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Town of Babylon, NY
Suffolk County
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[Added 10-18-1994 by L.L. No. 23-1994]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC HIGHWAY
Includes any town, county or state highway, roadway, street, lane or sidewalk in the Town of Babylon.
VEHICLE
Includes all motor vehicles capable of registration under the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, as well as off-road or all-terrain vehicles, trailers, carts, boats or other seafaring vessels or any other item capable of or outfitted to travel upon any roads, highways or waterways.
[Amended 12-20-1994 by L.L. No. 33-1994]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person or his agent, designee or employee to park or leave unattended or to suffer or permit to be parked or left unattended any vehicle on any public highway within the Town, where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to park or display a vehicle for the purpose of storing, renting or selling such vehicle on any public highway, except state highways, within the Town for a period of more than one hour.
[Amended 6-2-1998 by L.L. No. 11-1998]
C. 
It shall be unlawful to park or display a vehicle for the purpose of storing, renting or selling such vehicle for a period of more than one hour on property which is zoned Business or Industrial pursuant to Chapter 213 of the Code of the Town of Babylon where such use is not otherwise permitted pursuant to § 213-129F(7) of the Code of the Town of Babylon or within 250 feet of the following public highways:
[Amended 6-2-1998 by L.L. No. 11-1998; 9-19-2000 by L.L. No. 22-2000]
Street
Location
Acorn Street
From Straight Path easterly to Deer Park Avenue
Albany Avenue
From the Village of Amityville northerly to NYS Route 109
Bay Shore Road
From the Babylon/Islip town line to Deer Park Avenue
Central Avenue
From New Highway easterly to Wellwood Avenue
Commack Road
From Deer Park Avenue northerly to the Huntington town line
Conklin Street
From the Nassau County line easterly to Wellwood Avenue
Deer Park Avenue
From the Village of Babylon northerly to the Huntington town line
Gazza Boulevard
From NYS Route 110 easterly to New Highway
Grand Boulevard
From Straight Path easterly to the Town of Islip
Great Neck Road
From Montauk Highway northerly to the Oyster Bay town line
Long Island Avenue
From Wellwood Avenue easterly to the Islip town line
Milbar Boulevard
From NYS Route 110 easterly to New Highway
Montauk Highway
From the Village of Amityville easterly to the Village of Babylon
New Highway
From the Village of Lindenhurst northerly to the Huntington town line
NYS Route 109
From the Village of Babylon line to the Village of Farmingdale line
NYS Route 110
From the Amityville Village line northerly to the Huntington town line
Smith Street
From NYS Route 110 easterly to New Highway
Straight Path
From the Village of Amityville line northerly to the Huntington town line
Sunrise Highway
From County Line Road easterly to the Islip town line
Wellwood Avenue
From the Village of Lindenhurst northerly to the Huntington town line
D. 
The owner, operator or person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer shall be in violation of this article if any vehicle owned, operated or in his charge is on any public highway with a vehicle identification number which is covered or obstructed from plain sight.
[Added 11-18-2009 by L.L. No. 25-2009]
The display, on or about any vehicle, of any sign, sticker, writing or other indication that the vehicle is for sale or rental shall be presumptive evidence that said vehicle is parked or displayed for purposes of rental or sale. This presumption shall be rebuttable.
[Added 6-2-1998 by L.L. No. 11-1998; amended 5-7-2002 by L.L. No. 8-2002; 4-13-2004 by L.L. No. 9-2004]
It shall be unlawful for any person or his agent or employee to abandon, as defined in § 6-1 of the Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances, or permit to be abandoned any vehicle within the Town. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense and $2,500 for the third offense and any subsequent offenses.
[Added 4-13-2004 by L.L. No. 9-2004]
It shall be presumed that the last registrant of any vehicle found to be abandoned on any highway in the Town abandoned, allowed or permitted the abandonment of said vehicle. This presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
[Amended 6-2-1998 by L.L. No. 11-1998; 9-19-2000 by L.L. No. 22-2000; 4-13-2004 by L.L. No. 9-2004]
Any property or vehicle left unattended, where such property or vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, or any vehicle which is parked or displayed for purposes of storage, rental or sale in violation of this article shall be removed and stored in accordance with the terms and provisions of Chapter 6 of the Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances, except that the waiting periods set forth in § 6-1 of this Code shall not apply to the removal and storage of vehicles parked or displayed for sale or renting.
Vehicles owned and/or operated by the federal, state, county or town government, or agencies thereof, or owned and/or operated by any other municipality or fire company, shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.