintendent of the Village's Department of Public Works to designate certain parking areas or parking spaces on the various public streets in the Village of Lancaster for the exclusive use and/or parking of vehicles bearing special registration plates for severely disabled persons and/or vehicles bearing handicapped parking permits. Those streets upon which said handicapped or disabled parking spaces may be designated shall be set forth in § 325-75 of the Village Code of the Village of Lancaster, which shall contain Schedule XXIII, entitled "Handicapped and Disabled Parking."
