[Code 1971, § 28-76]
(a) 
The provisions of this article prohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times, at those times specified in this article, or as indicated on official traffic control devices, 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.
(b) 
The provisions of this article imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified places or for a specified time.
[Code 1971, § 28-80]
Whenever by this article or any other ordinance of this city any parking time limit is imposed or parking is prohibited on designated streets, it shall be the duty of the director of public works to erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. No such regulations shall be effective unless such signs are erected and in place at the time of any alleged offense.
[Code 1971, § 2-79]
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, ordinance, rule or regulation, or except as otherwise provided in this article, the city clerk shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of the municipal laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the downtown offstreet and onstreet parking. The chief of the police department shall continue to be responsible for enforcement and shall coordinate with the city clerk in the implementation of the enforcement policies and procedures. All city employees from time to time appointed by the city, other than police officers and peace officers, shall be under the direction and supervision of the city clerk.
All rates and charges for parking spaces or for the use of parking lots or parking facilities operated by the city are ratified and confirmed.
[Code 1971, § 28-79]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.
[Code 1971, § 28-84; Res. No. 58-07; 8-14-2007]
Those streets or parts of streets described in this section are hereby declared to be streets where angle parking, that is, parking in a position other than parallel to the curb, is permitted.
From
To
Both sides of North Union Street
State Street
Main Street
Both sides of South Union Street
State Street
Henley Street
North side of Times Square
Union Street
95 feet east
South side of Times Square
Barry Street
293 feet west
North side of South Street
Union Street
Barry Street
[Code 1971, § 28-92]
The city hereby grants free use of municipal parking lots and all metered spaces each Friday after 5:00 p.m.
[Code 1971, § 28-93; Res. No. 59-93, §§ 1—5, 5-25-1993; Res. No. 33-98, 4-21-1998; Res. No. 86-99, 11-9-1999; Res. No. 87-00, 9-26-2000; Res. No. 29-06, 3-28-2006; Res. No. 45-06, 4-25-2006; Res. No. 52-06, 5-9-2006; Res. No. 43-08, 5-27-2008; Res. No. 106-08, 11-25-2008]
(a) 
It shall be a violation for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle in any area designated as a place for handicapped parking as defined by this section or the Vehicle and Traffic Laws of the State of New York, unless the vehicle bears a permit issued by the city authorizing parking in areas designated within the city as a place for parking for handicapped persons or a registration issued by the State of New York under Section 404-a of Vehicle and Traffic Law and such vehicle is being used for the transportation of a severely disabled or handicapped person.
(b) 
Permits for parking in handicapped spaces shall be issued by the city clerk of the City of Olean or such other agent as may be designated by the common council of the city to make such certification and shall be issued to:
(1) 
Any resident of New York State who is a severely disabled person as hereinafter defined upon application of such person or such person's parent or guardian; or
(2) 
Any facility or agency licensed by the State of New York that operates a motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting handicapped persons upon the application of such facility or agency.
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, such permit shall be for the use exclusively of a vehicle in which the person to whom it has been issued is being transported and such permit shall not be transferable and shall be forfeited if utilized by any other person. Any abuse by any person, facility or agency to whom such permit has been issued of any privilege, benefit, precedence or consideration granted pursuant to the issuance of such permit shall be sufficient cause for revocation of said permit.
(c) 
Parking in violation of this law shall be subject to a penalty of $25 for the first offense, and $50 to $100 for the second offense occurring within a two-year period within the city.
(d) 
For the purposes of this section, a severely disabled person shall mean any person having one or more of the following impairments, disabilities or conditions which are permanent in nature:
(1) 
Has limited or no use of one or both limbs;
(2) 
Has a neuromuscular dysfunction which severely limits mobility;
(3) 
Has a physical impairment or condition which is other than those specified above, but is of such nature as to impose unusual hardship in utilization of public transportation facilities and such condition is certified by a physician duly licensed to practice medicine in this state as constituting an equal degree of disability (specifying the particular condition) so as to prevent such person from getting around without great difficulty (reference Vehicle and Traffic Law § 404-a).
(e) 
The following on-street locations are for handicapped parking:
Street
Location
4th, North
Two spaces on the east side, adjacent to Olean High School
South
First two spaces at northeast end, Sundays only
13th Street North
One space on the east side, directly south of the "No Parking Here to Corner" sign south of Washington Street
17th, South
On the west side of South 17th Street from its intersection with West State Street southerly for a distance of 50 feet.
Henley Street, West
On the north side of West Henley Street 79 feet east from the northeast corner of South 1st Street for a distance of 45 feet easterly.
State Street, West
[Added 12-22-2020 by Res. No. 94-20]
First parking spot on the northeast corner of its intersection with North 12th Street
Union Street
Olean Municipal Building (2); (one each) Sears; Council Opticians; Ray's Barbershop; Raxx Dress Shop; Key Bank; Community Bank; On the Side Sub Shop; Antique store (Shaner Building); Old Rack and Rib Room site; To Your Health Building; Jo Ann Fabric Store
On the west side of 17th Street from its intersection with West State Street southerly for a distance of 35 feet.
Union Street North
At 132 North Union Street
Union Street North
At the location formerly occupied by Meter No. A40
Union Street North
On the west side to the north of Angee's Restaurant at 475 North Union Street
Union Street North
In front of 705 North Union Street
Washington Street
One space on the north side, directly east of the "No Parking Here to Corner" sign on North 13th Street
[Code 1971, § 28-88]
It shall be unlawful for any person to stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand when any such bus stop or taxicab stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except in an emergency or in compliance with directions of a police officer or traffic control device.
