Village of Rye Brook, NY Parking, Stopping and Standing

No parking. When parking is prohibited by this chapter or by officially posted signage, it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, but a person may stop or stand temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

No standing. When standing is prohibited by this chapter or by officially posted signage, it shall be unlawful for any person to stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, but a person may stop temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, receiving or discharging passengers.

§ 240-16 General stopping and standing regulations.

A vehicle shall not be permitted to:

Stand, unless halted by traffic, on any street except at the curb.

Stop with its left side to the curb except on a one-way street.

Occupy any street so as to obstruct traffic.

Stop so as to obstruct a crossing.

Stand backed up at an angle to the curb except while actually loading or unloading said vehicle.

Stand in such a position as to prevent another vehicle stopped or parked at the curb from moving away.

Stand within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, crosswalk or corner.

Stand within 25 feet of any street excavation or obstruction, except that when such excavation or obstruction is at or close to the curb, the vehicle may stand at the curb, but not so as to obstruct traffic.

Stand, stop or wait where contrary to officially posted signage.

[Added 12-15-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]

§ 240-17 Parking on an incline.

A vehicle, when left unattended or parked on a grade or incline, shall have the brake effectively set and the wheels turned at an angle against the curb, and not parallel to the curb.

§ 240-18 General parking regulations.

[Amended 7-23-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002]

The Board of Trustees may, by resolution, establish and enforce such regulations governing the parking of vehicles on public highways within the Village as it considers necessary for public convenience and which do not unduly restrict the orderly movement of traffic or endanger the public safety.

Special parking restrictions in a specified area shall be indicated by signs authorized by the Village of Rye Brook, and drivers must at all times comply with the directions thereon.

A vehicle shall not be parked on any street or highway for the purpose of making repairs, except those of a minor nature in a case of emergency.

A vehicle shall not be parked or left unattended on any street in front of a driveway.

In any parking space where the area to be occupied by any vehicle is indicated by lines on the pavement or curbing, a vehicle must be parked within such lines.

A vehicle shall not be parked in the same location on any public street or highway within the Village of Rye Brook for more than 72 consecutive hours. For the purposes of this provision, "in the same location" shall include any location within 50 feet of the location of the vehicle at the commencement of the seventy-two-hour time period.

§ 240-19 Parking and standing prohibited at all times.

[Amended 2-28-1989; 7-18-1989; 8-11-1992; 9-28-1993; 5-27-1997; 6-15-1999; 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001; 11-27-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001; 3-26-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002; 11-26-2002 by L.L. No. 10-2002; 6-24-2003 by L.L. No. 7-2003]

The following regulations prohibiting parking and standing in areas are hereby established:

[Amended 1-13-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004; 8-10-2004 by L.L. No. 11-2004; 1-11-205 by L.L. No. 1-2005; 3-8-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005; 7-26-2005 by L.L. No. 14-2005; 8-9-2005 by L.L. No. 16-2005; 6-26-2007 by L.L. No. 10-2007; 8-25-2009 by L.L. No. 11-2009]

Name of Street	Side	Location
Anderson Hill Road	Both	Entire length
Argyle Road	North	From west side of Windsor Road east to the Village line
Barber Place	West	From Bowman Avenue to Franklin Street
BelleFair Boulevard	Both	From Village Green to King Street
BelleFair Boulevard	Inside	Inside (toward Village Green) edge of roadway all along the Village Green
BelleFair Road	East	From Millenium Place to a point 60 feet north thereof
BelleFair Road	East	From Millenium Place to a point 60 feet south thereof
BelleFair Road	West	From High Point Circle to a point 60 feet north thereof
BelleFair Road	West	From High Point Circle to south end of Fellowship Lane
BelleFair Road	West	From south end of Fellowship Lane to the end of BelleFair Road
Betsy Brown Road	—	From a point opposite 344 Betsy Brown Road to Crawford Park
Birch Lane	North	Old Orchard Road to a point 60 feet west thereof
Birch Lane	North	Old Orchard Road to a point 60 feet east thereof
Birch Lane	South	From cul-de-sac to Red Roof Drive
Birch Lane	West	Red Roof Drive to a point 60 feet north thereof
Bonwit Road [Added 7-8-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]	North	From 340 feet south of the north/west intersection with Carlton Lane to a point 440 feet south of the north/west intersection with Carlton Lane
Bonwit Road [Added 7-8-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]	South	From 340 feet south of the north/west intersection with Carlton Lane to a point 460 feet south of the north/west intersection of Carlton Lane
Bowman Avenue	Both	From the Port Chester Village line to a point 70 feet west of Osborne Place
Bowman Avenue	North	From South Ridge Street to Division Street
Bowman Avenue	South	From South Ridge Street to Barber Place
Brook Lane	East	From Sunset Road to a point 237 feet south thereof
Crawford Park	—	On the driveway
Crescent Place [Added 7-12-2011 by L.L. No. 5-2011]	North	From Highview Avenue to a point 55 east thereof
Crescent Place	North	From South Ridge Street to a point 50 feet west thereof
Crescent Place [Added 7-12-2011 by L.L. No. 5-2011]	South	From South Ridge Street to a point 25 feet west thereof
Division Street	West	From Bowman Avenue to Westchester Avenue
Dixon Street	Both	From Ridge Street to Highview Avenue
Dixon Street	North	From South Ridge Street to a point 28 feet west thereof
Dixon Street	South	From South Ridge Street to a point 30 feet west thereof
Ellendale Avenue	North	From South Ridge Street to a point 150 feet east thereof
Ellendale Avenue [Added 12-14-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2015]	South	From South Ridge Street to a point 80 feet east thereof
Fairlawn Parkway	East	From North Ridge Street to a point 50 feet north thereof
Fairlawn Parkway	West	From North Ridge Street to a point 50 feet north thereof
Fellowship Lane	East	From BelleFair Road to BelleFair Road
Fellowship Lane	North	From BelleFair Road to a point 60 feet east thereof
Fellowship Lane	South	From BelleFair Road to a point 60 feet west thereof
Franklin Street	North	From South Ridge Street to a point 150 feet east thereof
Garibaldi Place	Both	From West Street to a point eight feet west thereof
Garibaldi Place	North	Along entire frontage of Garibaldi Park
Garibaldi Place	South	From the east side of the driveway of Anthony J. Posillipo Community Center to a point 60 feet east thereof
Garibaldi Place	South	From the west side of the driveway of the Anthony J. Posillipo Community Center to a point 100 feet west thereof
Grant Street [Added 7-12-2011 by L.L. No. 5-2011]	South	From the driveway of No. 94 to a point 60 feet west thereof
Hawthorne Avenue	East	From Westchester Avenue to a point 204 feet north thereof
Hawthorne Avenue (triangular island at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and Westchester Avenue)	East, north and west	Along all sides of the triangular island
Hawthorne Avenue	West	At the triangle from Westchester Avenue to a point 50 feet north thereof
High Point Circle	Inside	Inside (toward Village Green) edge of roadway for its entire length
High Point Circle	North	From BelleFair Boulevard to a point 60 feet east thereof
High Point Circle	North	From BelleFair Boulevard to a point 60 feet west thereof
High Point Circle	South	From BelleFair Road to a point 60 feet east thereof
High Point Circle	South	From BelleFair Road to a point 60 feet west thereof
Highview Avenue	West	From Crescent Place to a point 65 feet south thereof
Hillandale Road	North	From King Street to a point 100 feet west thereof
Hillandale Road	South	From King Street to a point 115 feet west thereof
Latonia Road	West	From Mohegan Lane to Hunter Drive; from Hunter Drive to Pine Ridge Road
Legendary Circle	Inside	From BelleFair Boulevard to BelleFair Boulevard
Legendary Circle	North	From BelleFair Boulevard to a point 60 feet west thereof
Legendary Circle	North	From Millenium Place to a point 60 feet east thereof
Legendary Circle	North	From Millenium Place to a point 60 feet west thereof
Legendary Circle	South	From BelleFair Boulevard to a point 60 feet north thereof
Legendary Circle	South	From Heritage Court to a point 60 feet east thereof
Longledge Drive [Amended 4-13-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]	North	From North Ridge Street to Hidden Pond Drive
Longledge Drive [Amended 4-13-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]	South	From North Ridge Street to Hidden Pond Drive
Milestone Road	East	From Reunion Road to end
Millenium Place	North	From BelleFair Road to a point 60 feet east thereof
Millenium Place	North	From Legendary Circle North to BelleFair Road
Millenium Place	West	From Legendary Circle to a point 60 feet north thereof
Neuton Avenue	North	From Tamarack Road to a point 90 feet west thereof, and from Tamarack Road to a point 55 feet east thereof
North Ridge Street	Both	From Westchester Avenue north to King Street
Old Oak Road	East	Red Roof Drive to a point 60 feet south thereof
Old Oak Road	West	Red Roof Drive to a point 60 feet south thereof
Old Orchard Road	East	Birch Lane to a point 60 feet north thereof
Old Orchard Road	West	Birch Lane to a point 60 feet north thereof
Osborne Place	East	From Bowman Avenue to a point 120 feet south thereof
Osborne Place [Added 10-27-2020 by L.L. No. 8-2020]	North	From the corner opposite 10 Osborne Place to a point 30 feet west thereof
Osborne Place [Added 4-17-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]	West	From Bowman Avenue to a point 30 feet south thereof
Pine Ridge Road [Added 2-22-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]	South	From Lincoln Avenue to a point 65 feet east thereof
Red Roof Drive	North	From cul-de-sac to Birch Lane
Red Roof Drive	South	Birch Lane to a point 30 feet west thereof
Red Roof Drive	South	Old Oak Road to a point 60 feet east thereof
Red Roof Drive	South	Old Oak Road to a point 60 feet west thereof
Reunion Road	North	From BelleFair Boulevard to a point 60 feet east thereof
Reunion Road	North	From Milestone Road to a point 60 feet east thereof
Reunion Road	North	From Milestone Road to a point 60 feet west thereof
Reunion Road	South	BelleFair Boulevard to end
Roanoke Avenue (south of Route 287)	East	From the dead end to a point 53 feet south thereof
Roanoke Avenue (south of Route 287)	North	Along the entire width of dead end
Roanoke Avenue (south of Route 287)	West	From the dead end to a point 51 feet south thereof
Rockinghorse Trail [Added 4-13-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]	Both	From North Ridge Street to a point 150 feet west thereof
South Ridge Street	Both	From Westchester Avenue south to Rye City line
Sunset Road [Amended 1-10-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]	Both	From Lincoln Avenue to a point 200 feet west thereof
Sunset Road	North	From Phyllis Place to Brook Lane
Sunset Road	North	From a point seven feet east of Phyllis Place to a point 62 feet east thereof
Sunset Road	South	From the center of Phyllis Place to the corner of Brook Lane
Sunset Road	South	From Phyllis Place to a point 49 feet east thereof
Tamarack Road	East	North of the Port Chester High School parking lot to College Avenue (wall)
Westchester Avenue	Both	From Ridge Street to the Harrison town line
Westchester Avenue	South	From a point 20 feet east of Division Street to a point 20 feet west of Division Street
Westerleigh Road	South	Entire length
West Street	West	From Garibaldi Place to a point 8 feet south thereof
West Street [Added 4-9-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]	West	From Grant Street to a point 30 feet north thereof
Westview Avenue	West	From a point approximately 20 feet south of, then running north to, the private driveway at 22 Westview Avenue
West William Street	North	From South Ridge Street to a point 150 feet east thereof
West William Street	South	From South Ridge Street to a point 200 feet east thereof
Wilton Road	Both	From the dead end at Crawford Park to a point 90 feet south thereof
Wilton Road	North	Along the entire width of the dead end at Crawford Park
Wyman Street [Added 11-9-2010 by L.L. No. 12-2010; amended 6-12-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012]	South	From the intersection of Wyman Street North to South Ridge Street

