[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Woodstock 9-13-2005 by L.L No. 2-2005]. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Skateboards and play vehicles — See Ch. 186.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to § 1660
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 10 of the Municipal Home
Rule Law, § 130 of the Town Law, and other legislative authority
of New York State, as amended from time to time.
In order to protect and preserve public safety,
health and welfare, it is hereby found and declared to be in the best
interest of the general public and the citizens of the Town of Woodstock
to regulate traffic signage, stopping, standing and parking upon Town
streets and roads and upon property owned or leased by or under the
jurisdiction of the Town, for the following purposes:
A.
To reduce driving hazards.
B.
To expedite the removal of snow.
C.
To ensure open roads for the movement of emergency
vehicles during snowstorms, flood, serious fire, or other extreme
public emergency.
D.
To prohibit overnight parking in municipal parking
lots for the purpose of sleeping, camping and/or storing goods or
materials.
A.
MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT
OVERNIGHT PARKING
PARKING
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
PERSON
PROHIBITED PARKING
PROHIBITED PARKING IN CRITICAL NO-PARKING ZONES
STANDING
STOPPING
TOWN
TOWN SUPERVISOR
TRUCK
VEHICLE
The following terms as used in this chapter shall
have the meanings indicated:
Those areas designated in § 233-5A of this chapter owned or leased by, or under the jurisdiction of, the Town of Woodstock for the purpose of providing parking for the general public.
Any instance where a person occupies a vehicle or vehicles
or causes a vehicle or vehicles to be used as storage for goods and/or
materials in any area or areas of a municipal parking lot at any time
during the hours between sunset and sunrise of the following day.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise
than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
A place distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines
or other markings on the surface of the street or roadway.
Any natural person, individual, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, company or organization of any kind.
Parking of a vehicle in:
Parking of a vehicle in locations where parking is prohibited
in a critical no-parking zone.
[Added 5-10-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
The stopping of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise
than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
receiving or discharging passengers only.
When prohibited, "stopping" shall mean any halting, even
momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions
of a police officer or other duly authorized traffic control personnel
or traffic control sign or signal.
The Town of Woodstock, Ulster County, New York.
The Supervisor of the Town of Woodstock or his or her duly
authorized agent.
Every vehicle in excess of 79,999 pounds maximum gross weight
(as such term is defined in § 122-a of the New York State
Vehicle and Traffic Law) designed, used or maintained primarily for
the transportation of property.
Automobile, motorcycle, truck, bus, bicycle, cart, wagon,
camper, motor home, recreational vehicle (RV) or any device designed,
used or maintained for the transportation of people or goods.
B.
Definitions of all other terms used in this chapter
shall be the same as written in the New York State Vehicle and Traffic
Law.
A.
Parking
or standing shall be prohibited along and upon streets, roads and
lanes at the following locations:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
Prohibition
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comeau Drive
|
East
|
From State Route 212/Tinker Street south 62 feet
|
No parking here to corner
|
|
Comeau Drive
|
West
|
From State Route 212/Tinker Street south to entrance of lower
Comeau parking lot
|
No parking this side of street
|
|
Deanie's Alley
|
North
|
From Maple Lane east to Deming Street
|
No parking this side
|
|
Deming Street
|
East
|
By the Joyous Lake (S/B/L 27 55-5-1)
|
No parking here to corner
|
|
Deming Street
|
East
|
From the Joyous Lake (S/B/L 27.55-5-1) south to Pine Grove Street
|
No parking this side
|
|
Elwyn Lane
|
East
|
From State Route 212/Tinker Street north some 594 feet to the
northwest corner of the property at No. 18 Elwyn Lane (S/B/L 27.55-2-16)
|
No parking any time
|
|
Elwyn Lane
[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013] |
West
|
From the intersection of Route 212 north for a distance of 240
feet
|
No parking any time
|
|
Elwyn Lane
[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013] |
West
|
From the intersection of Route 212 beginning 280 feet north
to the intersection with Elwyn Quarry Road
|
No parking any time
|
|
Hillcrest Avenue
|
—
|
On north side of the first property (S/B/L 27.54-5-18) from
Neher Street east
