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
emergency traffic control device.
[Amended 12-2-1992 by L.L. No. 11-1992; 6-19-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013; 9-16-2015 by L.L. No.
3-2015]
A. The fees for metered parking on the streets of the Village of Great
Neck Plaza, including in commercial loading zones, shall be $0.25
for each period of 30 minutes or fraction thereof. Such fees shall
not be collected between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the
following day. The Village Board may, by resolution, periodically
modify the amount of these fees and the hours and days during which
these fees shall apply.
B. There shall be no fee for metered parking on Village streets, in
the Village's parking garages, or in the Village's parking fields
on Sundays and the following holidays: New Year's Day; Martin Luther
King Jr. Day; Presidents' Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor
Day; Columbus Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
The Village Board may, by resolution, either eliminate holidays or
specify additional days during the year on which such fees will not
be collected.
C. Parking time at meters on Village streets, in the Village's parking
garages and in the Village's parking fields, shall be limited to the
maximum time permitted by the particular meter. Accordingly, if the
maximum time permitted for parking at a particular meter is two hours,
then a person may not stay in the metered parking space for more than
two hours by placing additional coins in the meter after the two-hour
maximum permitted by the meter has expired.
D. The total continuous time during which a vehicle may use metered
parking in a parking garage or parking field in the Village shall
be limited to the maximum time permitted by the particular meter at
which the vehicle is initially parked. Accordingly, if the maximum
time permitted for parking at a particular meter in a parking field
or garage is two hours, then a vehicle may not park in a metered spot
in the parking field or garage for longer than two hours by moving
to a different metered space in the same parking field or garage,
without having first exited and remained outside of the parking field
or garage for at least one hour.
E. No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space during the hours
when a parking fee is due unless the appropriate fee is immediately
deposited in such meter.
F. No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space when a parking
fee is due unless the requisite parking fee has been paid.
G. No person shall deposit or attempt to deposit in any parking meter
any slug, button, or any other device or substance as substitutes
for coins and bills of United States currency.
H. No person shall cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered
in the name of or operated by such person to be parked overtime or
beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking
meter space.
The parking of house trailers, campers, mobile
homes, buses, boats and boat trailers, recreational vehicles and commercial
vehicles is hereby prohibited on Village streets, Village garages
and Village parking lots between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
For the purposes of this section, "recreational vehicles" are defined
as vehicles used principally for living, sleeping and consumption
of food or beverage. "Commercial vehicles" are defined as vehicles
used principally for the transportation of goods, wares, supplies,
materials, merchandise or passengers or for the accomplishment of
any paid service regardless of state registration classification.
[Amended 9-22-1993 by L.L. No. 6-1993]
Parking is hereby prohibited in the following
instances:
A. In a loading zone between hours specified on applicable
traffic control devices.
B. Adjacent to yellow curbing.
E. Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
G. Where any part of a vehicle is blocking access to
a driveway.
H. In any location where such parking causes or may cause
a blockage of normal traffic flow.
I. In a fire lane or fire zone.
[Amended 6-19-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
J. Outside designated parking lines.
K. In spaces reserved for police, fire or other emergency
vehicles.
L. In spaces requiring special permits, unless a required
valid permit sticker is properly displayed.
M. Double parking, which shall mean parking on the roadway
side of any other parked, stopped or standing vehicle at the edge
or curb of a street, or parking or standing in any lane of a street
intended for moving vehicles.
N. At all other locations specified by § 1203(a),
(b), (c) and (d) of the current Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State
of New York.
O. Bus stop.
[Added 6-19-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
P. Where prohibited by a traffic control device.
[Added 6-19-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
[Added 3-7-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
Stopping, standing or parking during specified
hours in any space or area on a street which has been posted by sign
as a snow-removal street or area is hereby prohibited, provided that
the sign or notice indicating the hours and dates when snow will be
removed from such street or area has been posted at least 24 hours
in advance.