A vehicle shall not park in, on or over any land or portion thereof owned by the Village which is adjacent to highways, unless the area is designated as allowing parking.

§ 240-19.1 Parking prohibited certain hours.

[Added 6-23-1992; amended 8-10-2004 by L.L. No. 11-2004; 8-9-2005 by L.L. No. 16-2005]

No person shall park or stand a vehicle between the hours listed upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets:

[Amended 12-13-2005 by L.L. No. 20-2005; 6-12-2007 by L.L. No. 9-2007]

Name of Street	Side	Hours/Days	Location
College Avenue	North	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days from September 1 to June 30	From Tamarack Road to Windsor Road
Hillandale Road [Added 4-26-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]	South	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon/school days from September 1 to June 30, excluding commercial vehicles	From a point 115 feet west of King Street to a point between 24 and 28 Hillandale Road
Hillcrest Avenue	North/ South	11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m./school days, September 1 to June 30	From Neuton Avenue to Irenhyle Avenue
Maywood Avenue	North/ South	11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m./school days, September 1 to June 30	From Ridge Street to Hillcrest Avenue
Mohegan Lane [Added 6-12-2007 by L.L. No. 9-2007]	West	1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m./April 1 to October 31	From Bonwit Road to Latonia Road, opposite Pine Ridge Park
Neuton Avenue	South	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days from September 1 to June 30	From Tamarack Road east to the municipal boundary with the Village of Port Chester
Tamarack Road	East	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days, September 1 to June 30	Between Ridge Boulevard and College Avenue
Tamarack Road	West	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days, September 1 to June 30	Between Ridge Boulevard and Neuton Avenue
West Street	West	7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon/Mondays from April 1 to November 1 for street sweeping	From Garibaldi Place to Grant Street
Windsor Road	East/ West	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days, September 1 through June 30	Between Ridge Boulevard and College Avenue