|
No parking here to corner
|
|
Library Lane
|
West
|
From State Route 212/Tinker Street west to its junction with
Orchard Lane North
|
No parking this side of street
|
|
MacDaniel and Meads Mountain Roads
|
Southwest
|
On Meads Mountain Road continuous onto MacDaniel Road from the
Church on the Mount to the intersection with New Keefe Hollow Road
|
No parking any time
|
|
Maple Lane
|
East
|
From Deanie's Alley south to dead end of Maple Lane
|
No parking
|
|
Meads Mountain Road
[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013; repealed 5-10-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016] | |||
|
Meads Mountain Road
[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013; repealed 5-10-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016] | |||
|
Meads Mountain Road
[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013; repealed 5-10-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016] | |||
|
Millstream Road
[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013; repealed 5-10-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016] | |||
|
Millstream Road
[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013; repealed 5-10-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016] | |||
|
Millstream Road
[Repealed 5-10-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016] | |||
|
Millstream Road
[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013; repealed 5-10-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016] | |||
|
Neher Street
|
East
|
From State Route 212/Tinker Street south to end
|
No parking
|
|
Old Forge Road
|
—
|
From Rock City Road to the end of the curb and/or building
|
No parking any time
|
|
Old Forge Road
|
North
|
From the former Elwyn property (S/B/L 27 54-3-12) line west
to the western side of brook/stream crossing Old Forge Road
|
No parking any time
|
|
Old Forge Road
|
South
|
From the intersection of Tinker Street 2 west to the western
side of brook/stream crossing Old Forge Road
|
No parking any time
|
|
Orchard Lane
|
East
|
On the eastern end from State Route 212/Tinker Street north
to junction with Orchard Lane North
|
No parking
|
|
Pine Grove Street
|
West and north
|
From Sled Hill Road to Tannery Brook Road
|
No parking this side
|
|
Pine Grove Street
|
—
|
On the south side of the first property (SBL 27.55-7-1) on Tannery
Brook Road
|
No parking here to corner
|
|
Rock City Road
|
East
|
From State Route 212 Tinker Street north some 1.108 feet to
the northwest corner of the Woodstock cemetery
|
No parking any time
|
|
Sled Hill Road
|
South
|
From Deming Street to Pine Grove Street
|
No parking this side
|
|
Tinker Street 2 (street behind the Village Green)
|
West
|
From the intersection with Old Forge Road south to property
line of the Dutch Reform Church where it changes to "Reserved Parking
Handicapped" for 50 feet six inches and then changes to "No Standing
Any Time" to the intersection with State Route 212/Tinker Street
|
No standing any time
|
B.
Designated critical no-parking zones.
[Added 5-10-2016 by L.L.
No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
Prohibition
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Meads Mountain Road
|
East
|
Beginning at the southwest portion of property 27.1-7-1.110
("Church on the Mount") that abuts Meads Mountain Road and ending
east of the Overlook Mountain trail head parking lot entrance for
a distance of 300 feet
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
|
Meads Mountain Road
|
North
|
Beginning west of the Overlook Mountain trail head parking lot
entrance for a distance of 300 feet
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
|
Meads Mountain Road
|
North
|
Beginning 800 feet west of the Overlook Mountain trail head
parking lot entrance and extending for a distance of 1,740 feet, such
extension to include a portion of MacDaniel Road
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
|
Millstream Road
|
North
|
From the intersection of State Route 375 west for a distance
of 1,105 feet
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
|
Millstream Road
|
North
|
From the intersection of State Route 375 beginning 1,205 west
to a distance of 1,880 feet
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
|
Millstream Road
|
South
|
From Ohayo Mountain Road east to Old Wagon Road
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
|
Millstream Road
|
South
|
From the intersection of State Route 375 west to the intersection
of Ohayo Mountain Road
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
|
Ohayo Mountain Road
|
South
|
From the intersection of Tannery Brook Road to Broadview Road
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
|
Ohayo Mountain Road
|
North
|
From the intersection of Tannery Brook Road to Broadview Road
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
|
Old Wagon Road
|
Both sides
|
From the intersection of Millstream Road to its end
|
No parking any time
$150 fine
Tow-away zone
|
A.
