Village of Owego, NY Parking, Stopping and Standing

§ 187-24 Parking prohibited at all times.

The parking of vehicles at any time upon such portion of the following designated streets or highways is hereby prohibited:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Academy Street	East	From the south curbline of Main Street to a point 130 feet south
Academy Street	West	122 feet between the north and south County Parking Lot exits into Academy Street
Armstrong Place [Added 12-7-2015 by L.L. No. 7-2015]	East	Entire length
Central Avenue [Amended 1-3-2005 by L.L. No. 12-2005]	West	From the north curbline of Main Street to a point 40 feet north
Central Avenue	West	From the north curbline of Temple Street to a point 20 feet north
Central Avenue	West	From the southerly curbline of Temple Street to a point 50 feet south
Chestnut Street	North	From North Avenue to a point 55 feet easterly
Church Street	Both	From the south curbline of Temple Street to the north curbline of Front Street
Court Street	East	From a point 50 feet north of the north curbline of Front Street to a point 284 feet north
East Avenue [Added 2-17-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]	North	Entire length
East Front Street	Both	From the north curbline of Fifth Avenue to the west curbline and west curbline (extended) of Fulton Street
East Temple Street	North	From the east curbline of Paige Street to a point 50 feet east
East Temple Street	South	From the east curbline of Paige Street easterly to the railroad
Elm Street [Amended 2-17-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998; added 2-7-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]	North	Entire length
Elm Street [Added 2-7-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]	South	Entire length, from Sunday evening at 11:00 p.m. to Saturday morning at 6:00 a.m.
Erie Street	Both	From the north curbline of Main Street to its intersection with the south curbline of East Avenue
Fifth Avenue	Both	From the eastern boundary of the Village westerly to the point Fifth Avenue becomes Front Street
Forsythe Street	East	Entire length
Foundry Street	South	From the west curbline of McMaster Street to a point 50 feet west
Fox Street	North	From the east curbline of North Avenue to a point 100 feet east
Fox Street	North	From the west curbline of North Avenue to a point 160 feet westerly
Fox Street	South	From the east curbline of North Avenue to a point 50 feet east
Fox Street	South	From the west curbline of North Avenue to a point 85 feet westerly
Fox Street	South	From the westerly curbline of Central Avenue to the intersection with McMaster Street
Front Street	Both	From the east curbline of John Street easterly to the point Front Street becomes Fifth Avenue
Front Street	North	From a point 82 feet east of the east curbline of Church Street to the westerly side of John Street
Front Street	South	From a point 115 feet west of the westerly curbline of John Street (extended) to the westerly side of John Street
Front Street	South	From a point 60 feet west of the westerly curbline of Ross Street (extended) to a point 30 feet east of the easterly curbline of Ross Street (extended)
Front Street	South	From a point 63 feet west of the westerly curbline of Paige Street (extended) to a point 45 feet east of the easterly curbline of Paige Street (extended)
Front Street	South	From a point 98 feet east of the east curbline of Church Street (extended) to a point 158 feet easterly
Front Street	South	From the west curbline of the bridge approach to a point 100 feet westerly of the west curbline (extended) of Park Street
George Street	North	Entire length
