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 directions of a police officer or
official traffic control device.
[Amended 12-15-1992 by L.L. No. 9-1992]
The rules and regulations relating to the parking,
standing and stopping of vehicles as set forth in the New York State
Vehicle and Traffic Law shall apply to all public streets.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XI (§ 460-60), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall stop a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XII (§ 460-61), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall stand a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XIII (§ 460-62), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule XIV (§ 460-63) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule XIV, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
[Amended 2-6-1995]
A.
No person, except a person with a serious physical impairment who has been granted a special permit by the Chief of Police, shall park a vehicle from December 1 to March 15 on any public highway between the hours of 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., except on the streets specified in Schedule XV (§ 460-64), attached to and made part of this chapter, which have different snow parking regulations.[1]
B.
Persons with a serious physical impairment whose ability
to access their vehicle is significantly hindered through compliance
with this section may apply to the Chief of Police for a special permit
which shall allow such seriously physically impaired person to have
parked one vehicle, other than a commercially registered vehicle,
on the street in close proximity to their home.
C.
Application for a special permit shall be made directly
to the Chief of Police on forms supplied for this purpose by the Police
Department. The Chief, in his sole discretion, shall determine whether
or not a permit shall be issued.
D.
The exemption provided by the permit is limited to
the proximity of the permittee's home, and it is further understood
that the permittee shall cause such vehicle to be removed from the
street immediately upon being requested to do so by any member of
the Police Department or of the Department of Public Works in order
to facilitate the clearance of snow from the roadway. Failure to remove
such vehicle immediately upon the request to do so shall be a violation
of this chapter.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former § 460-20.1,
Snow parking regulations for East Hartsdale Avenue, which immediately
followed this section, was added 11-28-2007 by L.L. No. 14-2007, which
local law was a temporary measure subsequently rescinded 12-17-2007.
[Added 6-28-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
A.
NOTICE
NOTIFICATIONS
SNOW EMERGENCY
SNOW EMERGENCY STREET
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Initially, electronic message boards may be placed along
East Hartsdale Avenue indicating its designation as a Snow Emergency
Street and directing people to call the Snow Emergency Telephone Hotline
Number, 914-989-1750, to learn if a Snow Emergency has been declared
and/or if it has been rescinded.
In addition to the Snow Emergency Hotline Number, the Police
Department shall send an email notification via the Town's email list
serve, ("G-List"), and shall post notifications via the Greenburgh
Police Department Twitter account (https://twitter.com/GPDNY) and
Facebook account (https://www.facebook.com/GPDNY/). Failure to call
the Snow Emergency Telephone Hotline Number and/or failure to subscribe
to the other listed electronic notification options shall not constitute
a defense against any action taken by the Police Department or the
Hartsdale Public Parking District in the enforcement of this chapter.
A declaration by the Chief of Police or her/his designee,
based on information provided by the National Weather Service, predicting
a snow event for the Town of Greenburgh that will result in a measurable
amount of precipitation. Such Snow Emergency declaration shall remain
in effect until snow removal operations on East Hartsdale Avenue and
the metered parking spaces on Columbia Avenue have been declared completed
by the Commissioner of Public Works or her/his designee, and the Chief
of Police or her/his designee rescinds the declaration.
The entire length of East Hartsdale Avenue and the metered
parking spaces on Columbia Avenue.
B.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it shall be
illegal for any person to park a vehicle on a street designated as
a Snow Emergency Street during the duration of a declared Snow Emergency
for the hours of 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 460-20.1, Snow parking regulations
for East Hartsdale Avenue, which immediately followed this section,
was added 11-28-2007 by L.L. No. 14-2007, which local law was a temporary
measure subsequently rescinded 12-17-2007.
No person shall stop a vehicle during the times specified in Schedule XVI (§ 460-65) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule XVI, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall stand a vehicle during the times specified in Schedule XVII (§ 460-66) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule XVII, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown in Schedule XVIII (§ 460-67) at any time between the hours listed in said Schedule XVIII of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule XVIII, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
A.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall designate any
areas at, on or near any interior street, roadway, driveway or parking
area in which any obstruction due to the parking or placing therein
of any automobile, truck, motor vehicle or any other physical object
or material will cause interference with the ingress and egress of
fire-fighting equipment or which will create a condition dangerous
to life or property in the event of fire. Such areas shall thereupon
be marked with standard signs and/or such other markings and signs
which conform to accepted sign standards as set forth in the New York
State Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and which are deemed
necessary and proper by the Bureau of Fire Prevention. However, no
such area shall be designated which will eliminate any parking units
lawfully existing prior to the passage of this amendment, the elimination
of which would create a nonconformity as to the number of required
parking units at a location. Said signs and markings shall be installed
by and at the expense of the owner of the property within 120 calendar
days after receipt of official notice by the Fire Prevention Bureau
designating and depicting areas and locations of such signs and markings.
In the event that any owner refuses or fails to install any and all
required signs and markings within 120 calendar days of receiving
said official notice, the Department of Public Works of the Town of
Greenburgh shall promptly perform the required work, and the Town
Board may provide for the assessment of all costs and expenses so
incurred by the Town, in connection with any action taken as above,
to become a lien against the land on which such signs and markings
are located.
B.
The parking or placing of any motor vehicle or any other object or material within any area designated as a restricted fire zone or lane so as to obstruct access over, across or through such restricted fire area shall be a violation of this chapter. In addition to the penalties set forth in § 460-49A, the Police Department shall have authority to have any motor vehicle, object or material in violation of this section towed or otherwise removed at the owner's expense.
C.
The locations described in Schedule XIX (§ 460-68), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as fire zones or lanes.
D.
Notwithstanding and not in limitation of any other
provision hereof, no automobile, truck or other motor vehicle and
no physical object or material of any nature shall be parked, placed
or permitted to remain for any length of time whatever within 15 feet
in any direction from any fire hydrant located at, on or near any
interior street, roadway or driveway within any premises classified
under the Zoning Ordinance[1] as a multiple residence. A minimum clearance of three
feet in any direction from fire standpipe and sprinkler siamese connections
shall be maintained at all times to allow the Fire Department adequate
access to same.
The locations described in Schedule XX (§ 460-69), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as bus stops.