The following parking lots shall be designated as
municipal parking lots.
(1)
Andy Lee Memorial Recreation Field/Community Center
parking lot (S/B/L 27.10-3-1 and 27.10-2-30) accessed from Rock City
Road and from Youth Center parking lot.
(2)
Big Deep parking lot (S/B/L 27.14-6-7) accessed from
State Route 212
(4)
Houst's parking lots (S/B/L 27.55-4-3.24 and 36) accessed
from State Route 212/Tinker Street and from Maple Lane and from Tonnery
Brook Road parking lot.
(5)
Little Deep parking lot (S/B/L 27.4-1-1.200) accessed
from Zena Road.
(6)
Mountain View parking lot (S/B/L 27.54-3-6) accessed
from Rock City Road.
(7)
Rick Volz Field parking lot (S/B/L 26.4-3-14) accessed
from Dixon Avenue.
(8)
Rock City Road parking lot (S/B/L 27.55-1-41), formerly
known as the "bank parking lot," accessed from State Route 212/Mill
Hill Road and from Rock City Road.
(9)
Tannery Brook Road parking lot (S/B/L 27.55-4-25)
accessed from Tannery Brook Road and from Houst's parking lot.
(10)
Youth Center parking lot (S/B/L 27.10-2-31) accessed
from Rock City Road and from Andy Lee Field/Community Center parking
lot.
B.
Parking and standing shall be restricted or prohibited
in municipal parking lots as follows:
|
Parking Lot
|
Location
|
Restriction/Prohibition
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Andy Lee Memorial Recreation Field/Community Center
|
One space on east side of lot at south end of swimming pool
fence
|
Reserved parking/handicapped
| |
|
Andy Lee Memorial Recreation Field/Community Center
|
One space on east side of lot between swimming pool and Community
Center building
|
Reserved parking/handicapped
| |
|
Andy Lee Memorial Recreation Field/Community Center
|
Two spaces next to TV studio
|
Reserved parking/studio use only
| |
|
Comeau Town offices complex
|
One space allotted in front (north side) of maintenance garage
|
Reserved parking/handicapped
| |
|
Comeau Town offices complex
|
One space allotted in parking lot next to Supervisor's cottage
|
Reserved parking/handicapped
| |
|
Houst's
|
For 60 feet between H. Houst main store (S/B/L 27 55-4-1 100)
and lawn and garden shop
|
No parking/fire lane
| |
|
Mountain View
|
Entire lot (sign posted at entrance to parking lot)
|
No overnight parking
| |
|
Rock City Road
|
On the north and south side of the parking lot entrance from
Rock City Road
|
No standing between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
| |
|
Rock City Road
|
On east side of driveway from State Route 212 Mill Hill Road
north to end of now or former Landau Grill building (S/B/L 27 55-1-28).
|
No parking/fire lane
| |
|
Rock City Road
|
On north and south sides of auxiliary driveway between Longyear
building (S/B/L 27.55-1-31) and old bank building (S/B/L 27.55-1-32)
|
No parking any time
| |
|
Rock City Road
|
Five spaces allotted in parking lot
|
Reserved parking/handicapped
| |
|
Tannery Brook Road
|
40 feet across entire width of northern entrance to and exit
from Houst's parking lot
|
No parking/fire lane
| |
|
Tannery Brook Road
|
10 feet wide for entire length of parking lot beginning 102
feet east of entrance to and exit from Tannery Brook Road
|
No parking/fire lane
|
C.
