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.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XII (§ 173-60), 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 XIII (§ 173-61), 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 XIV (§ 173-62), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule XV (§ 173-63) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said schedule, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall stop a vehicle during the times specified in Schedule XVI (§ 173-64) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said schedule, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall stand a vehicle during the times specified in Schedule XVII (§ 173-65) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said schedule, 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 (§ 173-66) at any time between the hours listed in said schedule of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said schedule, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XIX (§ 173-67), attached to and made a part of this chapter, except at the angle designated and only within the painted stall lines. On all streets or portions thereof where angle parking is now or shall hereafter be authorized, all vehicles parked thereon shall be parked with the front thereof nearest the curb.
[Amended 12-11-2023 by L.L. No. 8-2023]
A.
Loading zones established. The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Pleasantville shall, by local law, have and maintain the authority to establish, create, or eliminate loading zones, the locations of which are described and designated as set forth in Schedule XX (§ 173-68).
B.
Regulations
governing vehicles in loading zones.
(1)
No
person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any loading zone,
except for the purpose of loading and/or unloading goods, wares or
merchandise to be delivered to or from any residential, commercial
or business establishment.
(2)
Loading
or unloading in any such zone shall not be for the purposes of delivery
to any residential, commercial or business establishment beyond a
radius of 500 feet.
(3)
Passenger
vehicles, motor trucks, trailers or semitrailers must park in designated
space or parallel to the curbline and/or as close thereto as is possible
and practical.
(4)
Passenger
vehicles, motor trucks, trailers or semitrailers may not be parked
across any public highway, sidewalk, or any part thereof.
(5)
All
loading and unloading shall be done from said vehicles, motor trucks,
trailers or semitrailers while the same are parked in a designated
space or position parallel to the curblines of any public highway.
(6)
No
passenger vehicle, motor truck, trailer or semitrailer shall remain
in a designated loading zone for a period of more than 15 consecutive
minutes unattended.
C.
Penalties
for offenses.
(1)
Any person violating this section shall be deemed to be in violation thereof and shall be subject to penalties as set forth in § 173-47 of the Village Code.
(2)
Removal.
(a)
In the event that any motor truck, trailer or semitrailer is left
parked in any loading and unloading zone for a period of more than
15 consecutive minutes, or any passenger vehicle is left parked in
said loading or unloading area for any length of time, the same shall
be and is hereby declared to be a nuisance. Such vehicle may be removed
from said public highway under the direction of the Police Department
at the expense of the owner of said vehicle.
(b)
Said vehicle shall be returned to the owner thereof or the driver
thereof upon the payment of necessary expense incurred by the Village
for the removal and care of same and the fines, if any, incurred as
a result of the violation of this section.
The locations described in Schedule XXI (§ 173-69), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as taxi stands.
The locations described in Schedule XXII (§ 173-70), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as bus stops.
A.
No person shall park any vehicle in any of the permit parking spaces designated in Schedule XXIII (§ 173-71), attached to and made a part of this chapter, without having in full force and effect a Village parking permit and displaying such permit on such vehicle for the area so designated. The Chief of Police shall designate the type of permit and the method of display.
B.
Application; numbering. Parking permit forms shall
be issued by the Village in accordance with specifications formulated
by the Chief of Police. The permits shall be numbered serially, and
each permit shall show a serial number and the period of validity
thereof.
C.
Issuance; fees; restrictions. The Village shall issue
parking permits for the parking of vehicle in restricted parking lots
upon the payment to the Village of a fee as set forth by resolution
of the Village Board of Trustees in the Master Fee Schedule, which
may be amended from time to time. Each permit shall expire six months
after the date of issuance and shall be issued on November 1 and May
1 of each year. No part of such fee shall be refundable, and no allowance
or discount shall be given for any permit issued, after the commencement
of any period. The fees for parking permits may distinguish between
residents (any person who pays Village real property taxes or rents
a dwelling or living quarters within the Village limits), nonresidents
(a person who works in the Village or has a Pleasantville Post Office
address) or business (any person or entity who owns a business within
the Village), and the Village may charge different fees for different
lots. The Village may limit the issuance of permits for any parking
area in a restricted parking lot to persons who are regular commuters
on the Metro North Railroad and to require evidence thereof as may
be advisable at the time of issuing a permit. The Village may designate
on such permit that it is only valid for parking in a particular designated
parking area in a restricted parking lot.