[Code 1971, § 28-86]
(a) 
Nothing in this Code or the ordinance adopting this Code shall be deemed to affect the validity of any ordinance designating bus stops, and all such ordinances are hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect to the same extent as if set out in full in this Code.
(b) 
Whenever any ordinance of this city designates a bus stop, it shall be the duty of the director of public works to place and maintain appropriate signs designating the limits of such stand. Except in an emergency, no driver of a bus shall park or stand any bus on any street at any place other than a bus stop for the purpose of this section.
[Code 1971, § 28-87]
It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab to park or stand any taxicab at any place other than an officially designated taxicab stand, except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of any such vehicle from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers.
[Code 1971, § 28-89; Res. No. 135-94, 1-10-1995; Res. No. 45-09, 5-12-2009]
(a) 
[1]It shall be unlawful and contrary to the provisions of this section to park any vehicle upon the subway of any public street in the city, as defined in § 1-2, if such subway is not covered/finished with blacktop or concrete.
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(Except in areas designated R1, R2 and R3, parking on the subway is permitted in the City of Olean. The purpose of this amendment is to require that the subway be finished with blacktop or concrete if vehicles are to be parked on it.)
(b) 
It shall be unlawful and contrary to the provisions of this section to park any vehicle upon the subway of any public street in the city, as defined in § 1-2, in those areas of the city designated on the official zoning map as R1, R2 and R3. Parking on the subway shall be prohibited in all other areas of the city where such parking obstructs the public right-of-way.
(c) 
The prohibitions specified in this section shall not apply on the nights that street sweeping is being carried on in that particular part of the city, nor during snow and ice removal as provided in this Code.
(d) 
Any violation of this section shall be prosecuted in city court and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $25.
[Code 1971, § 28-90]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, stand, store, or leave a motor vehicle upon any publicly or privately owned premises or property, parking areas, or parking lots, without the consent and permission of the owner or lessee of such premises.
(b) 
To effectuate the prohibition on such premises as described in subsection (a) of this section, a conspicuous sign shall be posted at the entrances to such parking lot or parking area informing the public as to the permitted conditions of parking thereon. A sign as described in this section shall be deemed substantial compliance with this section:
PARKING RESTRICTED (six inches)
EXCEPT FOR (LIST PERSONS OR CONDITIONS PERMITTED) ONLY
(four inches)
ALL OTHERS KEEP OUT (six inches)
UNDER PENALTY OF LAW (two inches)
VIOLATION—Sec. 24-118 of CODE OF ORDINANCES
POLICE ENFORCEMENT (two inches)
(c) 
Such sign shall be no more than three feet high by four feet wide. The words "police enforcement" and "under penalty of law" on such signs shall be construed, among other things, to mean a request by the owner or lessee that the police or special patrolmen shall enforce the provisions of this section against persons parking, standing, storing, or leaving vehicles on such premises without the consent of the owner or lessee, and that the police are authorized to enter upon such premises to enforce the provisions of this division. Such sign shall state the conditions of parking or the persons authorized by the owner or lessee to use such premises for parking, or both. Persons not included within such authorization or violating the regulations and conditions set out on such sign shall be deemed to be using such premises unlawfully without the authority and consent of the owner or lessee. This section may be enforced by the police or special patrolmen in the same manner as elsewhere provided for in this chapter for the enforcement of traffic or parking ordinances, including the use of tags, summonses, towing, and any other procedure authorized by law.
(d) 
Proof of ownership of a vehicle shall be presumptive evidence in an action for enforcement of this section that the owner parked or caused his vehicle to be parked on such premises.
(e) 
If such premises adjoin or abut a building or structure whose entrances or exits open upon such parking area, no vehicle shall be left parked, standing, or placed in such a manner as to obstruct such entrances or exits to the street or public right-of-way. Such passageway shall be equal in width to the width of such entrances or exits in each instance, but in no case shall be less than five feet wide and shall permit persons to enter and leave such building or structure with safety. A sign attached to such building or structure at the place of such entrances or exits shall inform users of such parking area as to such restrictions, and failure to obey the regulations contained in this section shall be deemed a violation of this section.
(f) 
On demand of the police, any owner or lessee requesting police enforcement of this section shall furnish to the police a statement, in writing, signed by him or his agent, to the effect that a specified vehicle was unlawfully parked, stored, or left upon his premises at a certain time or during a certain period without his consent or permission, and such owner or lessee shall be available to testify to such facts in court at the request of the police. Failure of an owner or lessee to comply with the request of the police, as set out in this subsection, shall be sufficient cause for the chief of police or his subordinates to cease enforcing this section at the premises of such owner or lessee who fails to give the cooperation required in this subsection.
(g) 
Where any owner of any premises desires to completely prohibit parking thereon, he may notify the public to that effect by a conspicuous sign placed on such premises stating in substance:
NO PARKING
POLICE ENFORCEMENT
UNDER PENALTY OF LAW
SECTION 24-118 of CODE OF ORDINANCES
Such sign shall be not greater than two feet in height by three feet in width, with red lettering not more than four inches high upon a white background. Any person who parks or leaves a vehicle on such posted premises shall be deemed in violation of this section.
(h) 
All signs erected pursuant to former section 28-90 are ratified and shall be considered to be in compliance with this section.
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Editor's Note: Res. No. 50-93, adopted May 25, 1993, repealed § 24-119, which pertained to parking prohibited in specified area. See the Code Comparative Table.