No person shall bring any vehicle into a municipal
parking lot for overnight parking, as defined in this chapter, and
sleep, camp or store goods and/or materials without the express permission
of the Woodstock Town Board or its duly authorized agent.
Stop signs shall be posted on the following
local streets and roads at the intersections designated as follows:
|
Stop Sign on
|
At Intersection of
|
|---|---|
|
Broadview Road
|
Yerry Hill Road
|
|
California Quarry Road
|
Meads Mountain Road
|
|
Cardinal Drive
|
Van de Bogart Road (both ends)
|
|
Chestnut Hill Road heading east
|
Witchtree Road
|
|
Chimney Road
|
California Quarry Road
|
|
Deming Street
|
Pine Grove Street
|
|
Eighmey Road
|
Silver Hollow and Van Wagner Roads
|
|
Fernwood Road
|
Purdy Hollow Road
|
|
Forest Drive
|
Van de Bogart Road
|
|
Forestwood Drive
|
Van de Bogart Road
|
|
Forestwood Drive
|
Witchtree Road
|
|
Glen Lane
|
Niles Drive
|
|
Glen Lane
|
Van Dale Road
|
|
Harder Road
|
Overlook Drive (both ends)
|
|
Hillcrest Avenue
|
Neher Street
|
|
Jessop Road
|
Silver Hollow Road and Eighmey Road
|
|
Lauren Court
|
Zena Highwoods Road
|
|
Lazy Brook Lane
|
Chestnut Hill Road
|
|
Lund Court
|
Van Dale Road
|
|
Marko Grove
|
Overlook Drive
|
|
Maurizi Lane
|
Forestwood Drive
|
|
McGee Road
|
Lewis Hollow Road
|
|
Meadow Lane
|
Dixon Avenue
|
|
Meher Circle
|
John Joy Road
|
|
New Keefe Hollow
|
MacDaniel Road
|
|
Niles Drive
|
Van Dale Road
|
|
Old Keefe Hollow
|
MacDaniel Road
|
|
Old Wagon Road
|
Millstream Road
|
|
Oriole Drive
|
Van de Bogart Road, 2
|
|
Overlook Drive
|
Yerry Hill Road
|
|
Piney Woods Road
|
Cooper Lake Road
|
|
Purdy Hollow Road
|
John Joy Road
|
|
Rowe Road (traveling towards Zena Road)
[Added 11-19-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2019] |
Rowe Court
|
|
Sled Hill Road
|
Pine Grove Street
|
|
Stone Ridge Court
|
Forestwood Drive
|
|
Tinker Street II
[Added 11-19-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2019] |
Tinker Street
|
|
Van Dale Court
|
Van Dale Road
|
|
Van de Bogart Road
|
Van Dale Road
|
|
Van de Bogart Road
|
Witchtree Road
|
|
Van Hoagland Road
|
Mink Hollow Rd
|
|
Violet Place
|
Whitney Drive
|
|
Violet Place
|
Witchtree Road
|
|
Whitney Drive
|
Witchtree Road (both ends)
|
Yield signs shall be posted at the following
locations:
|
Yield Sign on
|
At Intersection of
|
|---|---|
|
Carey Drive
|
Maurizi Lane
|
|
Church Road
|
Hutchin Hill Road
|
|
Dixon Avenue
|
Yerry Hill Road
|
|
Forestwood Drive
|
Maurizi Lane
|
A pedestrian crossing shall be established at
the following location: across Yerry Hill Road at the now or former
Simulaids, Inc., properties (S/B/L 26.60-3-4 and S/B/L 26.60-4-6).
