[Amended 6-15-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
A. Authority to seize, remove, and store vehicles.
(1) When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this
Village during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency
which affects that portion of the public highway upon which said vehicle
is parked or abandoned, said vehicle may be removed by the Superintendent
of Public Works or as arranged by any law enforcement officer.
(2) When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway within this Village
where said vehicle constitutes obstruction to traffic, said vehicle
may be removed by the Superintendent of Public Works or as arranged
by any law enforcement officer.
(3) When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this
Village where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, said vehicle
may be removed by the Superintendent of Public Works or as arranged
by any law enforcement officer.
(4) When any vehicle is illegally parked in a handicapped parking space
or in violation of §§ 423(a), 511-b, 1203-b, 1203-c,
1640, or 1670 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York
or such other law providing for the seizure, removal or storage of
vehicles, said vehicle may be removed by the Superintendent of Public
Works or as arranged by any law enforcement officer.
B. Storage and charges. After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, such vehicle may be stored in a suitable place at the
expense of the owner. Such owner, or person in charge of the vehicle,
may redeem the same upon payment to the Village Clerk of the amount
of all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such
removal and the cost of storage.
C. Notice of removal. The Superintendent of Public Works shall, without
delay, report the removal and disposition of any vehicle removed as
provided in this article to the Police Department, and it shall be
the duty of such Police Department to ascertain, to the extent possible,
the owner of the vehicle or person having same in charge and to notify
him of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount
which will be required to redeem same.
[Amended 6-4-1985 by L.L.
No. 1-1985]
A. A truck route system, upon which all trucks, tractors and tractor-trailer
combinations and other vehicles having a total gross weight in excess
of 10 tons are permitted to travel and operate, shall consist of the
following highways:
B. All trucks, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations and other vehicles having a total gross weight in excess of 10 tons are hereby excluded from all highways within this Village except from those highways listed in Subsection
A except that this exclusion shall not be construed to prevent any vehicle or combinations from using all highways within this Village for any purpose if such purpose could not be accomplished by the use of the truck route system.
[Added 6-15-1998 by L.L.
No. 5-1998]
A. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or when
in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official
traffic control device, no person shall:
(1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(a)
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped, standing or parked
at the edge or curb of a street;
(c)
Within an intersection, except when permitted by official signs
or parking meters on the side of a highway opposite a street which
intersects but does not cross such highway;
(e)
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when
stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(f)
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway;
(2) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily
to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(a)
In front of a public or private driveway;
(b)
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, unless a different
distance is indicated by official signs, markings or parking meters;
(c)
Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop
or yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of the
roadway, unless a different distance is indicated by official signs
or markings.
B. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a
fire hydrant, except when such vehicle is attended by a licensed operator
who is seated in the front seat and who can immediately move such
vehicle in case of emergency, unless a different distance is indicated
by official signs, markings or parking meters.
[Added 6-15-1998 by L.L.
No. 5-1998]
A. Except where angle parking is authorized, every vehicle stopped,
standing, or parked wholly upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped,
standing, or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel
to and within 12 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
B. Except where angle parking is authorized, every vehicle stopped,
standing, or parked wholly upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped,
standing, or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in
the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand
wheels within 12 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway,
or its left-hand wheels within 12 inches of the left-hand curb or
edge of the roadway.
C. Except where angle parking is authorized, every vehicle stopped,
standing, or parked partly upon a roadway shall be so stopped, standing,
or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway. On a one-way
roadway, such vehicle shall be facing in the direction of authorized
traffic movement; on a two-way roadway, such vehicle shall be facing
in the direction of authorized traffic movement on that portion of
the roadway on which the vehicle rests.
D. No person regularly engaged in the sale or repair of vehicles shall
park a vehicle on any highway for the purpose of:
(1) Displaying such vehicle for sale.
(2) Greasing or repairing such vehicle, except for such repairs as may
be necessitated by an emergency.
[Added 6-15-1998 by L.L.
No. 5-1998]
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any area designated
as a place for handicapped parking unless the vehicle bears a permit
issued under § 1203-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of
the State of New York, as amended, or a registration issued under
§ 404-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New
York, as amended, and such vehicle is being used for the transportation
of a severely disabled or handicapped person.
[Added 6-15-1998 by L.L.
No. 5-1998]
Any person who knowingly dumps or shovels snow onto a parking
place for handicapped persons, rendering such place unusable for parking
purposes, shall be subject to a fine of $50 for the first offense
and a fine not to exceed $200 for every offense thereafter.
[Added 6-15-1998 by L.L.
No. 5-1998]
No person shall park or abandon upon any highway within this
Village during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency
which affects that portion of the public highway upon which said vehicle
is parked or abandoned.
[Amended 10-29-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990; 6-15-1998 by L.L. No. 5-1998; 5-3-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
A. Penalties for offenses.
(1) Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of Article
IV or
V of this chapter shall, for a conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of $25; for a second such conviction within 18 months thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of $30; upon a third or subsequent conviction within 18 months after the first conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of $45.
(2) Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of §§
60-23 and
60-24 of this chapter shall, for a conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of $35; for a second such conviction within 18 months thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of $45; upon a third or subsequent conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of $65.
(3) Any person convicted of a violation of §
60-22,
60-25, or
60-26 of this chapter shall, for a conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of $120; for a second such conviction within 18 months thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of $170; upon a third or subsequent conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of $270.
(4) Any person convicted of a violation of §
60-27 of this chapter shall, for a conviction thereof, be punished by a minimum fine of $125 and a maximum fine of $150; for a second or subsequent conviction within 18 months thereafter, such person shall be punished by a minimum fine of $150 and a maximum fine of $225.
B. Payment of a fine shall constitute a plea of guilty to the specified
violation. Unless a person charged appears before the Village Justice
Court to answer the charge, the fine shall be doubled if not paid
within 10 days of the date of issue of the ticket making the charge.