George Street [Added 2-17-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998; amended 3-2-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]	South	From the west curbline of Spruce Street westerly to the eastern boundary of Hyde Park
John Street [Added 2-17-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]	East	Entire length
John Street [Added 2-17-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]	West	From the north curbline of Front Street to a point 100 feet north
Lake Street	East	From the south curbline of Main Street to the north curbline of Front Street
Liberty Street	East	From Fox Street to Main Street
Liberty Street [Added 2-7-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]	West	From the northern curbline of Temple Street to a point 20 feet north
Liberty Street [Added 2-7-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]	West	From the southern curbline of Temple Street to a point 20 feet south
Main Street	North	From a point 150 feet east of the east curbline of Water Street (extended), to a point 200 feet west of the west curbline of William Street (extended)
Main Street	North	From the east curbline of North Avenue to a point 150 feet easterly
Main Street	North	From the west curbline of Central Avenue to the east curbline of Stakmore Lane
Main Street	South	From the east curbline of Ross Street to a point 50 feet east and also from the west curbline of Ross Street 50 feet west
Main Street	South	From the west curbline of Park Street to the east curbline of Armstrong Place
McMaster Street	East	From the north curbline of Main Street to the south curbline of Temple Street
McMaster Street	West	From the north curbline of Elm Street to a point 51 feet north
McMaster Street	West	From the north curbline of Foundry Street to a point 30 feet north
McMaster Street	West	From the north curbline of Main Street to a point 185 feet north
McMaster Street	West	From the south curbline of Adaline Street south for a distance of 105 feet
North Avenue	West	From the north curbline of George Street to the Village limits
Paige Street	East	From the north curbline of Front Street to the south curbline of Fox Street
Paige Street	West	From the north curbline of Main Street to a point 60 feet north
Paige Street	West	From the south curbline of Fox Street to a point 35 feet south
Park Street	West	From the southerly curbline of Main Street and a point 90 feet north of Front Street
Parker Lane	Both	From the south curbline of Main Street to the north curbline of Front Street
Prospect Street	South	From the east curbline of Green Hill east to the easterly end of Prospect Street
Ross Street	Both	50 feet northerly from the north curbline of Front Street
Spencer Avenue	East	From the north curbline of Main Street to the south curbline of Fox Street
Spruce Street [Added 10-19-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015]	East	Entire length
Talcott Street	South	From a point 179 feet west of Lehigh Valley Railroad west to a point opposite the west curbline of Hill Street (extended)
Temple Street [Amended 2-7-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]	North	From the easterly curbline of Liberty Street to a point 50 feet east
Temple Street [Added 2-7-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]	North	From the westerly curbline of Liberty Street to a point 20 feet west
Temple Street	North	From the east curbline of North Avenue to a point 90 feet east
Temple Street	North	From the west curbline of Central Avenue to a point 20 feet west
Temple Street	North	From the westerly curbline of Paige Street to the intersection with the eastern boundary of Spencer Avenue
Temple Street	South	From the east curbline of Church Street to the west curbline of Spencer Avenue
Temple Street	South	From the east curbline of North Avenue to a point 44 feet east

