The provisions of this article shall apply except when it is
necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or
in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official
traffic control device.
[Amended 5-11-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995; 9-14-1995 by L.L. No.
4-1995; 7-15-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
A. The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited on any public street
in Parking Meter Zone A on any day for any continuous period of time
exceeding three hours. Time limits on parking in public parking lots
(or in private parking lots with agreements in place with the Village
of Nyack to utilize and enforce parking restrictions in such private
lots) shall be as posted.
B. The Parking Authority shall have the authority to modify the three-hour
limit in locations where, in the judgment of the Authority, such a
limit serves no purpose or will create a hardship due to the absence
of off-street parking or for other reasons memorialized in the minutes
of the meetings of the Authority. The Parking Authority shall proclaim
the enforcement or the amelioration of this rule by appropriate signage
when necessary, but the failure to post three-hour parking limit signs
throughout the Village is specifically not required.
[Added 7-14-1988 by L.L. No. 3-1988]
A. Pursuant to § 1640, Subdivision (a), of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Nyack may by
resolution designate specific reserved parking spaces on public streets
and property for the use solely by motor vehicles registered in accordance
with § 404-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
B. Upon receipt of a written request made by the owner of private property,
the Board of Trustees may by resolution designate reserved parking
spaces on privately owned property for the use solely by motor vehicles
registered in accordance with § 404-a of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law.
C. The parking spaces designated pursuant to the provisions of this
section shall be clearly identified for use by handicapped persons,
and each such space shall be identified by the use of either blue
lines and the international symbol of access or by the uniform sign
authorized for handicapped parking by the Department of Transportation,
Federal Highway Administration.
[Amended 5-14-1998 by L.L. No. 7-1998]
D. Except as otherwise provided by local law, any person who parks a
motor vehicle not registered in accordance with state law and not
being used for the transportation of a handicapped person in a space
identified for use by the handicapped when there is visible any one
of the following markings: blue lines, the international symbol of
access, the uniform sign authorized for handicapped parking by the
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration or any
combination of the above, shall be subject to a maximum fine of $110
for the first offense and a maximum fine of $220 for the second offense.
[Amended 8-10-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989]
E. The owner or operator of any motor vehicle parked in violation of
this section, in addition to any other penalties which may be imposed,
shall be liable for any expenses incurred by the Village in towing
said unlawfully parked motor vehicle, such charges not to exceed the
actual cost incurred, together with any charges for storage.
F. The Board of Trustees, upon public notice of the proposed space,
shall designate reserved spaces to be used solely by motor vehicles
in accordance with this section of this Code and shall keep a record
of the same in the Village Clerk's office.
[Added 1-14-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
A. Overnight alternate-side-of-the-street parking is permitted as posted, and on the streets listed in Subsection
C below, commencing January 1, 1993.
[Amended 11-9-2000 by L.L. No. 6-2000]
B. For those streets listed in Subsection
C below that are:
[Amended 5-27-1993 by L.L. No. 9-1993; 11-9-2000 by L.L. No.
6-2000]
(1) North-south streets, unless otherwise posted, parking shall be permitted
between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the east side of the street only
on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and on the west side of
the street only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
(2) East-west streets, unless otherwise posted, parking shall be permitted
between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the north side of the street only
on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and on the south side
of the street only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
C. The streets subject to this overnight parking exception are: all streets and highways in the Village of Nyack except Broadway, Main Street, Route 9W and the streets set forth above in §
330-50B and
D.
[Amended 5-13-1993 by L.L. No. 7-1993; 10-21-1993 by L.L. No.
14-1993]
D. This section applies to vehicles bearing noncommercial plates only.
Vehicles bearing commercial plates may not park on any street in Nyack
between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
[Added 4-22-1993 by L.L. No. 6-1993]
E. This section may be enforced by the police or a Village parking enforcement
aide.
[Added 5-13-1993 by L.L. No. 7-1993]
F. Any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall be subject
to a penalty of $25.
[Added 5-13-1993 by L.L. No. 7-1993]
[Added 8-15-1996 by L.L. No. 6-1996; amended 1-26-2012 by L.L. No.
1-2012]
The Nyack Village Board shall be authorized, in its discretion,
to authorize, by local law or resolution, the posting of special parking
restrictions on a per diem basis, notwithstanding any other provision
of the Village Code. Such special parking restrictions shall be for
special circumstances or designated events, including but not limited
to posted no parking zones for snow emergencies or other special events,
and designated parking spaces for special events, handicapped parking
and work zones.
[Added 5-11-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
A. Loading zones shall be in effect between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m., during which hours the stopping of any vehicle for the
purpose of loading or unloading shall be permitted in spaces expressly
designated by signs stating "Loading Zone."
[Amended 5-14-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
(1) A list of all loading zone spaces shall be maintained by the Traffic
Department and may be amended from time to time by resolution of the
Nyack Village Board.
(2) No vehicle shall be left attended or unattended in a designated loading
zone for any continuous period of time exceeding 15 minutes.
B. Limited time zones.
(1) The parking of vehicles in limited time zones shall be permitted
for any continuous period of time that does not exceed 15 minutes
in spaces expressly designated limited time zone.
(2) A list of all limited time zone spaces shall be maintained by the
Traffic Department and may be amended from time to time by resolution
of the Nyack Village Board.
C. Official vehicle zones.
[Added 1-11-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
(1) The stopping of any vehicle designated an official vehicle by the
Nyack Traffic Department shall be permitted in spaces expressly designated
by signs stating "Official vehicles only."
(2) A list of all official vehicle zones shall be maintained by the Traffic
Department and may be amended from time to time by resolution of the
Nyack Village Board.
[Amended 7-17-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
A. Any person
violating any provision of this article, or of any ordinance, order,
rule or regulation adopted pursuant to § 1630 or § 1631
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, may, upon
conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than
$250 or by imprisonment for not more than five days, or both. The
provisions contained herein regarding the imposition of fines or other
penalties shall also apply to any firm or corporation which violates
any provision of this article.
B. In addition to the penalties referenced in §
330-57A, any costs or fees incurred in connection with the collection of outstanding past due parking tickets shall be assessed to the violator.
The following ordinances or parts of ordinances are hereby specifically
repealed.
A. Section 36, adopted July 10, 1935.
B. Section 43, Subdivision 6, adopted July 10, 1935; amended August
25, 1936; October 29, 1948; July 12, 1962.
C. Section 43, Subdivision 15, adopted August 9, 1956.
D. Section 43, Subdivision 1, adopted February 12, 1959.