Town of Fallsburg, NY Parking, Standing and Stopping

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, other than in accordance with authorized signs, pavement markings, or other traffic control devices, unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or direction of any law enforcement officer or other person authorized to enforce these rules.

(1)

Sign placement. For purposes of this chapter, one authorized regulatory sign anywhere on a block, which is the area of sidewalk between one intersection and the next, shall be sufficient notice of the restriction(s) in effect on that block.

Stopping prohibited. When stopping is prohibited by signs or rules, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether attended or unattended.

Standing prohibited. When standing is prohibited by signs or rules, no person shall stop a vehicle, attended or unattended, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in expeditiously receiving or discharging passengers.

Parking prohibited. When parking is prohibited by signs or rules, no person shall stop a vehicle, attended or unattended, except temporarily for the purpose of and while expeditiously receiving or discharging passengers or loading or unloading property to or from the curb.

Paper or other temporary signs. Any paper or other temporary signs posted by authorized law enforcement agencies shall supersede all existing posted rules for the days and times specified.

§ 290-6 Parking restrictions.

The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the Hamlet of South Fallsburg in any of the following locations:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Decker Street	South	From State Route 42 to Maple Street [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Elm Drive	Both	From Pleasant Valley Road to Park Place
Griff Court	Both	From State Route 42 to Laurel Avenue [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Highland Drive	Both	From State Route 42 to Roosevelt Drive [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Lake Street	Both	From State Route 42 to a point 30 feet east thereof
Laurel Avenue	Both	Entire length [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
LaVista Drive	Both	Entire length [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Lincoln Road	Both	From Route 42 to a point 2,000 feet southeast thereof [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Main Street	North	From Griff Court to Railroad Plaza
Oak Drive	Both	From Highland Drive to Laurel Avenue
Pleasant Valley Road	Both	From Laurel Avenue to County Road 52
Railroad Plaza	Both	From State Route 42 to a point 80 feet west thereof
Russell Street	Both	From State Route 42 to dead end [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Stratton Hill Road	Both	From State Route 42 to LaVista Drive [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Westwood Drive	Both	From Pleasant Valley Road to a point 1,500 feet northwest thereof

The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the Hamlet of Woodbourne in any of the following locations:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Hasbrouck Road	Both	From State Route 42 to Humenn Road [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Murphy Road	Both	From 4/10ths of a mile south of State Route 52 for a distance of 75 feet south [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Murphy Road	Both	From 2/10ths of a mile south of State Route 52 to 5/10ths of a mile south of State Route 52, except that a person may temporarily park a vehicle in the above-stated area for the purpose of loading or unloading for a maximum time of 30 minutes

The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the Hamlet of Fallsburg in any of the following locations:

Name of Street	Side	Location
County Road 53	Both	From State Route 42 to East Pond Road [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Murphy Road	Both	From County Road 52 to a point 500 feet north thereof
State Route 42	Both	From Station 1196 to Station 1208

The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the Hamlet of Loch Sheldrake in any of the following locations:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Cedar Street	South	From Hasbrouck Road to dead end
Fox Street	East	From Hasbrouck Road to dead end
LeRoy Road	Both	From County Road 104 to SCCC Entrance
Maple Avenue	South	From Hasbrouck Road to dead end
Maplewood Drive (Loch Sheldrake Estates)	South	From Karmel Road to dead end
Route 52	Both	From Zimmerman Road to County Road 52, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
South End Avenue	South	From Broadway to dead end
Spruce Street	South	From Hasbrouck Road to dead end

The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the Hamlet of Mountaindale in any of the following locations:

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	Location
Church Road	Both	From Main Street to a point 2,000 feet southwest thereof
Main Street	West	From Willow Avenue to a point 200 feet south thereof
Post Hill Road	Both	From Main Street to Park Land Road

The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited outside of the Incorporated Village of Woodridge in any of the following locations:

	Name of Street	Direction of Travel	Location
	Glen Wild Road	Both	From Smelson Road to Harvard Square

Hamlet of Hurleyville.

[Amended 1-22-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]

(1)

The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the Hamlet of Hurleyville in the following locations:

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	Location
Cunes Road	Both	From Main Street to Greber Road
Greber Road	Both	From Cunes Road to dead end
Little Pond Road	Both	For a distance of 200 feet from Main Street
Main Street	North	Road frontage at 218 Main Street
Main Street	North	For a distance of 100 feet south from Cole Street
Railroad Avenue	Both	For a distance of 500 feet from Main Street

(2)

The parking of vehicles, with the exception of vehicles that are operated by drivers that have unexpired handicapped permits and/or placards issued and/or displayed in accordance with New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, is hereby prohibited in the Hamlet of Hurleyville in the following locations:

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	Location
Main Street	North	For a distance of 100 feet south from Thompson Street

§ 290-7 No stopping.

When official signs, markings or traffic-control devices have been posted prohibiting, restricting or limiting the stopping of vehicles, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions posted on such signs, markings or traffic-control devices.

§ 290-8 No standing.

When official signs, markings or traffic-control devices have been posted prohibiting, restricting or limiting the standing of vehicles, no person shall stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions posted on such signs, markings or traffic control devices except as otherwise provided herein:

No standing taxi stand. No person shall stand or park a vehicle other than a taxi in a taxi stand when any such stand has been officially designated and appropriately posted except that the operator of a vehicle may temporarily stand therein for the purpose of expeditiously receiving and discharging passengers, provided such standing does not interfere with any taxi about to enter or leave such zone.

§ 290-9 No parking.

When official signs, marking or traffic-control devices have been posted prohibiting, restricting or limiting the parking of vehicles, no person shall park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions posted on such signs, marking or traffic control devices, except otherwise provided herein:

No parking taxi stand. No person shall park a vehicle other than a taxi in a taxi stand when any such stand has been officially designated and appropriately posted, except that the operator of a passenger or commercial vehicle may temporarily stop or stand therein, provided such stopping or standing does not interfere with any taxi about to enter or leave such zone.

No parking except handicapped permits (off-street).

(1)

No person shall park in any off-street parking space designated for the use by the handicapped pursuant to § 1203-c of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, or designated by blue painted lines or markings displaying the international symbol of access unless:

(a)

Such person is, or is transporting, a handicapped permittee and displays a state special vehicle identification permit issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles;

(b)

Such vehicle is registered in accordance with § 404-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and is being used for the transportation of handicapped persons; or

(c)

Such vehicle displays a special license plate or parking permit issued by any governmental entity subject to the laws of the United States, or a foreign country for the purpose of granting special parking privileges to people with disabilities.

(2)

Handicapped plates or permits issued by the State of New York or by any other state, district, territory or other governmental entity or foreign country shall be valid only in designated off-street parking areas. They are not valid in on-street parking areas.

Official markings. When markings upon the curb or the pavement of a street designated a parking space, no person shall stand or park a vehicle in such designated parking space that any part of the vehicle occupies more than one space or protrudes beyond the markings designating such a space, except that a vehicle which is of a size too large to be parked within a single designated parking space shall be parked with the front bumper at the front of the space with the rear of the vehicle extending as little as possible into the adjoining space to the rear, or vice-versa.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]

No parking except authorized vehicles. Where a posted sign reads "No Parking Except Authorized Vehicles," no vehicles, except those designated by a rider attached to such sign, may park in that area.

§ 290-10 Parking prohibited.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]

The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited on all streets and highways in the Town of Fallsburg from October 1 to April 30, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

§ 290-11 No stopping zones (stopping, standing and parking prohibited in specified places).

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of the following places, unless otherwise indicated by posted signs, marking or other traffic-control devices, or at the direction of a law enforcement officer, or as otherwise provided for in this article:

Traffic lanes. In any lane intended for the free movement of vehicles, except a lane immediately adjacent to the curb, unless such lane is designated by signs, as a traffic lane, and except as otherwise provided in § 290-12A below. In no instance shall a vehicle extend more than eight feet from the nearest curb.

Hydrants. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, unless otherwise indicated by signs or parking meters, except that during the period from sunrise to sunset, if standing is not otherwise prohibited, the operator of a passenger car may stand the vehicle alongside the fire hydrant, provided that the operator remains in the operator's seat ready for immediate operation of the vehicle at all times and starts the motor of the car on hearing the approach of fire apparatus, and provided further, that the operator shall immediately remove the vehicle from alongside the fire hydrant when instructed to do so by any member of the police, fire or other municipal department acting in his/her official capacity.

Sidewalks. On a sidewalk.

Crosswalks. In a crosswalk.

Bicycle lanes. Within a bicycle lane.

Fire lanes. Within a fire lane.

§ 290-12 No standing zones (standing and parking prohibited in specified places).

No person shall stand or park a vehicle in any of the following places, unless otherwise indicated by posted signs, markings or other traffic control devices, or at the direction of a law enforcement officer:

Double parking. On the roadway side of a vehicle stopped, standing or parked at the curb, except a person may stand a commercial vehicle alongside a vehicle parked at the curb at such locations and during such hours that stopping, standing or parking is not prohibited, while expeditiously making pickups, deliveries or service calls, provided there is no unoccupied parking space or designated loading zone on either side of the street within 100 feet that can be used for such standing, and provided further that such standing vehicle is in compliance with the provisions of § 1102 of the State Vehicle and Traffic Law. A person may stand a commercial vehicle along the roadside of a bicycle lane provided all other conditions of this subsection are met. For the purpose of this Subsection, "expeditiously making pickups, deliveries or service calls" shall mean that any period of inactivity at the pickup, delivery or service call location does not exceed 30 minutes. However, such definition shall in no way limit the discretion of the police officer to determine whether a violation of this Subsection has occurred.

Driveways. In front of a public or private driveway, except that it shall be permissible for the owner, lessor, or lessee of the lot accessed by a private driveway to park a passenger vehicle registered to him/her at the address in front of such driveway, provided that such lot does not contain more than two dwelling units, and further provided that such parking does not violate any other provision of the Vehicle and Traffic Law or local law or rule concerning the parking, stopping or standing of motor vehicles. The prohibition herein shall not apply to driveways that have been rendered unusable due to the presence of a building or other fixed obstruction and therefore, are not being used as defined.

Pedestrian ramps. Alongside or in a manner which obstructs a curb area which has been cut down, lowered or otherwise constructed or altered to provide access for persons with disabilities at a marked or unmarked crosswalk as defined. A person may stop, stand or park a vehicle alongside or in a manner which obstructs a pedestrian ramp not located within such crosswalk, unless otherwise prohibited.

Fire stations. Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and, when on the side of the street opposite to the entrance of any fire station, within 75 feet of said entrance, when properly signposted, unless a different distance is indicated by official signs, or markings.

§ 290-13 Standing or parking vehicles that violate registration and inspection rules are covered or have VIN obscured.

Vehicles must be properly registered. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing a New York license plate or plates unless it is properly registered in accordance with the laws and rules of New York.

Valid plates must be properly displayed. No person shall stand or park a vehicle unless it properly displays the current plate or plates issued to it. For the purpose of this subsection, New York plates shall not be deemed properly displayed unless they are conspicuously displayed, one on the front and one on the rear of the vehicle, each separately fastened so as to prevent the same from swinging and placed, whenever reasonably possible, not higher than 48 inches and not lower than 12 inches from the ground, and they are kept clean, and in a condition as to be readable and shall not be covered by glass or any plastic material, and the view thereof shall not be obstructed by any part of the vehicle or by anything carried thereon. New York dealer or transported plates issued pursuant to § 415 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall be deemed properly displayed if the one plate issued is placed on the rear of the vehicle as described above. New York motorcycle plates and plates from other states shall be deemed properly displayed if at least one plate is fastened on the rear of the vehicle.

Vehicles must display valid registration sticker. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing a New York plate or plates unless it properly displays a current registration sticker.

Improper stickers prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing a New York plate or plates displaying an expired, mutilated, void, imitation, counterfeit or inappropriate New York registration sticker.

Registration plates, stickers, and tags must match. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing registration plates, stickers, and tags that do not match as to information contained thereon.

Vehicles must display valid inspection sticker. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing New York plate or plates unless it is properly inspected and properly displays a current inspection sticker or certification, in accordance with § 306(b) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law unless it bears New York dealer or transporter plates pursuant to § 415 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Improper inspection stickers prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing New York plates displaying any mutilated, imitation or counterfeit of an official certificate of inspection.

Vehicle covers prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle having a cover on it that obscures the make, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), license plates and or registration and inspection stickers, and or restricts entry to the vehicle, if such vehicle is standing or parked in violation of posted rules.

Obscuring VIN prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle that has the vehicle identification number obscured in any manner.

§ 290-14 Additional parking rules.

Wrong way parking prohibited. Except where angled parking is authorized, every vehicle stopped, standing or parked partly upon a roadway shall be so stopped, standing or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway. On a one-way roadway, such vehicle shall be facing in the direction of authorized traffic movement; on a two-way roadway, such vehicle shall be facing in the direction of authorized traffic movement on that portion of the roadway on which the vehicle rests.

Angle standing or parking. No person shall place a vehicle at an angle to the curb, except when such angle placement is authorized by these rules or by signs or markings. Notwithstanding the above, no vehicle that is too long and or too wide to be parked within a single designated parking space shall be parked in such a space which is designated for angle parking.

Angle parking of motorcycles, motor scooters and mopeds. A person shall be permitted to park a motorcycle, motor scooter and or moped at an angle to the curb at times and at places when and where parking is permitted, but only in such a manner that at least one wheel shall touch the curb. In no event shall any portion of the motorcycle, motor scooter or moped be more than six feet from the curb.

§ 290-15 Municipal parking lots.

[Added 1-22-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018; amended 8-12-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]

Rules and regulations for all Municipal Parking Lots in the Town of Fallsburg:

Parking is prohibited from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

Buses must park in designated areas only.

Commercial vehicles are prohibited.

Littering is prohibited.

Pet owners must clean-up after pets.

Parking in designated spaces only.

Handicapped parking spaces are reserved for those persons with unexpired handicapped license plates and or placards, issued and displayed in accordance with New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

§ 290-16 (Reserved)