No person shall park or stand a vehicle upon any of the following described streets or parts of streets on the dates listed, between the hours listed, unless such person has a permit issued by the Village Clerk pursuant to § 240-20.2:

Name of Street	Side	Hours/Days	Location
College Avenue	South	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days, September 1 to June 30	From Tamarack Road east to municipal boundary with the Village of Port Chester
Neuton Avenue	North	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days, September 1 to June 30	From the municipal boundary with the Village of Port Chester to a point 110 feet west thereof
Tamarack Road	East	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./school days, September 1 to June 30	From Neuton Avenue to a point 220 feet north thereof

§ 240-20 All-night parking; alternate-side-of-street parking.

[Amended 7-18-1989; 7-23-2002 by Ord. No. 6-2002]

The parking of any vehicle is hereby prohibited on all public streets or highways within the Village of Rye Brook between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from November 15 to March 15, except that all-night, alternate-side-of-the-street parking may be permitted on the following streets and highways:

[Amended 7-18-1989; 10-11-2005 by L.L. No. 19-2005]

	Name of Street
	Crescent Place [Repealed 6-12-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012]
	Ellendale Avenue
	Franklin Street
	Garibaldi Place
	Grant Street
	Hawthorne Avenue
	Highview Avenue, south of I-287 [Added 6-12-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012]
	Hillcrest Avenue
	Irenhyl Avenue
	Maywood Avenue
	Roanoke Avenue, south of I-287 [Added 6-12-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012]
	Whittemore Place
	Woodland Avenue
	Wyman Street, east of Wyman Street North [Amended 6-12-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012]
	Wyman Street North

Alternate-side-of-the-street, all-night parking shall be construed to mean Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday on the north or east side of the street or highway, between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.; and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday on the south or west side of the street or highway, between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., in accordance with signs so posted in the affected areas.

Additionally, all-night parking shall be permitted on the south, west or east side of the following streets and highways, between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from November 15 to March 15:

Name of Street	Side
Division Street	East
Osborne Place [Amended 12-13-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]	Both
West Street	West
West William Street	South

No trucks, school buses, taxis, limousines, liveries or other commercial vehicles shall park on any public street or highway within the Village of Rye Brook between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. throughout the entire year.

Subject to the provisions of § 240-19 of this chapter, the parking of vehicles on the following streets and highways within the Village of Rye Brook shall be prohibited on the north or east side of each individual street or highway from 10:00 a.m. on Thursdays to 10:00 a.m. on Mondays and on the south or west side of each individual street or highway from 10:00 a.m. on Mondays to 10:00 a.m. on Thursdays:

[Amended 7-18-1989; 10-11-2005 by L.L. No. 19-2005; 6-13-2006 by L.L. No. 11-2006; 11-9-2010 by L.L. No. 12-2010; 7-12-2011 by L.L. No. 5-2011; 6-12-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012]

Name of Street
Crescent Place
Dixon Street, west of Highview Avenue
Highview Avenue, north of I-287
Roanoke Avenue, north of I-287
Westview Avenue
Wyman Street, west of Wyman Street North
Wyman Street North, to a point 240 feet north of Wyman Street

§ 240-20.1 Overnight parking licenses.

[Added 11-26-2002 by L.L. No. 11-2002; amended 9-27-2016 by L.L. No. 7-2016; 12-8-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2021]

Up to 18 parking licenses that authorize overnight parking in the parking lot serving Garibaldi Park (hereinafter "Garibaldi Parking Lot") and separately up to six parking licenses serving the Public Works and Parks Facility on Ellendale Avenue (hereinafter "Ellendale Parking Lot") shall be available to the residents of the Village of Rye Brook. Proof of residency is required. No more than two licenses for any of the combined two parking lots shall be issued to residents who reside at the same address. The fee for the parking licenses shall be established by the Board of Trustees by resolution. These licenses shall not be available to park commercial vehicles or taxis.

