A. 
No driver shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any regulation prohibiting parking displayed on official traffic signs installed or placed in any street.
B. 
No driver shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any regulation limiting or restricting the parking or standing of vehicles displayed on official traffic signs installed or placed in any street.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any public highway within the village except parallel to the curb, with both right front and right rear wheels (passenger side of vehicle) not more than 12 inches from the curb, except on one-way streets, in which case it shall be permissible for the left front and left rear wheels to be parallel to the curb and no further than 12 inches therefrom and except in such parts of streets as shall be designated for angle parking by official signs; and no vehicle shall park on any public sidewalk.
Parking on the same side of the street upon which any fire station is located, within 20 feet distant from each side of the driveway entrance to such fire station and on the side of the street opposite such fire station at or near the curb and 75 feet distant from each side line of such driveway entrance extended, is hereby prohibited at any time.
No vehicle, except by direction of the Chief of the Fire Department or his assistant or a member of the Police Department, shall approach or park within 500 feet of any fire apparatus or police vehicle responding to an emergency or fire call after said apparatus or vehicle shall have arrived at its destination.
Parking along that portion of any and every street abutting upon property used for school purposes, on the side of such street upon which said school property is situated and within 100 feet in either direction from such school property, is hereby prohibited on school days between the fours of 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
[Amended 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
No vehicle shall stand or be parked upon any public park or playground or upon any real property owned or leased by the village, except pursuant to police regulation or local law.
[Added 1-26-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A. 
Other than village employees who are actually working for the village at the time in question, no person shall park or stand any motor vehicle, other than a village-owned vehicle, on any village-owned parking lot, village park, Village Hall, Village Police Station, Village Highway Garage, Village Electric Department, Village Library or any other village property between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. between the dates of November 1 of each year through and including April 15 of the next succeeding calendar year.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any motor vehicle, other than a village-owned motor vehicle, on any village-owned parking lot, village park, Village Hall, Village Police Station, Village Highway Garage, Village Electric Department, Village Library or any other village property at any time for the purposes of vehicular repair or sale.
C. 
With the exception of village-owned motor vehicles, parking or standing on any village-owned parking lot, village park, Village Hall, Village Police Station, Village Highway Garage, Village Electric Department, Village Library or any other village property by motor vehicles which are rated in excess of five tons' gross vehicle weight is prohibited without the express prior permission of the Village Highway Superintendent, the Village Board, the Mayor or the Village Police Chief.
D. 
No person, other than duly authorized village personnel, shall plow, snowblow or otherwise remove snow from any village-owned property.
E. 
Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the fines and penalties provided in § 160-8 of this chapter. Each twenty-four-hour period shall be considered a separate and distinct violation.
F. 
With the exception of village-owned equipment, no person shall park, stand, place or store any equipment, trailer or other item of personal property on any village-owned parking lot, village park, Village Hall, Village Police Station, Village Highway Garage, Village Electric Department, Village Library or any other village property without the express prior permission of the Village Board, the Mayor, the Village Highway Superintendent or the Village Police Chief.
G. 
In addition to any fine which may otherwise be applicable, any motor vehicle which is found to be in violation of this section may, under the direction of the Village Highway Department, the Village Police Department or any other law enforcement agency, be removed or conveyed, by towing or otherwise, to a vehicle impound or storage area at the owner's expense. Within 24 hours from the time of removal of any motor vehicle under the authority granted by this section, notice of the fact that the motor vehicle was removed shall be sent, by the Village Police Department, other law enforcement agency or the village to the owner of record of said motor vehicle as recorded by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Said notice shall designate the place from which such motor vehicle was removed, the reason for its removal and impounding and the location in which it is impounded. Before the owner shall be permitted to remove a motor vehicle which has been towed or removed, he or she must:
(1) 
Furnish satisfactory proof to the person in charge of the place in which the motor vehicle is being stored of his/her identity and ownership of the subject motor vehicle.
(2) 
Pay all charges for towing or removing said motor vehicle and all storage charges, if any.
(3) 
Sign a written receipt acknowledging delivery of said motor vehicle.
H. 
Between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. vehicles parked in the Village-owned public parking lot located on the north side of the 2300 block of Milton Avenue shall not remain or be so parked in said lot for more than two hours during any one such twelve-hour period.
[Added 10-23-2001]
Except in an emergency or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or unless the vehicle is actually in charge of some person capable of driving it, no vehicle shall be stopped or left standing in front of a private driveway.
Except in an emergency or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer, no vehicle shall be stopped or left standing in such a position as to prevent another vehicle already stopped near the curb from moving away therefrom.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street within 20 feet of any crossing or intersection or upon any street within 50 feet of any crossing or intersection of a street designated by the provisions of this chapter as a through-traffic street where an official stop sign is posted, as prescribed herein.
No driver shall park or stand any vehicle other than a taxicab in any part of any roadway designated by official signs as a taxicab stand, except in an emergency or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or an official traffic control signal or sign.
Except as otherwise permitted in this chapter, no driver shall park or stand any vehicle, except on Sunday, in any part of any roadway designated by official signs as a loading zone, except in an emergency or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or an official traffic control signal.
No driver shall park or stand any vehicle in any part of any roadway designated by official signs as a loading zone for a period of time longer than necessary for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of material. In no case shall a stop for loading or unloading exceed 30 minutes.
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to issue to any owner of a vehicle used to transport merchandise or materials a special permit, renewable annually, and to state therein the details and conditions thereof, allowing the driver of such vehicle the privilege of loading and unloading while the vehicle is backed against a curb, if, in the opinion of said Chief of Police, such privilege is reasonably necessary in the conduct of the owner's business and will not seriously interfere with traffic or public safety.
No driver shall park or stand any vehicle in any part of a roadway designated by official signs as a bus stop, except in an emergency or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or an official traffic control signal or sign.
Except as otherwise prohibited or restricted by the provisions of this chapter, a motor vehicle or motorcycle may be parked without the lights thereon being lit on any street or part of a street from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise if parked within 100 feet of any lighted streetlight.
Parking shall be prohibited in the following designated areas:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Arlington Street
[Added 12-17-2024 by L.L. No. 7-2024]
South
Entire length
Bacon Street
[Added 8-22-2000]
Both
From Gills Street to Pennock Street
Charles Avenue
[Added 2-28-2006]
Both
From its intersection with West Genesee Street (NYS Route 5) to its intersection with Milton Avenue
Cogswell Avenue
[Added 2-28-2006]
Both
From its intersection with Milton Avenue to its intersection with Bacon Street
Cogswell Avenue
[Added 7-25-2000; repealed 2-28-2006]
Fourth Street
[Added 3-23-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
Both
100 Block of Fourth Street between the intersections of Fourth Street and Stanton Avenue and the intersection of Fourth Street and Woods Road
Fourth Street
[Added 3-27-2001]
Both
300 Block (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.)
Hazard Street
[Added 1-28-2025 by L.L. No. 1-2025]
Odd-numbered
200 Block
Stanton Avenue
[Added 8-24-2004]
Both
301 to 307 Stanton Avenue
Worth Avenue
[Added 1-24-2012]
East
From the northern border of 109 Worth Avenue to its southern terminus
Worth Avenue
[Added 1-24-2012]
West
From its intersection with Third Street to the southern border of 411 Center Street (rear)
[Added 2-28-2006]
Notwithstanding the applicability of any other alternate parking prohibition pursuant to § 160-74 or designated no parking, area pursuant to § 160-73.1, limited-duration fifteen-minute parking shall be permitted at the following locations:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Cogswell Avenue
East
Frontage at 305 Cogswell Avenue
[Added 7-28-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
Parking is seasonally prohibited in the following designated areas between November 1 of each year and April 1 of the next succeeding year:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Caroline Avenue (300 block)
Both
From its intersection with Woods Road south to its terminus
Second Street (100 and 200 blocks), from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. each day
[Added 9-26-2017; repealed 6-22-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
Worth Avenue
[Added 1-24-2012]
West
From the southern border of 411 Center Third Street (rear) to its intersection with Fifth Street
[Added 12-17-2024 by L.L. No. 8-2024; amended 2-25-2025 by L.L. No. 2-2025]
A. 
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle at or near the terminus of a dead-end street in the Village of Solvay in an area designated by the direction of the Solvay Police Department as "no parking."
B. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Village Code, the initial fine to be charged for a violation of this section shall be $100. The fine amount provided for in this section may be further amended from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the Village Board at a regular or special Village Board meeting.
C. 
For purposes of this Code section, the "terminus (dead end)" of a street shall be defined as the end of any public street from which there is no outlet or means of continuing travel onto the same or another public street.
[Amended 10-22-2002]
Except as otherwise posted, a system of alternate parking shall be in effect for all streets within the Village. Pursuant to this system, parking shall be permitted on the odd-numbered side of the street from 9:00 a.m. on odd-numbered days until 9:00 a.m. on the following day, and on the even-numbered side of the street from 9:00 a.m. on even-numbered days until 9:00 a.m. on the following day.
Proof of the stopping, standing or parking on public streets of a motor vehicle or motorcycle contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall be presumptive evidence that the person in whose name such motor vehicle or motorcycle is registered is the person who parked, stopped and left standing such motor vehicle or motorcycle contrary to such provisions.
[Added 10-22-2002; amended 10-24-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
An initial fine to be charged for any violation of this chapter with respect to stopping, standing and parking shall be $35. The fine amount provided for in this section may be further amended from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the Village Board at a regular or special Village Board meeting.
[Added 10-22-2002]
A. 
Response to first violation notice.
(1) 
Plead guilty. As set forth in Chapter 40 of the Code of the Village of Solvay, whenever the owner of a vehicle has been issued a notice of violation of parking, standing or stopping regulations, that owner may answer the charges listed on the notice in person or through an attorney at the Traffic Violations Bureau within eight days of its issuance by paying the prescribed fine and applicable surcharge, if any, waiving in writing the holding of a hearing and pleading guilty to the violation. Acceptance of the same by the Traffic Violations Bureau shall be deemed complete satisfaction of the violation and the violator shall be given a receipt.
(2) 
Request hearing. As an alternative to pleading guilty to a violation, and upon reasonable grounds therefor, whenever the owner of a vehicle has been issued a notice of violation of parking, standing or stopping regulations, that owner may, within eight days of the issuance of the violation, request a hearing before the Village Justice by appearing in person or through an attorney at the regularly appointed times for the conduct of Justice Court or by contacting the Traffic Violations Bureau. Failure to request such a hearing within eight days of the issuance of the violation shall be deemed a waiver of the right to the same.
(3) 
New York State Department of Motor Vehicle records shall be considered presumptive evidence of ownership.
B. 
Failure to respond to first violation notice.
(1) 
Fines.
[Amended 10-24-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
(a) 
Nonhandicap and handicap fines.
Number of Days from Issuance of Ticket
Nonhandicap Fine
Handicap Fine
1 through 8
$35
$80 - NYS Minimum
9 to 30
$60
$125
31 to 60
$100
$175
61 or more
$150
$225
(b) 
The fine amounts provided for in this section may be further amended from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the Village Board at a regular or special Village Board meeting.
(2) 
Second violation notice upon failure to respond. Upon an owner's failure to respond to the first notice of violation within 30 days of the violation, a second notice shall be issued by the Traffic Violations Bureau by regular first class mail and include, at a minimum, the following information:
(a) 
That failure to respond to the notice of violation for a parking violation may subject the owner to additional penalties as well as default judgment and/or towing of the vehicle.
(b) 
That the failure to respond to the notice of violation for a parking violation may result in the suspension and nonrenewal of the owner's registration.
(c) 
That submission of a plea of guilty to the parking violation makes the owner liable for payment of the stated fine and additional penalties, and that such payment will satisfy the violation.
(3) 
Third violation notice upon failure to respond. Upon an owner's failure to respond to the second notice of violation within 30 days of the second notice, a third notice shall be provided by the Traffic Violations Bureau by certified mail and include, at a minimum, the following information:
[Amended 1-28-2003]
(a) 
That failure to respond to the notice for a parking violation may subject the owner to additional penalties as well as default judgment and/or towing of the vehicle.
(b) 
That the failure to respond to the notice of violation for a parking violation may result in the suspension and nonrenewal of the owner's registration.
(c) 
That submission of a plea of guilty to the parking violation makes the owner liable for payment of the stated fine and additional penalties, and that such payment will satisfy the violation.
(4) 
Default judgment. Where an owner has been given notices pursuant to this section and has failed to respond to such notices of violation within 30 calendar days from the date of the third notice, such failure shall be deemed an admission of liability and shall subject the owner to a default judgment being entered thereon in amounts not greater than the amount of the original fine, accrued penalties and any other sums provided in the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. A notice of entry of default judgment shall be provided to the owner. A default judgment may be satisfied by payment of any and all fines, penalties and other sums due to the Traffic Violations Bureau.
(5) 
Immobilizing and impounding vehicles.
[Amended 1-28-2003; 7-22-2008 by L.L. No. 9-2008]
(a) 
Intent.
[1] 
The Village finds that significant numbers of vehicle owners fail to respond to parking summonses issued for violations of parking orders, rules, regulations and local laws; that a significant number of such owners are persistent violators.
[2] 
By reason of the foregoing, the Village finds that the health, welfare, and safety will be served by enactment of a local law providing additional means of enforcing parking orders, rules, regulations, and local laws in the case of vehicle owners who fail to timely respond to summonses issued for parking violations or have outstanding fines for parking violations.
(b) 
Immobilization, impoundment and/or towing of vehicles.
[1] 
The Chief of Police and/or any officer of the Police Department is hereby authorized to provide for immobilization or towing of any unattended vehicle found parked on a street or on any Village-owned property or property under the jurisdiction or control of the Village, which vehicle is owned by or registered to a person against whom at least one default judgment has been taken pursuant to this section in response to a violation of any state or local law, ordinance, rule or regulation concerning parking, stopping or standing of vehicles, which judgment has not been satisfied and which vehicle also has received at least one other notice of a parking violation which remains unpaid.
[Amended 3-22-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
[2] 
Such vehicles may be immobilized and left where found, secured by the use of a steel lock or such other immobilization device as may be designated by the Chief of Police, and/or any officer of the Police Department or, in the alternative, may be removed and impounded by or under the direction of any officer of the Police Department giving authorization to a commercial towing or wrecker service to tow the vehicle and store it in a safe place until claimed by the owner.
[3] 
Such immobilization and/or towing shall be at the expense of the owner of the vehicle and shall include all storage charges and/or any other charge attributable thereto, including all fines and penalties due for parking violations.
[4] 
Any vehicle that has been immobilized and not lawfully released or lawfully removed by the owner of the vehicle for 72 hours from the time of such initial immobilization may be impounded and towed at the direction of the Chief of Police and/or any Police Officer, which removal and storage shall be at the expense of the owner of the vehicle.
[5] 
The officer causing such removal and impoundment shall immediately notify the Traffic Violations Bureau of the same. The Traffic Violations Bureau shall immediately provide notice by means of first class mail to the owner of the vehicle stating that the vehicle was removed and impounded, the reason for such removal and impoundment, the place at which the vehicle is being stored and the manner in which the owner can secure the release of the vehicle.
(c) 
Notice and warning to the owner. When an immobilization device is used, the Police Department or its agent shall attach to the vehicle, in such form as may be directed by the Chief of Police, a notice containing the following information:
[1] 
The location and identifying characteristics of the vehicle.
