[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Harrison 3-19-2015 by L.L. No.
1-2015. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The Town Board finds and declares that certain residential areas
inundated with the parking of vehicles owned by non-area residents.
Many of these non-area residents who park in this area are commuters
who park and then take public transportation to their jobs.
B.
The Town Board finds that a lack of parking for residents of these
residential areas of the Town of Harrison has resulted in traffic
hazards, congestion and air and noise pollution. In addition, such
lack of parking poses a hazard to residents and other pedestrians
in such area.
C.
The Town Board finds that a residential parking system within such
areas will reduce such hazards and will reduce pollution levels as
well. The Town Board, therefore, hereby declares the necessity of
adopting a residential parking system.
This legislation permitting the issuance of resident parking
permits to qualified residents of the Town of Harrison is intended
to achieve the following:
A.
To reduce hazardous traffic conditions resulting from the use of
streets within area zoned for residential uses for the parking of
vehicles by persons using district zoned for commercial or industrial
uses, or by commuters using the railroad station to travel to their
jobs.
B.
To protect the residents from polluted air, excessive noise and trash
and refuse caused by the entry of such vehicles; to protect the residents
of this district from unreasonable burdens in gaining access to their
residences; to preserve the character of those districts as residential
districts; to promote efficiency in the maintenance of those streets
in a clean and safe condition; to preserve the value of the property
in those districts; and to preserve the safety of children and other
pedestrians and traffic study and the peace, good order, comfort,
convenience and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town.
C.
It is the opinion and decision of the Town Board that it is in the
best interest of the Town and its residents, in light of the foregoing
legislative findings set forth, to regulate parking of vehicles in
the Town by the establishment of a residential parking permit system.
A.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the Town
Board of the Town of Harrison hereby adopts a local law to provide
for a residential parking permit system at no cost to the residents
applicable to parking within the area in which such parking system
is in effect in accordance with the provisions of this section.
B.
Such residential parking system is established within the area of
the Town of Harrison as follows: All of that area beginning at the
intersection of Harrison Avenue and Broadway; running north on Harrison
Avenue to Davenport Street; thence running east on Davenport Street
to Oakland Avenue; then running north along Oakland Avenue to the
intersection of Macy Road; running thence north on Macy Road to the
intersection of Macy Road and South Road and Sunnyside Avenue; running
thence west along Sunnyside Avenue to Sunnyside Place; thence north
to Emerson Place; thence along Emerson Place to Emerson Avenue north
to Hyatt Avenue; thence west on Hyatt Avenue to Harrison Avenue; thence
south on Harrison Avenue to Webster Avenue; thence west on Webster
Avenue to Crotona Avenue; thence south on Crotona Avenue to Calvert
Street; thence east on Calvert Street to Broadway; thence south on
Broadway to the intersection of Harrison Avenue; the place of beginning,
permit parking may be implemented on both sides of any street whose
center line is herein utilized as a boundary description.
(1)
Provided, however, that except for the reference to state highways
solely for the purposes of delineating the boundaries of the area
described in this subdivision, the provisions of this section shall
not apply to any state highway maintained by the state.
C.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no permit shall be required on streets
where the adjacent properties are zoned for commercial/retail use.
D.
This law providing for such residential parking system is necessitated
by the lack of parking in the area designated above which has resulted
in traffic hazards, congestion, air and noise pollution. Such lack
of parking poses a hazard to residents and pedestrians in this area.
The residential parking system will reduce such hazards and will reduce
pollution levels as well.
E.
Motor vehicles registered pursuant to Section 404-a of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law § 1662-c shall be exempt from any permit
requirement under this chapter.
F.
Permit requirements shall be in effect on weekdays (Monday through
Friday) from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
G.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, 20% of all parking
spaces within the permit area shall be available to nonresidents and
shall provide short term parking of not less than 90 minutes in duration
in such area.
H.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all prohibitions
on parking in excess of 24 hours shall remain in effect for all vehicles
within the permit area.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The owner or owners or tenant or tenants of or in a residential
dwelling whose primary residence is located within the restricted
parking zone.
A sticker or decal issued by the Town Clerk or designee to
an area resident to be affixed to the area resident's automobile
which must be numbered and depict the license plate number.
The area or areas defined in § 193-3 of this chapter.
The Town Clerk of the Town of Harrison.
The Clerk or designee shall issue a resident parking permit
to an area resident who files a complete application and meets all
of the requirements of this article. The application and resident
parking permit shall be in such form as said Clerk determines. The
Town Clerk shall issue residential parking permits and shall maintain
a record of the license plate number and the vehicle identification
number of each motor vehicle for which a residential parking permit
is requested. The Town Clerk shall not issue a residential parking
permit for any motor vehicle unless the owner of that motor vehicle
demonstrates, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Town Clerk, that
such owner resides within the districts.
A.
Resident parking permits shall be no smaller than 2"x 2" and affixed
to the rear driver's side window.
B.
Area residents may be issued a resident parking permit upon submission
to the Town Clerk of at least the following proof: a valid vehicle
registration showing place of residence, a New York State Drivers
License and a sworn and signed affidavit or application form as prepared
by the Town Clerk that states that said residence is the applicant's
primary residence in the Town of Harrison.
C.
There shall be no fee for the resident parking permit. Said permit
must be renewed annually. When said vehicle is sold or disposed of,
it shall be the owner's responsibility to remove the resident
parking permit and provide proof of removal when applying for a new
sticker.
D.
No area resident shall give or sell a resident parking permit to
another person or otherwise allow it to be placed on a vehicle other
than the vehicle listed on the resident parking permit.
E.
For a vehicle to be eligible for a resident parking permit, an area
resident must furnish proof of ownership either in the form of a registration,
for a personally owned vehicle, or a letter on company letterhead,
for a vehicle owned by the area resident's employer but utilized
as a company car on a regular basis by the area resident employee.
F.
Vehicles with commercial license plates shall not be eligible for
resident parking permits.
G.
The Town may revoke the resident parking permit of any area resident
when it is found that a false or fraudulent application has been filed
or it is found that the resident parking permit was improperly or
wrongfully issued. The Town Clerk shall provide notice of such revocation,
and the effective date of such revocation shall be the date of such
notice. Such notice shall provide that the resident parking permit
shall be removed from the vehicle or vehicles.
H.
All resident parking permits issued under the provisions of this
article shall expire on January 31, of each calendar year, unless
revoked sooner by the Town in accordance with this article.
A.
A "scofflaw" shall be an individual, corporation or other entity
which as three or more outstanding and unpaid parking violations issued
by the Town of Harrison against his/her/it or any vehicle registered
in his/her/its name for which a warrant or final notice of such violations
has been mailed by or on behalf of the Town of Harrison.
B.
The Town may revoke the resident parking permit of any area resident
who is listed on the records of the town of Harrison as a scofflaw.
The Town clerk shall provide notice of such revocation, and the effective
date of such revocation shall be the date of such notice. Such notice
shall provide that the resident parking permit holder shall remove
the resident parking permit from the vehicle.
C.
Area residents who have had their resident parking permits revoked
may apply for and be issued a new resident parking permit if they
provide evidence that all outstanding parking tickets issued in their
name or in the name of the owner of the vehicle have been paid in
full.
D.
No resident parking permit shall be issued to any area resident who
is listed on the records of the Town as a scofflaw.
