[Adopted 11-19-2007 by L.L. No. 14-2007]
[Amended 1-20-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009; 3-15-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010; 1-24-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011; 2-27-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012; 12-20-2012 by L.L. No. 10-2012; 2-25-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013; 1-27-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
A.
The Village of Cooperstown may establish paid parking areas on any
of its Village-owned streets or parking lots. The specific location
of said paid parking areas will be as follows:
(1)
Paid parking is hereby established on the following streets, or portions
thereof, as noted by appropriate signage:
(a)
North side of Main Street from Pine Boulevard east to River
Street.
(b)
South side of Main Street from the west end of the Business
District, beginning with the diagonal parking east of the county parking
lot (just before the building housing 175 Main Street) east to River
Street.
(c)
East and west sides of Pioneer Street from the northern boundary
of the Business District south to Church Street.
(d)
East and west sides of Fair Street from Main Street to Lake Street.
[Added 2-23-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
(e)
East side of Chestnut Street from Main Street to Lake Street.
[Added 2-23-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
(2)
Paid parking is established at the following Village-owned parking
lots, or portions thereof, as noted by appropriate signage:
B.
The fee structure and collection of fees for said paid parking areas
will be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Hours
and dates of operation for paid parking areas will also be established
by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
C.
Permit parking. The Village of Cooperstown may establish permit-parking
systems for any or all of its paid parking areas. Permits will excuse
permit holders from payment of some or all fees in paid parking areas.
Permits shall be issued by the office of the Village Clerk in accordance
with guidelines established by resolution of the Village Board of
Trustees.
[Amended 1-25-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
D.
The Board of Trustees may authorize the purchase of paid-parking
systems, including but not limited to pay-and-display machines and
parking meters.
[Added 5-23-2016 by L.L.
No. 5-2016; amended 8-27-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018]
A.
The following regulations apply to a permit for on-street parking
of construction vehicles in the Village of Cooperstown so that the
vehicle is not subject to time limits or paid parking fees when in
force.
B.
A parking permit for construction vehicles is hereby established
in accordance with the following regulations:
(1)
A construction vehicle, for the purpose of this section, is a vehicle,
trailer or lift that is required at a job site for the purpose of
delivering or storing materials, tools or equipment required at that
job site. Vehicles that are primarily used for worker commuting to
a job site are not considered construction vehicles for the purpose
of this section and are subject to all Village parking laws, whether
or not they display a permit.
(2)
Application for a construction vehicle permit will include the name
of the contracting company, vehicle owner(s), the name and cell phone
number of the individual who will be responsible for the vehicle at
the job site, and the license plate number(s) of the vehicle(s), trailer(s)
or lift(s). For rented lifts, the license plate or identifying number
may be advised by phone.
(3)
Each vehicle will display a construction vehicle permit on the driver's
side dashboard of the vehicle or attached to any trailer or construction
equipment.
(4)
There will be a registration fee of $25 per vehicle, trailer or construction
equipment. No fee will be charged for rented lifts.
(5)
A construction vehicle permit will be valid for a period of three
years from date of issue.
(6)
Permits are available for purchase on weekdays during normal business
hours. In addition, the Village Clerk may schedule occasional evening
hours and weekend hours for the sale of permits with the approval
of the Board of Trustees.
(7)
The parking permit for construction vehicles is valid only for the
specific vehicle for which it is issued except that permits may be
transferable between vehicles owned by the same company or by partners
in an LLC, provided identifying information is submitted for all vehicles.
(8)
Permit holders must contact the Cooperstown Police Department at
607-547-2500 and leave a message if prior to using on-street parking
when they will exceed the posted time limit or when they will be parking
in a paid parking area. The message must include the address where
work is being performed and the number of hours or days that the vehicle
or vehicles will be at that job site, and the license plate number
of the vehicle, trailer or lift. Extensions of time at a job site
shall be advised to the Police Department in person or by phone.
(9)
Cones may only be used for safety reasons or to preserve a parking
space at a job site.
(10)
Any construction vehicle parking in a paid parking space, when paid
parking is in force, shall also be required to have a downtown paid
parking permit (fee of $25).
C.
Violations of the provisions of this section are subject to a fine
of $75 for a first offense and a one-year (calendar-year) suspension
of the construction vehicle parking permit for the vehicle for a second
offense. Violations shall include:
