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Town of Binghamton, NY
Broome County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Binghamton 9-7-1976 by L.L. No. 8-1976 as Ch. 32 of the 1969 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 190.
Junk vehicles — See Ch. 224.
Reference is made to the pertinent provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, as the same may be amended from time to time, for the meaning of the following terms used in this chapter: "public highway," "intersection," "motor vehicle" and "stop."
The following intersections of public highways in the Town of Binghamton are designated as stop intersections and stop signs are authorized to be erected and maintained at the entrances to such intersections, as follows:
Intersection
Corner
Controlling Traffic On
Direction of Travel
Alpine Road with Beechknoll Road
[Added 3-1-1977]
Northeast
Alpine Road
Westbound
Alpine Road with Morgan Road
Northwest
Alpine Road
Southbound
Angela Court North with Maria Boulevard
Northeast
Angela Court North
Westbound
Angela Court South
Northeast
Angela Court South
Westbound
Atherly Park with Woodside Avenue
[Added 1-20-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
Southwest
Atherly Park
Southbound
Austin Cline Road with Brinkmann Road
Southeast
Austin Cline Road
Northbound
Beechknoll Road with Alpine Road
Northwest
Beechknoll Road
Southbound
Bernice Boulevard with Cheryl Drive
[Added 4-16-1985]
Southeast
Bernice Boulevard
Northbound
Bernice Boulevard with Felters Road
[Added 4-16-1985]
Northeast
Bernice Boulevard
Westbound
Brigham Street with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Southwest
Brigham Street
Eastbound
Brinkmann Road with Progy Road
Northeast
Brinkmann Road
Westbound
Brookside Road with Hawthorne Road
Northeast
Brookside Road
Westbound
Brookside Road with Clifton Boulevard
Southeast
Brookside Road
Northbound
Brown Road with Pennsylvania Avenue
Southwest
Brown Road
Eastbound
Brown Road with Coventry Lane
[Added 6-19-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
Brown Road
Burdick Road
Southeast
Burdick Road
Northbound
Carman Road with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Northeast
Carman Road
Westbound
Carman Road with Morgan Road
Southwest
Carman Road
Eastbound
Carol Court North with Felters Road
[Added 4-16-1985]
Southwest
Carol Court North
Eastbound
Carol Court South with Felters Road
[Added 4-16-1985]
Southwest
Carol Court South
Eastbound
Cheryl Drive with Felters Road
Northeast
Cheryl Drive
Westbound
Cheshire Lane with Norfolk Road
[Added 6-19-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
All / 3-way stop
Cheshire Lane
All
Cheshire Road with Dogwood Drive
Southeast
Cheshire Road
Northbound
Cobblestone Court with Morgan Road
[Added 9-6-1977]
Northeast
Cobblestone Court
Westbound
Coleman Road with Murphy Road
Northwest
Coleman Road
Southbound
Colchester Drive with Dogwood Drive
Southeast
Colchester Drive
Northbound
Country Club Road and Larchmont Road
[Added 1-24-1978]
--
Country Club Road
Westbound
Country Club Road with Powderhouse Road, also known as Fuller Hollow Road (County Road 61)
Southwest
Country Club Road
Eastbound
Croyden Road and Mill Street
[Added 9-6-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994.; amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
Both
Both
Both
Cynthia Drive with Laurie Brooke Drive
[Added 12-21-1976]
Southwest
Cynthia Drive
Eastbound
Decker Road with Carman Road
Southeast
Decker Road
Northbound
Deer Run Lane with Saddlemire Read
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Southeast
Deer Run Lane
Southbound
Dogwood Drive with Partridge Lane
Northeast
Dogwood Drive
Westbound
Douglas Road with Laurie Brooke Drive
[Added 9-15-1987]
Southeast
Douglas Road
Northbound
Drexel Drive with Campus Drive
Southwest
Drexel Drive
Eastbound
East Hamton Road with West Hamton Road
[Added 10-7-1980]
Northwest
East Hampton Road
Southbound
Edgebrook Road with Aldrich Avenue
Northwest
Edgebrook Road
Southbound
Emerson Place with Campus Drive
Southwest
Emerson Place
Eastbound
Everline Street with Jefferson Street
Southwest
Everline Street
Eastbound
Florence Street with Franklin Street
Northeast
Florence Street
Westbound
Florence Street with Jefferson Street
Northeast
Florence Street
Westbound
Florence Street with Jefferson Street
Southwest
Florence Street
Eastbound
Florence Street with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Southwest
Florence Street
Eastbound
Foland Road with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Southeast
Foland Road
Northbound
Foland Road with Ingraham Hill Road
Northeast
Foland Road
Westbound
Fowler Place with Parkwood Lane
[Added 11-8-1990 by L.L. No. 5-1990]
Southeast
Fowler Place
Northbound
Franklin Street with Mildred Street
Northwest
Franklin Street
Southbound
Franklin Street with Mildred Street
Southeast
Franklin Street
Northbound
Franklin Street with Margery Street
Southeast
Franklin Street
Northbound
Gardner Road with Morgan Road
Northeast
Gardner Road
Northbound
Gardner Road with Pierce Creek Road (County Road 554)
Southwest
Gardner Road
Eastbound
Geneva Street with Mill Street
Northwest
Geneva Street
Southbound
Gilbert Street with Jefferson Street
Northeast
Gilbert Street
Westbound
Gilbert Street with Jefferson Street
Southwest
Gilbert Street
Eastbound
Gilbert Street with Franklin Street
Northeast
Gilbert Street
Westbound
Gilbert Street with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Southwest
Gilbert Street
Eastbound
Gillespie Road with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Southwest
Gillespie Road
Eastbound
Grandview Street with Reservoir Street
Northeast
Grandview Street
Westbound
Grummon Street with Franklin Street
Northeast
Grummon Street
Westbound
Grummon Street with Jefferson Street
Northeast
Grummon Street
Westbound
Grummon Street with Jefferson Street
Southwest
Grummon Street
Eastbound
Grummon Street with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Southwest
Grummon Street
Eastbound
Hance Road with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Northwest
Hance Road
Southbound
Hance Road with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Southwest
Hance Road
Eastbound
Hand Road with Pierce Creek Road (County Road 554)
Southwest
Hand Road
Eastbound
Hawthorne Road at Clifton Boulevard
Southeast
Hawthorne Road
Northbound
Hazard Hill Road with Hickory Lane
Northwest
Hazard Hill Road
Southbound
Hickory Lane with East Hamton Road
Southwest
Hickory Lane
Eastbound
Hickory Lane with West Hamton Road
Northeast
Hickory Lane
Westbound
Hidden Pine Court with Deer Run Lane
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Southwest
Hidden Pine Court
Westbound
Hunter's Landing Road with Maxian Road
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Northeast
Hunter's Landing Road
Northbound
Ingraham Hill Road and Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Northwest
Ingraham Hill Road
Southbound
Jackson Road with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Southeast
Jackson Road
Northbound
Jefferson Street with Mildred Street
Southeast
Jefferson Street
Northbound
Karen Court North with Felters Road
[Added 4-16-1985]
Southwest
Karen Court North
Eastbound
Karen Court South with Felters Road
[Added 4-16-1985]
Southwest
Karen Court South
Eastbound
Kimball Street with Parkway Street
Southeast
Kimball Street
Northbound
Kimball Street with Riverview Street
Northwest
Kimball Street
Southbound
Kostyshak Road with Milks Road
Northeast
Kostyshak Road
Westbound
Kostyshak Road with Progy Road[1]
Southwest
Kostyshak Road
Eastbound
Larchmont Road with Country Club Road
Northeast
Larchmont Road
Southbound
Laurie Brooke Drive with West Hamton Road
[Added 12-21-1976]
Southeast
Laurie Brooke Drive
Northbound
Lillian Drive with Powers Road (County Road 22)
Southeast
Lillian Drive
Northbound
Lisi Lane with St. Clair Road
[Added 11-14-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988]
Northwest
Lisi Lane
Southbound
Lisi Lane with Stephanie Lane
[Added 11-14-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988]
Northeast
Lisi Lane
Westbound
Lori Lane with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Northeast
Lori Lane
Westbound
Margery Street with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Southwest
Margery Street
Eastbound
Margery Street with Rexford Street
Northeast
Margery Street
Westbound
Maria Boulevard with Cheryl Drive
Southeast
Maria Boulevard
Northbound
Maria Boulevard with Felters Road
Northeast
Maria Boulevard
Westbound
Matias Road with Powers Road (County Road 22)
Southeast
Matias Road
Northbound
Maxian Road with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Southwest
Maxian Road
Eastbound
Mildred Street with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Southwest
Mildred Street
Eastbound
Mildred Street with Rexford Street
[Added 10-4-1983]
Northeast
Mildred Street
Westbound
Milks Road with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Southeast
Milks Road
Northbound
Mill Road with Gardner Road
Northwest
Mill Road
Southbound
Mill Road with Mill Street, near Binghamton Tennis Center
[Added 11-21-2006]
All/3-way stop
Mill Road
All
Mill Road with Spaulding Road
[Added 11-14-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988]
Northeast
Mill Road
Westbound
Mill Street with Mill Road, near Binghamton Tennis Center
[Added 11-21-2006]
All/3-way stop
Mill Road
All
Montrose Avenue with Riverview Street
Northwest
Montrose Avenue
Southbound
Montrose Avenue with Riverview Street
Southeast
Montrose Avenue
Northbound
Moore Avenue with East Hamton Road
Southwest
Moore Avenue
Eastbound
Moore Avenue with Hazard Hill Road
Northeast
Moore Avenue
Westbound
Morgan Road with Gardner Road
Southeast
Morgan Road
Northbound
Morgan Road with Saddlemire Road
Northwest
Morgan Road
Southbound
Norfolk Road with Cheshire Lane
[Added 6-19-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
All / 3-way stop
Norfolk Road
All
Norfolk Road with East Hamton Road
[Added 1-24-1978]
Southwest
Norfolk Road
Eastbound
Noyes Road with Saddlemire Road
Southeast
Noyes Road
Northbound
Oak Tree Drive with Coventry Lane
[Added 6-19-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
Oak Tree Drive
Oak Tree Drive with Thistlewood Drive
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Southeast
Oak Tree Drive
Northeastbound
O'Connell Road with Progy Road
Northeast
O'Connell Road
Westbound
Oswego Street with Mill Street
Northwest
Oswego Street
Southbound
Parkway Street with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Northeast
Parkway Street
Westbound
Parkwood Lane with Park Avenue
[Added 11-8-1990 by L.L. No. 5-1990]
Southwest
Parkwood Lane
Eastbound
Partridge Lane with East Hamton Road
Southeast
Partridge Lane
Northbound
Peckham Road with Park Avenue
Southwest
Peckham Road
Eastbound
Peckham Road with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Southeast
Peckham Road
Northbound
Phillips Way with Burr Avenue
Southwest
Phillips Way
Eastbound
Phillips Way with Pierce Street
Northeast
Phillips Way
Westbound
Phillips Way with Pierce Street
[Added 4-16-1985]
Southwest
Phillips Way
Eastbound
Progy Road with Brady Hill Road (County Road 410)
Southwest
Progy Road
Eastbound
Renole Drive with Coleman Road
[Added 11-14-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988]
Northwest
Renole Drive
Southbound
Reservoir Street with Parkway Street
Southeast
Reservoir Street
Northbound
Rexford Street with Mildred Street
Southeast
Rexford Street
Northbound
Reynolds Circle with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Northeast
Reynolds Circle
Westbound
Riverview Street with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Northeast
Riverview Street
Westbound
Roberts Road with Morgan Road
Northeast
Roberts Road
Westbound
Roberts Road with Pierce Creek Road (County Road 554)
Southwest
Roberts Road
Eastbound
Seneca Street with Mill Street
Northwest
Seneca Street
Southbound
Spaulding Road with Morgan Road
Northwest
Spaulding Road
Southbound
St. Clair Road with Felters Road
Northeast
St. Clair Road
Westbound
Stephanie Lane with Cheryl Drive
[Added 11-14-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988]
Northwest
Stephanie Lane
Southbound
Stephanie Lane with Cheryl Drive
Southeast
Stephanie Lane
Northbound
Stephanie Lane with Felters Road
Northeast
Stephanie Lane
Southbound
Stephanie Lane with St. Clair Road
[Added 11-14-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988]
Northeast
Stephanie Lane
Northbound
Stevens Road with Morgan Road
Northeast
Stevens Road
Westbound
Stevens Road with Morgan Road
Southwest
Stevens Road
Eastbound
Stevens Road with Park Avenue (County Road 52)
Northeast
Stevens Road
Westbound
Stone Road with Hawthorne Road
Southwest
Stone Road
Eastbound
Theresa Boulevard with Cheryl Drive
[Added 11-21-1978]
Southeast
Theresa Boulevard
Northbound
Theresa Boulevard with Felters Road
[Added 4-16-1985]
Northeast
Theresa Boulevard
Westbound
Thistlewood Drive with Douglas Drive
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Southwest
Thistlewood Drive
Eastbound
Timber Bluff Court with Deer Run Lane
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Southwest
Timber Bluff Court
Westbound
Town Park at Jackson Road
[Added 7-17-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003
Leaving the Town Park
Vestal Hills Country Club exit road with Webb Road
Northwest
Said exit road
Southbound
Via Yezzi with Parkwood Lane
[Added 11-8-1990 by L.L. No. 5-1990]
Southeast
Via Yezzi
Northbound
Walter Street with Rexford Street
[Added 4-16-1985]
Northeast
Walter Street
Westbound
Webb Road with Ingraham Hill Road
Southeast
Webb Road
Northbound
Webb Road with Pennsylvania Avenue (County Road 501)
Southwest
Webb Road
Eastbound
West Hamton Road with Hazard Hill Road
Southeast
West Hamton Road
Northbound
Woodside Avenue with Atherly Park
[Added 1-20-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
Northeast
Woodside Avenue
Westbound
Woodworth Street with Carman Road
Southeast
Woodworth Street
Northbound
[1]
Editor's Note: The original entry for Larchmont Road and County Club Road, which followed this entry, was repealed 1-24-1978.
The signs authorized by this chapter to be installed shall be of the type specified and shall be erected and maintained pursuant to the pertinent posting requirements of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices promulgated by the New York State Traffic Commission, as such regulations may be amended from time to time.
A. 
No parking anytime. No person shall park a vehicle on the following streets or parts of streets:
Name of Street
Sides
Location
Beech Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Brigham Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Burr Avenue (Pierce Creek Road)
Both
From a point 50 feet north of Phillips Way to a point 50 feet south of Phillips Way
Florence Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Forest Hill Road
Both
For a distance of 725 feet from the city line
Franklin Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Gilbert Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Grandview Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Grummon Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Harding Avenue
Both
For a distance of 450 feet from the city line
Hawleyton Turnpike (Pennsylvania Avenue)
[Added 5-5-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992; amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003
Both
For a distance of 500 feet in both directions from its intersection with Maxian Road
Jefferson Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Kimball Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Marjory Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Maxian Road
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991; amended 5-5-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992; 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003
Both
For a distance of 100 feet from its intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue
Mildred Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Montrose Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Murphy Road
[Added 7-6-1982]
Southeast
From a distance of 200 feet from its intersection with Pierce Creek Road in the Town of Binghamton
Park Avenue
[Added 7-30-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
Both
From the City of Binghamton to Riverview Street
Parkway Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Pennsylvania Avenue
[Added 7-12-1977 by L.L. No. 4-1977]
East
From the point of its intersection with the south line of Saddlemire Road to a point 150 feet to the south
Pierce Creek Road
[Added 7-6-1982]
Both
In the area between Murphy Road and Gardner Road in the Town of Binghamton
Powers Road
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
From its intersection with Lillian Drive to a point 500 feet therefrom
Reservoir Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Rexford Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Riverview Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
Saddlemire Road
[Added 7-12-1977 by L.L. No. 4-1977]
South
From the point of its intersection with the east line of Pennsylvania Avenue to a point 150 feet to the east
Seneca Street
[Added 8-11-2009 by L.L. No. 8-2009]
South
Entire length
Stanford Road
Both
For a distance of 650 feet from the city line
Walter Street
[Added 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Both
Entire length
B. 
Overnight parking during the winter.
[Amended 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
(1) 
No person shall park a vehicle on either side of any Town or county highway within the Town of Binghamton between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on each day from December 1 to the following April 1, inclusive.
(2) 
No owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall park the same unattended on any Town street or highway or county highway within the Town of Binghamton following any snowfall of two inches or more until said street or highway shall have been plowed by or at the direction of Highway Department of the Town of Binghamton. Any two-inch snowfall shall, for the purposes of this section, constitute a snow emergency.
C. 
Overnight parking during any part of the year. No person shall park a vehicle on either side of the following streets between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.:
[Added 7-10-1979 by L.L. No. 4-1979]
(1) 
Cynthia Drive, from Laurie Brook Lane to its end.
(2) 
Spaulding Road, Mill Road and Mill Street, entire length.
[Added 8-7-1979 by L.L. No. 5-1979]
(3) 
Grandview Street, entire length.
[Added 9-16-1980 by L.L. No. 4-1980]
(4) 
Reservoir Street, entire length.
[Added 9-16-1980 by L.L. No. 4-1980]
(5) 
Montrose Avenue, entire length.
[Added 9-16-1980 by L.L. No. 4-1980]
(6) 
Riverview Street, entire length.
[Added 9-16-1980 by L.L. No. 4-1980]
(7) 
Pierce Street, entire length.
[Added 12-2-1980]
[Amended 2-6-2001; 4-20-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
Failure by the operator of a motor vehicle to obey any of the signs erected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be construed as a violation of the pertinent provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York and shall be punishable as provided therein; except that any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter which relate to parking shall be punished upon conviction by a fine of $40 for the first offense payable within 30 days. After 30 days there will be a $10 late fee assessed and a court summons may be issued by the Town of Binghamton Court. There will be a fine of $75 for any second and subsequent offenses that shall be payable within 30 days upon conviction. After 30 days, there will be a $20 late fee assessed and a court summons may be issued by the Town of Binghamton Court.
A. 
Any such person charged with the violation of the parking provisions of this chapter may, rather than appearing in person before a Justice of the Town of Binghamton, plead guilty to the offense charged by written power of attorney in such form as hereinafter prescribed by paying the said fine of $25 for the first offense and $50 for the second and subsequent offenses. and in writing waive a hearing in court, plead guilty to the charge and authorize the Town Justice to accept such plea and fine.
(1) 
Receipt of the prescribed fine and signed power of attorney by the Town Justice shall be deemed complete satisfaction of the violation.
(2) 
In the event a person charged with such parking violation does not answer within three days, the Town Justice shall cause a complaint to be entered against him' forthwith and a warrant to be issued for his arrest and appearance before the court.
B. 
The written power of attorney hereinabove referred to, to be used by a person to answer the charge of the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter which relate to parking within the limitations of this chapter and within the specified time of three days, shall conform with the following:
[Amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of notification of the charge of the offense hereinabove referred to and herewith confers upon the Town Justice of the Town of Binghamton full power and authority to enter my plea of guilty to said charge and authorizes him to accept my plea thereto, and to accept my prescribed fine of $............. ($25 / $50) enclosed herewith. The undersigned further waives a hearing in court and all other rights and privileges incident thereto.
............................................
Signature of Alleged Offender
[Added 2-23-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
The Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Binghamton is hereby authorized to enforce all provisions set forth in Chapter 220 of the Town Code of the Town of Binghamton, including the issuance of uniform traffic informations and/or parking violations tickets.
[Added 2-23-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
The Code Enforcement Officer, County Deputy or State Police Trooper, and/or Peace Officer may direct that any vehicle in violation of Chapter 220 be impounded and towed to such storage facility(ies) for storage until such time as the owner/operator may claim the vehicle subject to paying all towing and storage fees. Said towing costs and storage fee shall be in addition to any fine set forth in § 220-5.