The provisions of this section shall apply only to the first 18 parking licenses issued for the Garibaldi Parking Lot and the first six parking licenses issued for the Ellendale Parking Lot. One parking license must be reserved for an individual with a handicapped permit or disability license plate to park in the designated handicapped parking space in the Garibaldi Parking Lot. The Village Clerk will set a deadline for the filing of an application for a parking license.

(1)

If the Village Clerk receives more applications for parking licenses than spots designated, 18 licenses for the Garibaldi Parking Lot and six for the Ellendale Parking Lot, by the application deadline, a lottery will be conducted to determine who will receive the parking licenses and the order of the applicants on the waiting list for the parking licenses. The date and location of the lottery shall be noticed as determined by the Village Administrator, and the lottery shall be conducted in public. After the lottery, the parking licenses will be issued upon the receipt of the applicable fee from the selected applicants.

(2)

If the Village Clerk receives less than the maximum number of applications for a parking license at each parking location by the application deadline, the parking licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis until all licenses have been issued. After the last licenses are issued for the Garibaldi Parking Lot and separately for the Ellendale Parking Lot, the Village Clerk will start a waiting list for the parking licenses that will be added to on a first-come, first-served basis.

The parking licenses may be renewed each year by filing a new application and paying the applicable fee by October 1. It is the responsibility of the holder of a license to renew it. No renewal will be processed after October 1. Any parking license that is not renewed by October 1 shall be issued to the person at the top of the waiting list upon his or her payment of the applicable fee.

After all the available parking licenses have been issued for the Garibaldi Parking Lot and separately for the Ellendale Parking Lot, the residents of the Village of Rye Brook may be added to the waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis by filing a parking license application with the Village Clerk.

At the Garibaldi Parking Lot, a parking license issued by the Village Clerk is valid from November 15 to March 15 each year, and the holder of such license may park their vehicle in one of the designated licensed 18 parking spaces on two parking lanes on the westernmost side of the parking lot only between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. Only an individual with a parking license who has a current handicapped permit or a disability license plate may park in the handicapped parking space in the Garibaldi Parking Lot. The vehicles licensed to use the Garibaldi Parking Lot parking spaces shall be parked with their headlights directed to the western side of the parking lot.

At the Ellendale Parking Lot, the parking license issued by the Village Clerk under this section shall be valid for up to one year beginning on November 15 and ending November 14, and the holder of such license may park their vehicle in one of the designated licensed six parking spaces only between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. The vehicles licensed shall be parked with their headlights facing Ellendale Avenue.

The parking licenses shall be revocable at the discretion of the Village Administrator. The holder of a parking license may not assign, license or otherwise transfer it to another party nor otherwise permit anyone other than a member of their immediate family to use the authorized parking space. By accepting a parking license, the holder thereof agrees to:

(1)

Indemnify and hold harmless the Village of Rye Brook for any injury or property damage he or she sustains as a result of the use of the Garibaldi Parking Lot or the Ellendale Parking Lot pursuant to the license; and

(2)

Indemnify the Village for any damages it sustains as a result of the holder's use of the Garibaldi Parking Lot or Ellendale Parking Lot pursuant to the parking license.

The parking licenses shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this section of the Village Code as well as the conditions set forth in the permit application form adopted by the Village Clerk.

All determinations concerning the issuance and/or revocation of a parking license shall be made by the Village Administrator in their sole discretion, and their determination shall be final.

§ 240-20.2 Permit parking in the vicinity of Port Chester High School.

[Added 8-9-2005 by L.L. No. 16-2005]

The Village Clerk will issue annual parking permits, at no charge, to employees of the Port Chester High School. Proof of employment by the Port Chester High School is required to obtain a permit. These parking permits merely provide permission for their holders to park in the restricted parking areas designated in § 240-19.1B of this Code. The parking permits do not represent or guarantee that there is or will be parking available for the permit holder along College Avenue, Neuton Avenue or Tamarack Road.

The parking permits issued pursuant to Subsection A of this section of the Village Code shall be renewed each school year by filing a new application. It is the responsibility of the holder to renew the permit and conspicuously display the permit in the vehicle.

The parking permits issued pursuant to Subsection A of this section of the Village Code may be revoked at any time. The holder of such a parking permit may not assign, license or otherwise transfer it to another party nor otherwise permit another party to use it.

By accepting a parking permit issued pursuant to Subsection A of this section, the holder thereof agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Village of Rye Brook for any injury, death or property damage that occurs as a result of the use of the parking permit.

The parking permits issued pursuant to Subsection A shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this section of the Village Code as well as the conditions set forth in the permit application form adopted by the Village Clerk.

