[Added 4-12-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
A.
It has come to the attention of the Board of Trustees,
and said Village Board finds and declares, that many residential areas
in the Main Street area are inundated with the parking of vehicles
owned by non-area residents. These non-area residents who park in
this area are commuters who park and then take public transportation
to their jobs.
B.
The Board of Trustees finds that a lack of parking
for residents of these residential areas of the Village of Irvington
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 Board of Trustees further finds that a residential
parking system within such area will reduce such hazards and will
reduce pollution levels as well. The Board of Trustees, therefore,
hereby declares the necessity of adopting a residential parking system.
This legislation permitting the issuance of
resident parking permits to residents of the Village is intended to
achieve the following:
A.
To reduce hazardous traffic conditions resulting from
the use of streets within areas zoned for residential uses for the
parking of vehicles by persons using districts zoned for commercial
or industrial uses, or by commuters using the railroad station to
travel to their jobs.
B.
To protect the residential districts from polluted
air, excessive noise and trash and refuse caused by the entry of such
vehicles; to protect the residents of those districts 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 safety and
the peace, good order, comfort, convenience and welfare of the inhabitants
of the Village.
C.
To promote and encourage Village residents whose homes
contain driveways to continue to utilize said driveways to park their
vehicles inasmuch as the parking of said vehicles on the street would
defeat the very purpose of this article.
D.
It is the opinion and decision of the Board of Trustees that it is in the best interest of the Village and its residents, in light of the foregoing legislative findings set forth in § 213-29.1, to regulate parking of vehicles in the Village by the establishment of a residential parking permit system.
[Amended 2-4-2019 by L.L.
No. 4-2019]
A Restricted Parking Zone is hereby established
within the Main Street neighborhood of the Village of Irvington, which
shall mean that area generally bounded on the easterly side by North
and South Dearman Street, on the northerly side by Matthiessen Park,
on the westerly side by North and South Astor Street and the Metro-North
Commuter Railroad tracks, and on the southerly side by Station Road.
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.
[Amended 1-23-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013; 2-4-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
A tag issued by the Village Clerk or designee to an Area
Resident to be hung on the rearview mirror of the Area Resident's
automobile.
[Amended 2-4-2019 by L.L.
No. 4-2019]
The area defined in § 213-29.3.
The Village Clerk of Irvington.
[Amended 2-4-2019 by L.L.
No. 4-2019]
A.
The Village Clerk or designee shall issue a Resident Parking Permit
to an Area Resident who files an application and meets all of the
requirements of this article. The application and Resident Parking
Permit shall be in such form as the Village Clerk determines.
B.
Resident Parking Permits shall be placed on the rearview mirror and
are not transferable.
C.
Vans and other vehicles with commercial license plates shall not
be eligible for Resident Parking Permits, unless they are of the size
that allows the vehicle to fit within the confines of one marked parking
space. Commercial vehicles with more than four wheels are prohibited
from obtaining a permit.
D.
The fees, if any, that are collected by the Village for Resident
Parking Permits shall be credited to the general fund.
E.
The Village may revoke the Resident Parking Permit 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 Village 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
returned to the Village Clerk.
[Amended 4-18-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005; 1-23-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013; 2-4-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
A.
Area Residents may be issued a Resident Parking Permit upon submission
to the Village Clerk of at least the following proof: a valid vehicle
registration showing place of residence and a signed affidavit or
application form as prepared by the Village Clerk that states that
said residence is the applicant's primary residence in the Village
of Irvington.
B.
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.
C.
The fee for the Resident Parking Permit, which is intended to fund
the administration of the program, shall be set from time to time
by the Board of Trustees, with each permit valid for the year February
1 to January 31, and said permit must be renewed annually. When the
vehicle for which the permit was issued is sold or disposed of, it
shall be the owner's responsibility to return the Resident Parking
Permit to the Village Clerk when applying for a new permit.
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. Any Area Resident
who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be liable for
a fine as set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, shall have
such Resident Parking Permit revoked and shall not be entitled to
be issued a new Resident Parking Permit for a period of one year after
such revocation.
E.
Number of permits per household.
(1)
Each household in the Restricted Parking Zone shall be permitted
a maximum of one Resident Parking Permit if there are two vehicles
in the household, it being assumed that in most instances at least
one of the household vehicles can be placed off-street in a driveway
if one exists.
(2)
If a demonstrated hardship exists where a household does not
have a driveway to park any of its vehicles, the Village, in its discretion,
may issue one Resident Parking Permit to a one-vehicle household and
two Resident Parking Permits to a two-vehicle household.
(3)
The number of Resident Parking Permits shall not exceed the
number of licensed drivers residing in the household.
[Amended 2-4-2019 by L.L.
No. 4-2019]
A.
Only vehicles properly exhibiting a Resident Parking Permit issued by the Village Clerk shall be permitted to park in the Restricted Parking Zones in excess of the posted two-hour, four-hour, or six-hour limit between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. except that the Resident Parking Permit shall not permit parking on Main Street in excess of the posted limits, nor shall it permit parking in the municipal parking areas listed in § 213-22.
B.
The fine or fines for violations of § 213-29.7A or any other provision of this article shall be designated by the Board of Trustees by resolution adopted at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees.
C.
Vehicles registered pursuant to § 404-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall be exempt from the provisions of § 213-29.7A.
D.
Vehicles to which there are attached Resident Parking Permits may
be parked in a specific space within the established Restricted Parking
Zone for which the permit is valid (but not Main Street) for a period
not exceeding 72 hours.
[Amended 2-4-2019 by L.L.
No. 4-2019]
A.
For purposes of this section a "scofflaw" shall be an individual,
corporation or other entity which has three or more outstanding and
unpaid parking violations issued by the Village of Irvington against
him/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 Village of Irvington.
B.
The Village may revoke the Resident Parking Permit of any Area Resident
who is listed on the records of the Village as a scofflaw. The Village
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 return the parking
permit to the Village Clerk.
C.
Area Residents who have had their 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 Village as a scofflaw.