[2] 
The date and time of placement of the device and signature of the installer.
[3] 
Notice that further parking restrictions will be waived during the immobilization period for a period of three days from the date of immobilization.
[4] 
Notice that any person tampering with the device or the vehicle will be subject to criminal prosecution and liable for any loss to the Village.
[5] 
The steps which the owner must take to obtain the release of the vehicle.
[6] 
Such other information, statements, notices, and warnings as the Chief of Police may from time to time determine to be appropriate.
(d) 
Tampering or attempted removal prohibited.
[1] 
No person shall attempt to or tamper with, deface, remove or destroy an immobilization device or move a vehicle immobilized as herein provided.
[2] 
A violation of the section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment for up to 15 or both.
(e) 
Vehicle release to owner.
[1] 
Any vehicle immobilized as herein provided shall be promptly released to its owner upon:
[a] 
Payment of the expenses of immobilization, hereby found to be $100 and the costs of towing, storage and all incidental charges, together with payment of all fines and penalties for delinquent parking tickets or judgments against the owner arising from such nonpayment.
[b] 
An order of the Village Justice Court authorizing such release. The Village Justice Court shall coordinate with an officer of the Police Department to ascertain that the expense of immobilization and all other costs referenced in this section have been paid prior to authorizing the release of the vehicle.
[c] 
The owner furnishing security for appearances in the Village Justice Court to answer parking summonses outstanding such vehicle and the expense of immobilization or towing and storage.
[d] 
Prior to the release of such vehicle, the owner or other persons lawfully entitled to the possession of such vehicle must produce proof of ownership, proof of current automobile registration, proof of a currently valid driver's license and an insurance identification card or other acceptable proof of current insurance coverage on the vehicle.
[2] 
The operator or owner will be issued a receipt authorizing pickup of the vehicle or to have the boot removed. Payment shall be by cash, certified check, bank check or money order.
[3] 
The amount of such security shall not exceed the total of the maximum fines permitted upon conviction of the offenses charged in outstanding summonses against the vehicle or the vehicle owner's failure to timely answer, plus the expense of the immobilization.
[4] 
While a vehicle is immobilized as herein provided, any parking restriction of which such vehicle may be in violation, except as provided herein, shall be suspended as they apply to such vehicle for a period of three days from the initial date of immobilization.
(6) 
Challenges to fees; hearings and appeals.
(a) 
The owner or person entitled to possession of a vehicle who is aggrieved by accrued fines, penalties, and/or removal and impoundment fees may file a challenge to the same in person or in writing before the Village Justice within 20 days after towing of a vehicle or within 10 days after mailing of a notice to a vehicle owner that a vehicle has been removed, whichever date is later. The Village Justice shall hear and determine such challenges in the same manner as charges of parking violations are heard and determined.
(b) 
Failure to challenge the fees in a timely manner or to appear at a scheduled hearing shall constitute a waiver of the right to challenge such fees and a forfeiture of fees already paid.
(c) 
Following the hearing, the Village Justice shall issue a determination as to its findings, and may order a reduction and/or refund of the fines, penalties, and removal and impoundment fees as necessary.
[Added 12-17-2024 by L.L. No. 9-2024]
With the exception of Village-owned motor vehicles, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds on a public street within the Village of Solvay between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Village Code, the initial fine to be charged for a violation of this section shall be $100. The fine amount provided for in this section may be further amended from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the Village Board at a regular or special Village Board meeting.
[Added 12-17-2024 by L.L. No. 10-2024]
With the exception of Village-owned trailers, it shall be unlawful to park any unattended trailer not attached to a vehicle capable of towing the trailer on any public street within the Village of Solvay. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Village Code, the initial fine to be charged for a violation of this section shall be $100. The fine amount provided for in this section may be further amended from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the Village Board at a regular or special Village Board meeting.