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Village of Patchogue, NY
Suffolk County
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[Adopted 3-28-1960 by Ord. No. 8.13 (Ch. 87, Art. XI, of the 1968 Code)]
For the purposes of this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
MUNICIPAL PARKING FIELD
Shall mean any place owned or leased by the Village for the parking of motor vehicles by the public.
PARKING STALL
Shall mean a space in a "municipal parking field" marked or indicated by lines appearing on the pavement, within which a single motor vehicle is to be parked.
The operator of a motor vehicle shall only use the respective entrance and exit passageways indicated by signs, for the respective purposes of entering into and exiting from a municipal parking field.
A. 
In any municipal parking field in which parking stalls are not marked out or indicated, all motor vehicles shall be parked with respect to any indicated line of parking as is designated on any sign therein. Each vehicle shall be parked so that there shall be a space of at least two feet and not more than three feet from any other vehicle already parked. No vehicle shall extend more than 18 feet from the said indicated line of parking.
B. 
In any municipal parking field in which parking stalls are marked out or indicated, motor vehicles shall be parked within and parallel to the side lines of any such stall and shall not extend more than 18 feet from the front line of such stall.
C. 
Any violation of the parking requirements set forth in this section shall be termed hereinafter "improper parking."
[Added 7-27-1964]
No motor vehicle shall be parked in any space designated by a sign as a "No Parking" area.
A. 
Except as provided in § 415-40, no passenger vehicle shall be parked in a municipal parking field for more than 24 consecutive hours. Specific provision may be made for parking for less time by resolution of the Board of Trustees, in which case the limitations shall be clearly marked on the signs erected under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, and any parking beyond the length of time thus specified shall constitute a violation of this article.
[Amended 2-8-2010 by L.L. No. 5-2010]
B. 
No commercial vehicle shall be parked upon any municipal parking field adjacent to or used in connection with any Village-owned recreation area at any time.
No repair work on any motor vehicle, except emergency repairs, shall be done or performed in any municipal parking field.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Patchogue is authorized to designate by regulation any safety zone, parking spaces, parking areas, fire lanes or other traffic regulations within any public parking field, in addition to those otherwise provided for in this article, and to limit or prohibit parking in such zones, spaces and areas. A violation of any such regulation, marked and indicated by suitable signs, shall constitute a violation of this article.
No person shall maintain any vehicle or portable stand or trailer in or on any Village parking field for the purpose of soliciting trade therefrom.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 87-78, Penalties, as amended, which followed this section, was repealed 2-8-1982 by L.L. No. 8-1982. Said L.L. No. 8-1982 also provided that the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, fix specific penalties to be applicable to various violations of Ch. 415 of the Village Code.
[Added 4-23-1973]
A. 
No person shall park in the municipal parking field at the Patchogue Railroad Station for more than 72 hours. The fee for parking at the station shall be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 2-8-2010 by L.L. No. 5-2010]
B. 
[1]In addition, the Village may tow away any vehicle in violation hereof to the municipal garage, and said vehicle may be redeemed only upon payment of an additional fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.[2] Vehicles not redeemed within 30 days may be sold by the Village at public auction and the proceeds may be applied to payment of the redemption charge.
[Amended 3-9-2009 by L.L. No. 7-2009]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, regarding penalties, was repealed 2-8-1982 by L.L. No. 8-1982. Said L.L. No. 8-1982 also provided that the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, fix specific penalties to be applicable to various violations of Ch. 415 of the Village Code.
[2]
Editor's Note: The current fee schedule is on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
[Added 5-10-1976 by L.L. No. 9-1976]
No motor vehicle having a gross weight in excess of 6,000 pounds shall enter or drive upon any portion of the municipal parking field on West Avenue for any purpose whatsoever, other than municipal vehicles performing work on that field.
[Added 10-11-1976 by L.L. No. 30-1976; amended 12-27-1976 by L.L. No. 36-1976; 6-12-1978 by L.L. No. 6-1978]
No motor vehicle shall be parked in any parking stall designated by red lines and appropriate signs and other markings in any municipal parking field pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Trustees and pursuant to the provisions of this section as it was enacted by L.L. No. 30-1976.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law provided that no vehicles shall park in certain parking stalls between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Monday through Saturday.
[Added 5-8-1978 by L.L. No. 5-1978]
No person shall park any vehicle in parking stall Nos. 40, 41, 42, 43, 163, 164 and 165 at the Patchogue Railroad Station parking field for a continuous period of more than 20 minutes or in any other such stalls in said parking field which shall be suitably marked to indicate the limitation of parking to 20 minutes as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Trustees by appropriate resolution.