§ 187-25 Stopping prohibited at all times.

The stopping of vehicles at any time upon such portion of the following designated streets or highways is hereby prohibited:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Court Street	East	Between a point 235 feet south of the southerly line of Main Street and the southerly curbline of Main Street
North Avenue	East	From a point 640 feet north of the north curbline of East Avenue northerly for a distance of 250 feet
North Avenue	East	From the north curbline of Fox Street to a point 465 feet north of the north curbline of East Avenue
North Avenue	East	From the north curbline of George Street (extended) southerly for a distance of 200 feet
North Avenue	West	From a point 600 feet north of the north curbline of West Avenue to the north curbline of George Street
North Avenue	West	From the north curbline of Fox Street to a point 315 feet north of the north curbline of West Avenue
Talcott Street	Both	From the Lehigh Railroad west a distance of 179 feet
Temple Street	North	From the west curbline of North Avenue to a point 105 feet west
Temple Street	South	From the west curbline of North Avenue to a point 112 feet west

§ 187-26 Standing prohibited at all times.

The standing of vehicles at any time upon such portion of the following designated streets or highways is hereby prohibited:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Court Street	East	Between the northerly curbline of Front Street and a point 50 feet north
Court Street	West	Between a point 260 feet south of the southerly curbline of Main Street and a point 310 feet south of the southerly curbline of Main Street
Court Street	West	Between the northerly curbline of Front Street and a point 90 feet north
Court Street	West	Between the south curbline of Main Street and a point 45 feet south of Main Street
Front Street	North	From the easterly curbline of Church Street 35 feet east
Front Street	North	From the easterly curbline of Church Street 82 feet east
Front Street	North	From the easterly curbline of Court Street to a point 100 feet east
Front Street [Amended 9-6-2016 by L.L. No. 5-2016]	North	From the easterly curbline of Lake Street 40 feet east
Front Street	North	From the westerly curbline of Lake Street to a point 70 feet west
Front Street	South	Between a point 98 feet east of the east curbline of Church Street (extended) and a point 60 feet west of the west curbline of Church Street (extended)
Front Street	South	Between the easterly curbline of Lake Street (extended) and a point 60 feet west
Front Street	South	From the east curbline of Paige Street (extended) to a point 50 feet east and also from the west curbline of Paige Street (extended) to a point 50 feet west
Front Street	South	From the east curbline of Ross Street (extended) to a point 50 feet east and also from the west curbline of Ross Street (extended) to a point 50 feet west
Front Street	South	From the east curbline of the Court Street Bridge to a point 100 feet east
Main Street	North	Between the west curbline of North Avenue and the east curbline of Central Avenue
Main Street	North	From the west curbline of Stakmore Lane to a point 50 feet west
Main Street	South	Between the east curbline of Park Street and the west curbline of Lake Street
Main Street	South	From the east curbline of Canal Street to a point 50 feet east and also from the west curbline of Canal Street to a point 50 feet west
Main Street	South	From the east curbline of Water Street to a point 50 feet east and also from the west curbline of Water Street to a point 50 feet west
Main Street	South	From the east curbline of William Street to a point 50 feet east and also from the west curbline of William Street to a point 50 feet west
Main Street	South	From the west curbline of Armstrong Place to a point 50 feet west
North Avenue	East	Between the northerly curbline of Chestnut Street and a point 70 feet north
North Avenue	East	Between the northerly curbline of Main Street and a point 55 feet north
North Avenue	East	Between the northerly curbline of Temple Street and a point 50 feet north
North Avenue	East	Between the southerly curbline at Chestnut Street and a point 70 feet north
North Avenue	East	Between the southerly curbline of Fox Street and a point 170 feet south
North Avenue	East	Between the southerly curbline of Temple Street and a point 100 feet south
North Avenue	West	Between the northerly curbline of Main Street and a point 140 feet north
North Avenue	West	Between the northerly curbline of Temple Street and a point of 120 feet north
North Avenue	West	Between the southerly curbline of Fox Street and a point 145 feet south
North Avenue	West	Between the southerly curbline of Temple Street and a point 100 feet south
Park Street	East	Between the southerly curbline of Main Street and a point 115 feet south
Park Street	West	Between the northerly curbline of Front Street and a point 150 feet north
Park Street	West	Between the northerly curbline of Front Street and a point 90 feet north

§ 187-27 More restrictive provisions to apply.

To the extent that any of the parking, stopping or standing provisions hereinbefore set forth or the limited parking provisions hereinafter set forth are in conflict, it is the intention of the Board of Trustees that the more restrictive form of regulation prevail.

§ 187-28 Parallel parking on state roads.

No vehicle shall be parked other than parallel with the curb on any state highway in the Village of Owego for a period longer than necessary to load or unload passengers or freight.

§ 187-29 General parking restrictions.

No vehicle shall at any time be parked or left standing in any of the following places, to wit:

(1)

On a sidewalk.

(2)

Within an intersection.

(3)

Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a different distance is indicated by a properly posted sign.

(4)

On a crosswalk.

(5)

Within 10 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, unless otherwise indicated by a sign or other device or markings.

(6)

Within 30 feet upon approaching any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control device, signal or sign located at the side of the roadway, unless a different distance is indicated by a properly posted sign.

(7)

Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.

(8)

On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of any street (double parking).

(9)

Upon any bridges or other elevated structure upon a highway or underneath any trestle or other railroad overhead crossing.

(10)

In front of any private or public driveway.

(11)

In front of the main entrance to any theater or within five feet either side thereof.

(12)

At any place where official signs prohibit stopping and/or parking.

(13)

In any officially designated bus or taxi zone.

No vehicle shall be parked in violation of § 1640 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, and the Village of Owego shall not cause to be laid out any parking space in violation of this section.

