[Adopted 4-9-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
Emergency parking regulations shall be declared and implemented
by the Town Supervisor.
Parking shall be restricted on Town and county highways from
November 1 to April 1 of the calendar year on an odd/even side of
the street basis as follows:
A. Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on odd calendar days, parking shall be allowed
only on the side of the street with oddnumbered houses to 7:00 a.m.
on the following day, such that on even calendar days, parking shall
be allowed only on the side of the street with even-numbered houses
from 7:00 a.m. on even calendar days to 7:00 a.m. the following day.
When any vehicle is parked on any road in violation of §
116-2 of this article, said vehicle is subject to removal by towing. All towing and storage fees and expenses shall be the responsibility of the owner of the towed vehicle.
The Highway Superintendent and the Code Enforcement Officer
and their designees are hereby authorized to identify vehicles in
violation of this article and to engage the services of the reputable
towing agency for towing and storage of said vehicles.
The words and phrases used in this article shall, for the purpose
of this article, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by
Article 1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
[Adopted 3-11-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
The Town Board hereby authorizes a permitting system to grant
property owners with frontage on Town roads permission to establish
designated handicap parking spaces in the vicinity of their property.
This authority is subject to the provisions of the NYS Vehicle and
Traffic Law §§ 1603, 1660(a)18, 1682 and 1683(a)8.
The Town Board, in consultation with the Highway Superintendent,
adopts the following requirements by which a property owner may apply
for and obtain authorization to establish a handicap parking space
in the vicinity of their property:
A. A property owner shall make a request in writing to the Town Board
for establishment of a handicap parking space.
B. The written application shall contain, at a minimum, the following
materials:
(1) Proof of ownership or a lease interest in the property;
(2) Proof that a person residing at the property has a permit issued
under § 1203-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law or a registration
issued under § 404-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(3) A map or sketch identifying the proposed location of the handicap
parking space.
(4) An application fee, if such fee is established in the fee schedule
adopted by the Town Board.
C. Upon receipt of an application, the Town Board shall refer a copy
of the application to the Highway Superintendent for an opinion.
D. The Town Board shall grant the application so long as it finds that:
(1) Proof of ownership or lease for the property has been supplied;
(2) The applicant demonstrates that a person residing at the property
has a permit issued under§ 1203-a of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law or a registration issued under § 404-a of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law.
(3) The Highway Superintendent is of the opinion that the establishment
of a handicap parking space will not impair or impact the functionality
and utilization of the Town road.
E. The authorization shall be valid for a period of two years. Thereafter,
the applicant shall request a renewal of the authorization, which
shall include current documentation that a person residing at the
property has a permit issued under § 1203-a of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law or a registration issued under § 404-a of
the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
F. The cost of the required signage and its installation shall be a
charge against the Town Highway budget.
The Town Clerk shall maintain a registry of the properties and
specific locations authorized to establish handicap parking spaces.
It shall be a violation for any person to stop, stand or park
a vehicle in any designated handicapped parking space on a Town road
unless:
A. The vehicle bears either a permit issued under § 1203-a
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, as amended or changed, or a registration
issued under § 404-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, as
amended or changed; and
B. In addition to the above, such vehicle is being used for the transportation
of a severely disabled or handicapped person.
Any person who parks in spaces on a Town road marked for use
by the handicapped in accordance with this section without a permit
issued under § 1203-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law or
whose motor vehicle is not registered in accordance with § 404-a
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, as amended or changed, or not being
used for transportation of a handicapped person or severely disabled
person, shall be subject to a fine of $100 for the first offense,
which shall increase to $150 if not paid within 30 days from the date
a summons is issued; and a fine of $200 for the second offense occurring
within a period of two years within the Town of Schaghticoke, which
shall increase to $250 if not paid within 30 days from the date a
summons is issued.
Nothing in this article shall effect or regulate handicap parking
spaces: 1) established pursuant to the authority granted under § 1602,
§ 1603 or § 1660-a of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law, as amended or changed; or 2) established pursuant to § 1203-c
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, as amended or changed.