It is the intent of this article to:
A. Promote public safety by regulating the use and operation
of motor vehicles upon county property.
B. Provide for the designation of fire lanes and/or fire
zones, public parking areas, public and employee parking areas and
handicapped parking areas.
C. Provide for the disposal of unattended and abandoned
motor vehicles in fire lanes or other zones duly marked "restricted."
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
COUNTY PROPERTY
Includes all property owned by the County of Putnam and all
property under the jurisdiction and control of the County of Putnam.
EMPLOYEE PARKING
A parking area designated for parking for persons employed
by the County of Putnam or the State of New York whose place of employment
is located at the county-owned or -leased facility.
FIRE ZONE AND FIRE LANE
An unobstructed passageway marked or designated on county
property and accessible to the public to permit free ingress and egress
of fire, police and other emergency vehicles and equipment from or
to a public highway.
OPERATOR
Includes every individual who shall operate a vehicle as
the owner thereof, or as the agent, employee or permittee of the owner,
or who is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
PERSON
Includes every natural person, firm, copartnership, association
or corporation.
RESERVED PARKING
A parking area designated for parking for designated persons
employed by the County of Putnam or the State of New York whose place
of employment is located at the county-owned or -leased facility.
VEHICLE
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is
or may be transported upon a highway, except a device which is operated
upon rails or tracks.
VEHICLES OPERATED BY OR FOR A HANDICAPPED OR ILL PERSON
A vehicle operated by or for such person which displays a
New York State license plate, official New York State permit or municipal
temporary special vehicle identification, parking permit, valid for
not more than six months, certifying that said vehicle is operated
by or for such person.
VISITOR PARKING
A parking area designated for parking for the public at large
while on official business with the County of Putnam or the State
of New York at the County-owned or -leased facility.
VISITOR PARKING - TIME LIMITED
A parking area designated for the public at large while on
official business with the County of Putnam or the State of New York
at the County-owned or -leased facility for a specific limited time.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with
other traffic or where in compliance with law or the directives of
a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall:
A. Park in an area designated "no parking."
B. Park in an area designated "fire zone" or "fire lane."
C. Park in an area designated "handicapped parking,"
unless expressly provided in this article.
D. Park in an area designated "visitor parking - no employee
parking" if the person is an employee of the County of Putnam or the
State of New York or its constituent agencies.
E. Park in an area designated as a reserved space for
any county or government official, unless the vehicle is owned or
operated by such designated county or government official.
F. Park a vehicle in an area designated "visitor parking
- time limited," if that person parks said vehicle in said parking
space for more than the limit specified on the posted sign.
No person shall operate a vehicle on County property at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit, as designated by the County Executive in accordance with §
31-33D hereof.
[Added 7-7-2009 by L.L. No. 16-2009]
A. No person
shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any instruction, direction
or regulation displayed upon any post, standard, sign or marking on
any drive or other device installed or placed for the regulation of
moving traffic on County property.
B. Any and
all traffic devices so placed under this article must comply with
New York State Vehicle and Traffic Laws and the rules and regulations
of the State of New York with regard to the placement of said traffic
devices.
Whenever any vehicle shall be found parked in
violation of the provisions of this article, such vehicle may be removed
and conveyed by or under the direction of a member of the Sheriff's
Department after being ticketed by the Sheriff's Department, by means
of towing the same, or otherwise, to some suitable place of storage,
and such removal and storage shall be at the risk and expense of the
owner of such vehicle. Before the owner or person in charge of such
vehicle shall be permitted to remove the same from the custody of
the Sheriff's Department, he shall furnish evidence of his identity
and ownership or right to possession and shall pay all charges for
towing and storage. Prior to the vehicle's being released to the person
claiming the same, such person shall sign a receipt for such vehicle.