[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Eaton
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-10-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
This article is enacted for the purpose of regulating the parking of motor vehicles and other vehicles in specified areas and during specified times within the Town of Eaton in order to promote the well-being, safety and health of persons and property within the town. Except for the seasonal no parking zone specified in § 180-2 below, the provisions of this article shall apply to all public highways, including both the paved portions and the shoulders of such highways, within the Town of Eaton, except for New York State highways and public highways within the Village of Morrisville.
No one shall be permitted to park a motor vehicle or a boat
trailer, and no owner of a registered motor vehicle or registered
boat trailer shall permit another to park his or her motor vehicle
or boat trailer in the following zone during the following period
of time:
A.
Prohibited zone: that part of Madison County Route No. 52, known
as "Eaton Brook Road," that extends from the boundary line between
the Towns of Eaton and Nelson to the intersection of the center line
of said County Route No. 52 with the center line of Madison County
Route No. 86, known as "Tuscarora Road," and including both the paved
portion of said highway and the shoulders on both sides of said highway.
B.
Prohibited period of time: any time during the period commencing
on May 1 and continuing until September 30.
[Amended 2-14-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
No one shall be permitted to park a motor vehicle, and no owner
of a registered motor vehicle shall permit another to park his or
her motor vehicle, on any public highway in the Town of Eaton at any
time during the months of November, December, January, February, March
and April.
No one shall be permitted to park a motor vehicle and no owner
of a registered motor vehicle shall permit another to park his or
her motor vehicle on any public highway in the Town of Eaton so as
to obstruct the passage of emergency vehicles. Emergency vehicles
shall include, but are not limited to, the following: snowplows, town
highway equipment, fire trucks, ambulances, police vehicles and the
vehicles and equipment of public utilities.
Any motor vehicle or boat trailer parked in violation of § 180-2, 180-3 or 180-4 above may be removed from the place where it is illegally parked by order of any of the following: the Town of Eaton Highway Superintendent, a New York State Trooper, a Madison County Sheriff or either a Fire Department or Volunteer Ambulance Corps official at the scene of an emergency. Such motor vehicle or boat trailer shall be stored until such time as the owner shall pay to the operator of the towing and storage business the amount set by resolution of the Town Board for such towing and storage. Such payments for towing and storage shall be in addition to the fine specified in § 180-6 below.
Any violation of this article shall be punishable as follows:
A.
For a first offense, by a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both.
B.
For a second conviction within 18 months, by a fine of not more than
$200 or imprisonment for not more than 45 days, or both.
C.
For a third conviction within 18 months, by a fine of not more than
$300 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
[Adopted 5-8-1989]
The expiration date of all handicapped parking permits shall
be limited to a maximum of two years, and then shall require the handicapped
person to obtain a new authorization from the doctor.
