[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Onondaga 1-2-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2024. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Unless otherwise stated, the words and expressions used in this chapter shall have meanings as follows:
ADA RAMP
A combined ramp and landing to accomplish a change in level at a curb or building entrance in order to provide access to pedestrians using wheelchairs.
BICYCLE
A device meeting the definition in New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law § 102 and lacking a motor.
BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST
A device meeting the definition of a "class one" or "class two" bicycle with electric assist as in New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law § 102-c. (The term does not include "class three" bicycles with electric assist, which cannot, under New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1242, Subsection 10, lawfully be operated in the Town.)
ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICE
Any bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter. It does not include an electrically driven mobility assistance device operated or driven by a person with a disability, a bicycle, or an electric personal assistive mobility device.
ELECTRIC SCOOTER
A device meeting the definition in New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law § 114-e.
FURNISHINGS ZONE
That portion of a sidewalk adjacent to the curb that contains elements such as street trees, signal poles, streetlights, bicycle racks or other street furniture. This area does not include the curb itself or the pedestrian through zone.
MULTIUSE PATH
A public way designed and designated for use by pedestrians, those riding bicycles, and, to the extent permitted, those employing other nonmotorized conveyances (such as in-line skates, roller skates, skateboards, and kick scooters).
PEDESTRIAN THROUGH ZONE
That portion of a sidewalk used primarily by pedestrians for travel and for accessing transit or buildings. It does not include the furnishings zone.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY
A public way meeting the definition in New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law § 134.
SIDEWALK
A pedestrian public way meeting the definition in New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law § 144.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any electric mobility device operated or parked on any public highway, crosswalk, sidewalk, multiuse path, pedestrian mall or path, park or public space, municipal or private parking lot open to and used by the general public.
A. 
A person shall not park a bicycle or electric mobility device on private property of another without permission.
B. 
A person may park a bicycle or electric mobility device in officially designated bicycle or electric mobility device parking areas, in a sidewalk furnishings zone, or any other place where it is not otherwise prohibited by this or another local law, state law, federal law, or publicly authorized signs.
C. 
No person shall attach or secure a bicycle or electric mobility device to public or private property in a manner that may damage, impair, or render the property unusable.
D. 
No person shall leave a bicycle or electric mobility device lying on its side on or adjacent to any sidewalk or multiuse path or park a bicycle or electric mobility device in any of the following places:
(1) 
Within a designated no-parking zone;
(2) 
Within a designated public transit stop, except in designated bicycle racks or designated bicycle or electric mobility device parking areas;
(3) 
On a public sidewalk obstructing the pedestrian through zone or on a multiuse path;
(4) 
On any part of a ramp installed pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act[1] or in any other manner that would restrict the movement of persons with disabilities;
[1]
Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq.
(5) 
In designated and marked special use zones, including, but not limited to, commercial service zones, passenger loading zones, customer service zones, and valet zones;
(6) 
In a manner that obstructs fire suppression appurtenances, building entryways, exits, or driveways;
(7) 
On those public highways without curbs in a manner so as to force a pedestrian to walk in the traveled portion of the roadway;
(8) 
Within a designated handicapped parking space and adjoining clear zones;
(9) 
In front of or within a public or private driveway or the entrance to an alley;
(10) 
Within any portion of a sidewalk, street, trail, or building entrance or exit that provides access to disabled persons in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act;
(11) 
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(12) 
Within a pedestrian crosswalk;
(13) 
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance when properly posted;
(14) 
Within a designated turn or bicycle lane;
(15) 
Within the traveled portion of a public highway, including an intersection and pedestrian crossing;
(16) 
Within a landscaped or planted area;
(17) 
Within a roadway median;
(18) 
In front of public art; or
(19) 
Within an area scheduled and posted for cleaning or snow removal.
A. 
A person commits an offense if the person performs an act prohibited by this chapter or fails to perform an act required by this chapter.
B. 
A code enforcement officer or other duly authorized public official may issue a citation for any violation of this chapter.
C. 
A first violation of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 per violation.
D. 
A second violation of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200 per violation.
E. 
A third or subsequent violation of this chapter within one year of conviction of a first violation shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 per violation.
F. 
Each day any violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
A. 
Bicycles or electric mobility devices that are operated or parked in violation of this chapter or are inoperable or abandoned may be impounded or relocated by Town employees or a Town contractor as necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public or as otherwise authorized by law.
B. 
The owner of an impounded bicycle or electric mobility device shall bear the cost of the Town's enforcement, investigation, storage, and impound through fees charged on any impounded device in accordance with the fee schedule established by resolution of the Town.
C. 
No person may retrieve an impounded bicycle or electric mobility device without first demonstrating proof of ownership and payment of the applicable impound fee.