§ 187-29.1 Parking prohibited certain hours.

[Added 11-7-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005]

No person shall park a vehicle between the times specified upon any of the following described streets or parts thereof:

Name of Street	Side	Hours/Days	Location
Hill Street	East	6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./Monday through Friday	From Talcott Street to George Street
East Avenue [Added 2-16-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]	South	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m./when school is in session	---

§ 187-30 Time limit parking.

Hyde Lot. Except on Sundays and legal holidays, no person shall park or permit any motor vehicle owned by him or her to be parked for a period of more than three hours between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Hyde Parking Lot in the Village of Owego.

Except on Sundays and legal holidays, no person shall park or permit any motor vehicle owned by him or her to be parked for a period of more than three hours between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in any of the off-street municipal parking lots operated by the Village of Owego or upon any of the following streets or portions thereof, to wit:

[Amended 2-17-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998; 5-6-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002; 11-7-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005]

Name of Street	Side	Location
Central Avenue	East	From the north curbline of Main Street to a point 100 feet north of the northerly curbline of Main Street
Church Street	—	Municipal Parking Lot (Moose Lot)
Court Street	—	Municipal Parking Lot
Court Street	West	From a point 45 feet south of the south curbline of Main Street to a point 50 feet north of the north curbline of Front Street
Front Street [Added 5-20-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]	North	From a point 90 feet east of the east curbline of Court Street to a point 62 feet west of the west curbline of Lake Street
Front Street [Added 5-20-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]	North	From a point 125 feet east of the east curbline of Lake Street to a point 8 feet west of the west curbline of Church Street
Front Street	North	From a point 75 feet west of the west curbline of Park Street to the east curbline of Parker Lane
Front Street	South	From a point 100 feet east of Court Street Bridge to a point 60 feet west of the east curbline of Lake Street (extended)
Front Street	South	From a point 100 feet west of the west curbline of Park Street (extended) to the west curbline of Parker Lane (extended)
Front Street	South	From a point 242 feet east of the east curbline of Church Street (extended), easterly 473 feet
Front Street	South	From the east curbline of Lake Street (extended) to a point 60 feet west of the west curbline of Church Street
Lake Street [Added 5-20-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013]	West	From the south curbline of Main Street to the north curbline of Front Street
Liberty Street	West	From the south curbline of Temple Street to the north curbline of Main Street
Main Street	Both	From the west curbline of Lake Street (extended) to the west curbline of Spencer Avenue
North Avenue	East	From a point 50 feet north of the north curbline of Temple Street to a point 50 feet south of the south curbline of Chestnut Street
North Avenue	East	From a point 55 feet north of the north curbline of Main Street to a point 100 feet from the southerly curbline of Temple Street
North Avenue	East	From a point 65 feet north of the north curbline of Chestnut Street to a point 170 feet south of the south curbline of Fox Street
North Avenue	West	From a point 120 feet north of the north curbline of Temple Street to a point 145 feet south of the south curbline of Fox Street
North Avenue	West	From a point 140 feet north of the north curbline of Main Street to a point 100 feet south of the south curbline of Temple Street
Park Street	East	From a point 115 feet south of the south curbline of Main Street to a point 150 feet north of the north curbline of Front Street
Temple Street	North	From a point 90 feet east of the east curbline of North Avenue to the west curbline of Church Street (extended)
Temple Street	South	From a point 44 feet east of the east curbline of North Avenue to the west curbline of Church Street

(Reserved)[1]

[1]

Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, added 11-7-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005, which prohibited parking for more than two hours between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on certain streets, was repealed 5-20-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013. At the time former Subsection C was added to the Code, original Subsections C and D were redesignated as Subsections D and E, respectively.

No person shall park or permit any motor vehicle owned by him or her to be parked for a period of more than 15 minutes on the Sign Plaza Drive located at the corner of Southside Drive and Court Street.

Parking between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.

(1)

No vehicle shall remain parked upon any street in the Village's Central Business District between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless the owner has applied for and received an authorized parking permit; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to physicians while making professional calls to or to any ambulance or vehicle of a funeral director while such vehicle is engaged in professional calls.