One-way traffic only shall be established on
the following streets and roads in the directions indicated:
|
Name of Street
|
Limits
|
|---|---|
|
Deanie's Alley
|
From its intersection with Maple Lane to its
intersection with Deming Street
|
|
McGee Road
|
From the intersection of the east fork of McGee
Road and Glasco Turnpike to the intersection of the east fork of McGee
Road with McGee Road
|
|
Old Forge Road
|
From its intersection with State Route 212 to
its intersection with Tinker Street 2
|
|
Tinker Street 2 (behind the Village Green)
|
From its intersection with Old Forge Road to
its intersection with State Route 212
|
Through truck traffic, except for local deliveries,
shall be prohibited on the following road: Van Dale Road from the
Town of Hurley - Town of Woodstock boundary line to the intersection
of Van Dale Road and Zena Road in the Town of Woodstock.
A.
The Town of Woodstock Superintendent of Highways and the Town Supervisor, upon resolution of the Town Board, shall prepare, and may from time to time amend, a list of roads within the Town of Woodstock which shall be designated as snow routes, indicating the name of each said road. Such list, and any amendments thereto, shall be filed with the Town Clerk, who, within 10 calendar days of such filing, shall cause such list or amendments thereto to be published once in the official newspaper(s) of the Town. The establishment of such snow routes shall take effect upon such publication, shall continue until modified, and shall be in addition to the snow route established and designated in Subsection B (below).
B.
The following snow route is hereby established: State
Route 212 from its intersection with the western end of Orchard Lane
to its intersection with State Route 375.
A.
Declaration of emergency. The Town Supervisor may
declare a state of snow emergency or other emergency in cases of flood,
serious fire, or other extreme public emergency whenever, in the Supervisor's
judgment, conditions resulting therefrom create dangerous driving
conditions within the Town.
B.
Notice of snow emergency. Upon declaration of a snow
emergency, the Town of Woodstock Superintendent of Highways shall
erect and maintain appropriate signs at reasonable intervals along
established snow routes to provide notice that it is unlawful to park
or abandon any vehicle along or upon an established snow route during
such declared snow emergency.
C.
Effect of declared emergency. During the existence
of any declared emergency, it shall be unlawful to park or abandon
any vehicle along or upon any established snow route or upon that
portion of the public roads or highways affected by the conditions
resulting from flood, serious fire, or other extreme public emergency.
The Town of Woodstock may provide for the removal
and storage of any vehicle or vehicles parked or abandoned on streets,
roads and highways during snowstorms, floods, fires or other public
emergencies; or found unattended where they constitute an obstruction
to traffic or in any place where stopping, standing or parking is
prohibited; or in violation of any provision(s) of this chapter. In
the event of such removal and storage, the Town shall provide for
the payment of reasonable charges by the owner of any such vehicle(s).
[Amended 11-18-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008; 8-9-2011 by L.L. No.
5-2011]
A.
A violation of the provisions of §§ 233-4 and 233-5B of this chapter, which regulate parking and standing along and upon streets and roads and in municipal parking lots, shall constitute an offense punishable by a fine of $25 if paid within 72 hours of receipt of a parking ticket therefor or $40 if paid thereafter.
B.
A violation of the provisions of § 233-5C of this chapter, which regulates overnight parking in municipal parking lots, shall constitute grounds for removal and storage, pursuant to § 233-13 of this chapter, of any vehicle so parked and/or shall be subject to the following fines for violations within a calendar year:
C.
Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of § 233-12C of this chapter, pertaining to declared emergencies, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
D.
Cars parked in designated critical no-parking zones may be towed away at the owner's expense and redeemed for an amount no less than $300 and no more than $500. Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of § 233-4B of this chapter, pertaining to critical no parking zones, shall be fined up to $150 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
[Added 5-10-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 7-12-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
This chapter shall supersede Section II of the
Woodstock Ordinances of 1934, titled "Ordinance Regulating the Parking
of Vehicles," and Local Law No. 4 of the year 2002, as amended by
Local Law No. 2 of the year 2003 and Local Law No. 1 of the year 2004,
constituting the traffic and parking laws and regulations of the Town
of Woodstock as heretofore in force, which are hereby repealed.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Traffic Signage and Parking Law of the Town of Woodstock."
