[HISTORY: Adopted by the Albany County Legislature as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Airport rules and regulations — See Ch. 315.
[Adopted 6-29-1971 by L.L. No. 4-1971]
A.
The definitions of terms as set forth in Article I, Title I, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York and the rules for stopping, standing and parking as set forth in Article 32 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, are hereby made applicable to this article.
B.
AIRPORT
DIRECTOR
PERSON
In addition,
as used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Albany County Airport.
The Director of the Albany County Airport or his/her duly
authorized representative.
Any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company,
association, or trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative
thereof.
To better accommodate airline passengers and other users of
the Airport and to ensure the maximum safe operation of motor vehicles
on Airport roads, the Director is hereby authorized to regulate and
designate vehicle parking spaces adjacent to the Airport Terminal
Building, its access roads and Airport delivery roads and turf and
ramp areas. In so designating such areas, the Director shall include
the following:
B.
Post signs to designate such parking and restricted parking areas;
C.
Prohibit commercial or vehicles-for-hire from parking adjacent to
the Terminal building and its access roads. This prohibition shall
not apply to vehicles on emergency call or to those vehicles whose
operators have a specific agreement with the County;
D.
Design a system of traffic tickets to be issued by the Director or
his/her duly authorized representatives to violators of restricted
parking areas.
Violators to whom a ticket has been issued shall be subject
to a fine of $5. Violators will be allowed to pay such fine to the
office of the Albany County Treasurer or his/her duly authorized representatives
within 48 hours after issuance of said ticket. Receipts for said fines
shall be issued in accordance with Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1802.
The County Court of Albany County shall have exclusive jurisdiction
of all parking violations committed within the boundaries of the Albany
County Airport. The boundaries are shown on a map designated "Map
of the Albany County Airport September, 1970, as amended" filed with
the Clerk of the County Legislature.
A.
Any person
violating the Airport parking regulations and who fails to pay the
fine within the time established herein shall be liable to a penalty
of $50 for each violation.
B.
All such
parking violations committed within the boundaries of the Airport
shall be defined as "traffic infractions," and any person convicted
of said violations shall be subject to the penalty heretofore imposed
or disposed of in accordance with New York State Penal Law § 60.20.
C.
In accordance
with the Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended, and the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York, as amended, upon the failure
of any person to pay the fine for said parking violation, the Clerk
of the County Court shall issue a warrant for the arrest of such person
to be returnable before the County Court Judge on the next special
term day of said Court. If the warrant is issued within seven days
of a special term day, the warrant shall require the appearance of
the person at the next succeeding special term day of said Court.
D.
The Albany
County Treasurer shall receive all fines and penalties and he/she
shall credit same to the general fund of the County.
This article shall take effect on July 1, 1971.