(2)

Authorized parking permits shall be issued by the Police Department upon verification that suitable off-street parking is not available and that it is impractical for the owner to provide off-street parking.

§ 187-30.1 (Reserved) [1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Former § 187-30.1, Municipal employee parking, added 1-3-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005, was repealed 4-16-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007.

§ 187-31 Manner of parking generally.

Except as herein otherwise provided, all vehicles must be parked either parallel with the curb, at right angles to the curb or diagonally thereto, as indicated at the point of parking, by a sign placed or erected thereat or by lines of other designations indicating the manner of parking.

Any vehicle when left standing or parked parallel to the curb shall be placed as near to the curb as practicable, with both front and rear wheels not more than six inches from the curb.

No vehicle shall be parked, stopped or left standing upon any street so that any portion of such vehicle protrudes or extends over or upon any sidewalk, excepting, however, upon streets protected by curbing, in which case the wheels of such vehicles shall not extend beyond such curbing.

§ 187-32 Parking on state highways within Village.

No vehicle shall be parked other than parallel with the curb on any state highway in the Village for a period longer than necessary to load or unload passengers or freight.

§ 187-33 Parking to be within lines.

Whenever individual parking places are marked by parallel lines, vehicles when so parked shall be entirely within the space between two such parallel lines.

§ 187-34 Parking with left side adjacent to curb.

No vehicle shall be parked or left standing upon any street so that the left side thereof is adjacent to the curbline unless otherwise permitted by sign or other provisions herein.

§ 187-35 Parking on incline or hill.

No person shall park or permit any motor vehicle or motorcycle to stand upon any incline or hill on any public highway:

With the engine running.

Without all proper brakes set tightly.

Without the front wheels so turned that one of them will be in contact with the curb in such a manner that, if the brakes fail to properly hold, motion of said motor vehicle will be prevented.

§ 187-36 Obstructing traffic.

No vehicle shall be parked or left standing so as to prevent the free passage of other vehicles through the street.

§ 187-37 Parking in taxicab or bus zone.

Taxicabs and buses, when stopping in a zone designated as a taxicab or bus zone or stand, shall stop in such a manner that no part of such taxicab or bus shall extend over or encroach upon any portion of a crosswalk or intersecting street.

§ 187-38 Obstructing other vehicles.

No vehicle shall at any time be stopped, left standing or parked in such a position as to prevent another vehicle already stopped near the curb from moving away.

§ 187-39 Long-term parking.

The parking of any vehicle at any time on location upon any street or public highway within the Village for a period of time in excess of 96 hours is hereby prohibited.

§ 187-40 (Reserved) [1]

[1]

Editor’s Note: Former § 187-40, Parking restricted on Elm Street, was repealed 5-20-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013.

§ 187-41 Parking for Department of Motor Vehicles road test.

Unless the operator thereof is taking or is scheduled to take the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles road test, no vehicle shall be parked, stopped or allowed to stand on any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. upon the following designated portion of Academy Street, to wit:

West side, from a point 20 feet south of the intersection of the western curbline of Academy Street and the southern curbline of Main Street to a point 225 feet south of said intersection.

§ 187-42 Parking of unregistered vehicles.

No vehicle which is not currently registered for travel on public roadways shall be left standing or parked upon any street or public highway within the Village.

§ 187-43 Parking restricted on East Avenue.

[Added 12-20-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2011[1]]

The parking of any vehicle on the south side of East Avenue at any time between November 1 and March 31 of each year is hereby prohibited.

[1]

Editor's Note: Former § 187-43, Emergency/police vehicle parking, was repealed 2-17-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998.

§ 187-44 Parking near intersection.

In addition to the other provisions of this chapter, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked at or along the curbline within 20 feet of any intersection in the Village if a sign prohibiting the same has been erected at such intersection. This section does not permit such stopping, standing or parking when no sign is present if such act is otherwise prohibited by this chapter.