A. 
Highways: Parking meter zones pertaining to Castle St. and Linden St.
[Repealed 3-7-1990 by Ord. No. 90-6.[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ord. No. 78-20, adopted 12-1-1978, and Ord. No. 98-8, adopted 5-6-1987, for repealed provisions.
B. 
Highways: Parking zones. Parking zones are hereby established on highways as follows:
(1) 
Castle Street on the north side between Exchange Street and Main Street, except as otherwise provided in Subsection A herein, and on the south side between Exchange Street and a point 75 feet east of the east building line extended from Geneva City Hall.
[Amended by Ord. No. 78-20, eff. 12-6-1978]
(2) 
Castle Street, East: on both sides between Exchange Street and the Penn Central Railroad crossing.
(3) 
Elm Street: on the east side between Castle Street and Colt Street.
(4) 
Exchange Street: on both sides between Seneca Street and Lewis Street; on the west side between the south building line extended of the Finger Lakes Occupational School and Lewis Street.
(5) 
Exchange Street, South: on both sides between Seneca Street and Linden Street.
(6) 
Genesee Street: on the west side between Colt Street and Castle Street.
(7) 
Lewis Street: on the north side between Exchange Street and the Penn Central Railroad crossing; on the south side between the east line of Hulse Parking Lot and Exchange Street.
(8) 
Linden Street: on the west side between Castle Street and Seneca Street.
(9) 
Main Street: on both sides between Seneca Street and Castle Street.
(10) 
Main Street, South: on the east side between the northerly intersection of Park Place with South Main Street and William Street; on the west side between Seneca Street and the northerly intersection of Park Place with South Main Street.
(11) 
Seneca Street: on both sides.
C. 
Public parking lots. Parking zones are hereby established in public parking lots as follows:
(1) 
Seneca Street Parking Lot located at Linden Street and Seneca Street.
(2) 
South Exchange Street Parking Lot located on westerly side of South Exchange Street between South Exchange Street and Linden Street.
[Added by Ord. No. 76-15, eff. 6-2-1976]
(3) 
Elm Street Parking Lot located off Elm Street north of Castle Street.
[Added by Ord. No. 78-7, eff. 8-2-1978]
(4) 
Exchange Place Parking Lot located north and south of Exchange Place between Geneva and Exchange Streets.
[Added by Ord. No. 78-7, eff. 8-2-1978]
A. 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited for a period of longer than 15 minutes from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. except Sundays and holidays, as follows:
[Amended by Ord. No. 75-15, eff. 7-3-1974; Ord. No. 78-23, eff. 12-6-1978; 5-6-1987 by Ord. No. 87-9; 3-7-1990 by Ord. No. 90-8]
(1) 
Castle Street: on the south side between Linden Street and a point 75 feet east of the east building line extended from Geneva City Hall.
(2) 
Linden Street: on the west side from a distance of 45 feet from the northwest curbline of Castle Street to a point 68 feet in a southerly direction.
B. 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited for a period of longer than two hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except Sundays and holidays, as follows:
[Amended by Ord. No. 74-15, eff. 7-3-1974; Ord. No. 78-23, eff. 12-6-1978; Ord. No. 79-28, eff. 12-5-1979; Ord. No. 87-28, eff. 9-2-1987]
(1) 
Castle Street: on the north side between Exchange Street and Main Street and on the south side between Exchange Street and Linden Street, except as otherwise provided in Subdivision A herein.
(2) 
Castle Street, East: on both sides between Exchange Street and the Penn Central Railroad crossing.
(3) 
Exchange Street: on both sides between Seneca Street and Lewis Street; on the west side between the south building line extended of the Finger Lakes Occupational School and Lewis Street.
(4) 
Exchange Street, South: on both sides between Seneca Street and Linden Street.
(5) 
Lewis Street: on the north side between Exchange Street and the Penn Central Railroad crossing; on the south side 30 feet west of Exchange Street westerly to the easterly line of the former Stubbs Lumber Company property, and from the westerly line of the former Stubbs Lumber Company property westerly to Geneva Street.
(6) 
Linden Street: on the west side between Castle Street and Seneca Street.
(7) 
Main Street: on both sides between Seneca Street and Castle Street.
(8) 
Seneca Street: on both sides.
(9) 
Castle Street: on both sides between Main Street and Union Street.
(10) 
Elm Street: on the east side between Castle Street and Colt Street.
(11) 
Genesee Street: on the west side between Colt Street and Castle Street.
(12) 
Main Street, South: on the east side from the north curbline of Seymour Alley to a point 180 feet north.
[Amended 3-1-2006 by Ord. No. 2-2006; 11-3-2021 by Ord. No. 5-2021]
[Amended by Ord. No. 71-8, eff. 5-5-1971; Ord. No. 74-15, eff. 7-3-1974; Ord. No. 76-15, eff. 6-2-1976; by Ord. No. 78-6, eff. 8-2-1978; Ord. No. 78-15, eff. 11-8-1978; by Ord. No. 81-2, eff. 1-7-1981; 11-6-1985 by Ord. No. 85-13; 9-2-1987 by Ord. No. 87-29; 9-2-1987 by Ord. No. 87-30; 9-2-1987 by Ord. No. 87-31; 5-13-1989 by Ord. No. 89-7; 9-1-1993 by Ord. No. 93-12; 10-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6; 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 97-2; 6-2-2004 by Ord. No. 7-2004; 5-4-2005 by Ord. No. 2-2005; 1-4-2006 by Ord. No. 1-2006; 10-3-2007 by Ord. No. 9-2007; 1-7-2026 by Ord. No. 1-2026]
A. 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited for a period of more than one hour from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except Sundays and holidays, as follows:
(1) 
Seneca Street Parking Lot: western section, first 17 spaces, eastern row in a southerly direction.