All determinations concerning the issuance and/or revocation of a parking permit shall be made by the Village Administrator in his sole discretion, and his determination shall be final.

§ 240-21 Parking during snow emergencies.

During plowing and clearing of snow from the public streets or highways, or in the event that a snow emergency has been declared in Westchester County, no vehicle shall be parked on any side of any public street or highway in the Village of Rye Brook, with the exception of the following streets or highways: West Street.

§ 240-22 Fire lanes.

[Amended 6-27-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989]

Clear, unobstructed roadways shall be maintained in areas established by the Building Inspector and/or Fire Chief or their designated representatives in areas necessary for access to places of public assembly, structures of public access, office buildings and parking lots of 10 or more spaces and residential subdivisions of 10 or more units of housing. Such roadways shall be designated as "fire lanes" by the Building Inspector and/or the Fire Chief or their designated representatives.

Types of fire lanes.

(1)

Fire Lane A: Emergency access area, located in the immediate vicinity of structures and fire hydrants for emergency use only.

(2)

Fire Lane B: Emergency routes, streets, roads or driveways on private property customarily used by emergency apparatus that lead to emergency access areas and fire hydrants.

Markings.

(1)

Fire Lane A:

(a)

Curb side and top shall be painted traffic yellow and paved area crosshatched out four feet from curbs. Crosshatching shall have six-inch-wide lines at an angle of 45° to the curb extending outward in the direction of oncoming traffic. Lines shall be two feet apart.

(b)

Standard NO PARKING-FIRE LANE signs shall be placed every 50 feet. They shall be no more than two feet from the curb and no lower than six feet and no higher than eight feet from the street grade to the bottom edge of the sign. Signs should be at an angle of 30° to 45° to oncoming traffic, where practicable.

(2)

Fire Lane B:

(a)

Designated emergency route. Curb side and top shall be painted traffic yellow on the side of the street leading to the structure and Fire Lane A.

(b)

Standard NO PARKING-FIRE LANE signs shall be placed every 100 feet. Signs shall be no lower than six feet and no higher than eight feet from the street grade to the bottom edge of the sign.

Signage. In residential areas, designated Fire Lane B signs spaced every 50 feet to 75 feet can be substituted for yellow curbs with the approval of the Building Inspector and/or Fire Chief.

Modifications. The Building Inspector or his designated representative, after consultation with the Fire Chief, shall have the right to modify all the requirements set forth in Subsection B and the painting and crosshatching requirements set forth in Subsection C herein and/or substitute therefor alternative markings and designation requirements for curbs and pavement in fire lanes and/or on emergency routes. Said modifications shall be made in the exercise of the Building Inspector's discretion, on a case-by-case basis, when such modifications are deemed appropriate for the particular facts and circumstances. Any such modifications will be established by the Building Inspector, in writing, and will be applicable only to the particular premises in question.

Compliance. Any individual or company who owns or manages a place of public assembly or public access or an office building shall complete the markings required herein within 15 days of receiving notice of the designated fire lanes from the Building Inspector and/or the Fire Chief or their designated representatives and shall be required to keep and maintain the designated roadways and fire lanes free and clear from any obstructions, including but not limited to motor vehicles.

Penalties.

(1)

Parking in a fire lane shall be a violation of this section and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $50 but no more than $250 per offense or by imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or both.

(2)

Any individual or company who owns or manages a place of public assembly or public access or an office building who fails to keep appropriate markings on the designated fire lanes or who fails to keep and maintain the designated roadways and fire lanes free and clear from any obstructions, including but not limited to motor vehicles, shall be guilty of a violation of this section and subject to the penalties provided in § 1-17 of Ch. 1, General Provisions, for each day on which the fire lanes remain unmarked or obstructed.

[Amended 12-15-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]

§ 240-23 Trucks and trailers.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for the operator, owner or lessee of a truck, trailer, semitrailer, tractor, house coach or omnibus to stand, stop or park on any public highway within the Village and leave such truck, trailer, semitrailer, tractor, house coach or omnibus unattended by a person capable of operating or removing it for a period longer than necessary to load or unload passengers or freight.

The provisions of this section, however, shall not apply in the case of an emergency to state, county, Village and town highways; not to agents or employees of public service corporations when engaged in the erection of poles, the stringing of wires or the repair, construction or inspection of lines, conduits or other structures along the state, county, Village or town highways; not to persons engaged in the construction, reconstruction or repair of the state, county, Village or town highways or roads.