[Added 6-25-1979 by L.L. No. 9-1979]
The Board of Trustees may, by resolution, from time to time, set aside parking stalls in the railroad station parking field for the use of Village residents only. The number and location of such stalls shall be determined by such Board resolution. Any such stalls restricted for Village resident parking shall be appropriately marked, and signs shall be placed to indicate the restricted parking.
A. 
Upon the placement of such signs and markings, no person shall park, stand or stop or permit or suffer to park, stand or stop any vehicle in any parking stall restricted as above unless such vehicle shall bear a valid permit sticker issued by the Clerk of the Village of Patchogue as set forth below.
B. 
Permit stickers may be obtained by Village residents only upon application to the Village Clerk on forms provided for that purpose.
C. 
Any person who shall have obtained a parking permit sticker hereunder shall cause said sticker to be removed from the vehicle for which it is issued when such sticker becomes invalid by reason of the sale of the motor vehicle to a non-Village resident, the loss of residency within the Village by the permit holder or for any other reason whatsoever. No person shall make use of such permit unless the owner of the vehicle concerned is a resident of the Village of Patchogue at the time of such use.
D. 
Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $250.
[Added 10-26-1981 by L.L. No. 22-1981]
The Board of Trustees may, by resolution, from time to time, designate parking stalls in the railroad station and Sephton Street parking fields for the use of vehicles bearing permits issued pursuant to this section only. The number and location of such stalls shall be determined by such resolution. Any stalls so restricted for permit parking shall be appropriately marked, and signs shall be placed to indicate the restricted areas.
A. 
Upon the placement of such signs and markings, no person shall park, stand or stop, or permit or suffer to park, stand or stop, any vehicle in any parking stall restricted as above, on any day from Monday through Friday inclusive, unless such vehicle shall bear a valid permit sticker issued by the Clerk of the Village of Patchogue as set forth below.
[Amended 12-28-1981 by L.L. No. 27-1981]
B. 
Permit stickers shall be issued in such numbers as the Village Board shall determine will permit the maximum use of such restricted stalls, in order in which the applications are received. Application shall be made to the Village Clerk on forms provided for that purpose.
C. 
A semiannual fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees[1] shall be paid simultaneously with each application and any renewal application. Permits shall expire on June 30 and December 31 in each year. The fee shall be prorated with respect to any new application made after the commencement of any semiannual period.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current Fee Schedule is on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
D. 
Such parking permit stickers shall be nontransferable. Any person who shall have obtained such a permit sticker shall cause said sticker to be removed from the vehicle for which it is issued when such sticker becomes invalid by reason of the sale or transfer of the motor vehicle to any other person.
E. 
Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $250.
[Added 6-9-1986 by L.L. No. 11-1986]
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle in the Marina Parking Lot, on the east side of South Ocean Avenue, nor in the Municipal Pool Parking Lot, on the west side of South Ocean Avenue, both of said lots located in the vicinity of the Mascot Dock, except as permitted according to the following hours of operation and subject to such rules in regard thereof as the Board of Trustees may establish from time to time:
(1) 
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.: open to Village residents and nonresidents alike.
(2) 
6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight: open to Village residents only by parking permit issued upon application to the Village Clerk on forms provided for that purpose, or to Village residents and nonresidents alike by dated permit issued upon authorized admission to the municipal pool to attend the aqua show, practice or any related function.
(3) 
12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m.: closed to all persons.
B. 
Such parking permit stickers shall be nontransferable. Any person who shall have obtained a parking permit sticker shall cause said sticker to be removed from the vehicle for which it is issued when such sticker becomes invalid by reason of the sale or transfer of the motor vehicle to any other person or when the permit holder is no longer a resident of the Village of Patchogue.
C. 
Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $250.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 415-47, Tier parking restrictions, added 9-12-1988 by L.L. No. 18-1988, as amended, was repealed 2-8-2010 by L.L. No. 5-2010.
[Added 5-8-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
Parking, standing and pedestrian access or use is prohibited in the Baker Street Municipal Parking Fields between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless Patchogue Village Hall is open for official business or by special permission of the Patchogue Village Board of Trustees.
[Added 8-14-1989 by L.L. No. 16-1989]
Parking, standing and pedestrian access or use is prohibited in the Academy Street Municipal Parking Field between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless a special permit is obtained from the Incorporated Village of Patchogue.
[Added 10-27-1997 by L.L. No. 12-1997]
Parking, standing and pedestrian access or use is prohibited in the Oak Street Municipal Parking Field on the south side of Oak Street between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. unless a special permit is obtained from the incorporated Village of Patchogue.