(2) 
Exchange Place Parking Lot: five spaces in northeast corner of that portion of lot north of Exchange Place.
B. 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited for a period of more than three hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except Saturdays and Sundays, as follows:
(1) 
Castle Street Parking Lot.
(2) 
Seneca Street Parking Lot: north, eastern, with the exception of the first 29 spaces eastern row in a southerly direction, western section.
(3) 
South Exchange Street Parking Lot: northerly section with the exception of last 10 spots in each of the four rows.
(4) 
Elm Street Parking Lot.
(5) 
Exchange Place Parking Lot: that portion south of Exchange Place.
(6) 
Public Parking Lot located adjacent to intersection of Canal and Bradford on the east side.
C. 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited for a period of longer than 10 hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except Sundays and holidays, as follows:
(1) 
South Exchange Street Parking Lot: last 10 spots in each of four rows, northern section and southern section.
(2) 
Exchange Place Parking Lot: that portion north of Exchange Place, excluding five spaces in the northeast corner of said portion; also, 14 spaces at the far western section of the lot adjacent to the Hydrant Hose property.
(3) 
Seneca Street Parking Lot: in the center portion of the lot, at the south end, 24 spaces, and also five spaces at the southernmost part of lot, last 12 spaces eastern row in a southern direction, western section.
(4) 
Public Parking Lot located northeast of Canal and Bradford intersection near the railroad tracks.
D. 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday in the following parking lots:
(1) 
South Exchange Street Parking Lot.
(2) 
Exchange Street parking lot, south of entrance drives.
(3) 
Neider Playground parking lot, east of entrance drive.
E. 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the following parking lots:
(1) 
Castle Street Parking Lot.
(2) 
Seneca Street Parking Lot.
(3) 
Exchange Street parking lot, north of entrance drives.
(4) 
Neider Playground parking lot, west of entrance drive.
F. 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited for a period of more than one hour from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except Sundays and holidays, as follows:
(1) 
Castle Street Parking Lot adjacent to City Hall inclusive of four spaces located at the southerly end of said lot immediately adjacent to the National Bank of Geneva property and two spaces located on the westerly side of said lot and immediately adjacent to the City of Geneva Boiler Building.
G. 
Washington Street Parking Lot.
(1) 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from December 1 to April 1.
H. 
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited to a period of no more than two hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except on Saturdays and Sundays, as follows:
(1) 
Washington Street Parking Lot.
[Amended by Ord. No. 69-3, eff. 4-2-1969; 1-2-1974 by Ord. No. 74-1; Ord. No. 76-15, eff. 6-2-1976; Ord. No. 78-21, eff. 12-6-1978; 3-7-1990 by Ord. No. 90-6]
A. 
Method of parking.
(1) 
Any vehicle parked or standing in any parking space on any City street in any parking meter zone shall be parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within 12 inches of the right-hand curb.
(2) 
In any parking meter zone or parking zone, it shall be unlawful and an offense to park any vehicle in a space not specifically designated a legal parking space either by meters, official signs or pavement markings.
[Amended by Ord. No. 74-15, eff. 7-3-1974; Ord. No. 76-15, eff. 6-2-1976; 10-5-1977 by Ord. No. 4-1977; Ord. No. 77-11, eff. 10-5-1977; Ord No. 78-25, eff. 1-1-1979; 11-2-1988 by Ord. No. 88-11; 12-6-1989 by Ord. No. 89-23; 3-7-1990 by Ord. No. 90-6]
A. 
Enforcement procedures.
(1) 
It shall be the duty of each traffic officer, or such other officer as shall be instructed by the Chief of Police, to take the number of any meter at which any vehicle is parked in violation of this article and the registration number of such vehicle and report the same to the Police Department, together with the length of time during which said vehicle has remained in violation of any of the provisions of this article, as well as other facts, a knowledge of which is necessary to an understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.
(2) 
In parking zones described in this article, it shall be the duty of such traffic officer or such individual or individuals as shall be authorized and instructed by the Chief of Police to mark by any suitable device the tire of any vehicle parked in violation of this article, to take the registration number, report the same to the Police Department together with the length of time in which the vehicle has remained in violation of any of the provisions of this article, as well as other facts, a knowledge of which is necessary to an understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.
(3) 
Each such officer shall also attach to such vehicle a notice stating that such vehicle has been parked or has remained in such place in violation of a provision of this article and instructing the owner or operator of such vehicle to report to the City Comptroller's office in regard to such violation.
(4) 
Each such operator or owner may within one week of the time when such notice was attached to such vehicle pay to the City Comptroller as a penalty for and in full satisfaction of such violation, an amount equivalent to $10 multiplied by the number of periods of parking time established as a legal limit for such parking space, and during which said vehicle occupied such parking space in violation of any of the provisions of this article. After expiration of 15 days from time such notice was attached to the vehicle the penalty shall be increased to $20 multiplied by the number of said periods and after expiration of 30 days from time when such notice was attached to such vehicle the penalties shall be increased to $30 multiplied by the number of said periods.
[Amended 8-5-1992 by Ord. No. 92-12; 10-7-1998 by Ord. No. 98-14]
(5) 
The failure of such owner or operator to make such payment or payments as aforesaid shall render such owner subject to the penalties as hereinafter provided.
(6) 
It shall be presumed that any vehicle parked in violation of any provision of this article was parked with the permission of the owner.
B. 
Penalties upon conviction. Upon conviction of any person of a violation of any provision of this article, a fine not exceeding $50 or imprisonment not exceeding 15 days or both shall be imposed for each violation.