D.
Nontransferability. Parking permits shall not be transferable,
and only the vehicle for which a parking permit shall be issued may
be parked in a restricted parking lot.
E.
Parking prohibited in restricted parking lots without
valid permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow
or permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of or operated
by such person to be parked in a restricted parking lot without having
first acquired and affixed to such vehicle a valid and current parking
permit, as prescribed by this section.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or to allow the same to remain parked in any special purpose parking zone established in Schedule XXIV (§ 173-72), attached to and made a part of this chapter, except as specifically provided for such zone.
B.
The Village Board of Trustees in hereby designated
as the authority in the Village of Pleasantville to designate handicap
parking spaces on-street and in municipal parking lots. The Chief
of Police is hereby designated the authority to approve handicap parking
permits within the Village of Pleasantville.
A.
The purpose of this section is to safeguard the public
health, safety and welfare by the establishment of fire lanes on certain
properties within the Village so as to provide access to firefighting
equipment in cases of fire and is enacted pursuant to Village Law
§ 4-412(1).
B.
Establishment of fire lanes on private property devoted to public or quasi-public use. Pursuant to § 1660-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, as amended, and pursuant to the written request of either the owner or the person in general charge of the operation and control of such areas, or the Fire Chief of the Fire Department serving such area, fire lanes shall be as established in the locations described in Schedule XXV (§ 173-73), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
C.
Signs and pavement markings. The owner or occupant
of the property shall be required to pose appropriate signs and pavement
markings approved by the Chief of Police and maintain them in good
condition. Failure to replace or repair damaged, faded, rusted or
obsolete signs within 30 days after written notice served by the Chief
of Police shall constitute a violation under this section. The signs
shall state NO PARKING FIRE LANE in red letters at least three inches
in height with appropriate arrows where needed to designate the fire
lane.
D.
Prohibited parking. No person shall park any motorcycle,
motor vehicle or other vehicle in any fire lane established by this
section.
The locations described in Schedule XXVI (§ 173-74), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as tow-away zones. Pursuant to § 1204(B) of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, as amended, and pursuant to the recommendations of the Chief of Police, the Village Board of Trustees may from time to time establish tow-away zones to protect the public health, welfare and safety of neighborhoods where illegally parked cars may cause interference with the ability of the Police Department, the Ambulance Corps., or the Fire Department to respond to emergencies. A vehicle parked within a designated tow-away zone will be judged to be in violation of this section, and upon conviction thereof, the owner or operator of such vehicle, in addition to a fine imposed by the Court, shall pay to the Village Treasurer an amount sufficient to cover the cost of towing and storage.
No vehicle shall be parked for a period longer
than 1/2 hour on any street or highway in the Village at any time
between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. from the first day of
December to the first day of April of the following year.
[Added 8-22-2022 by L.L. No. 7-2022]
A.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, other than an electric vehicle as defined in this chapter, in any space or area designated as an electric vehicle parking space as described in Schedule XXVIII (§ 173-76), attached hereto and made a part of this chapter.
B.
No person
shall park an electric vehicle in an electric vehicle parking space
unless such electric vehicle is in the process of actively receiving
a charge from the electric vehicle charging station.
C.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this chapter, a Village parking permit shall
not be required to park in a designated electric vehicle parking space
located in any municipal parking lot designated for permit parking.
D.
The
hourly electric vehicle parking fee shall be in an amount set forth
by resolution of the Board of Trustees in a Master Fee Schedule, which
may be amended from time to time.
E.
It shall
be a violation for an electric vehicle to remain in an electric vehicle
parking space for more than 30 minutes after it is fully charged.
Vehicles parked in an electric vehicle parking space for more than
30 minutes after said vehicle is fully charged shall pay an occupancy
fee in an amount set forth by resolution of the Board of Trustees
in a Master Fee Schedule, which may be amended from time to time.
