A.
Hours and days of operation. The provisions of this
article shall apply to all Village parking meters during such hours
as shall be posted for their operation, except that on Sundays, Christmas,
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day
this article shall not be applicable.
B.
Authority to vary hours and days. The Board of Trustees
shall be empowered, by resolution, to vary the hours and days during
which this article shall be effective.
Parking meter zones are hereby designated as
being those parts of streets upon which metered parking is now designated
or may hereafter be designated by the Board of Trustees.
A.
Parking meter zones are hereby designated and established
for Fulton Avenue (Route 24), with the parking time limits indicated:
(1)
From North Franklin Street to the westerly Village
line, north side: one-hour parking in the space beginning at a point
200 feet west of North Franklin Street and extending west to the westerly
boundary line of the Village.
(2)
From North Franklin Street to the westerly Village
line, south side: one-hour parking between North Franklin Street and
High Street, then beginning at a point 100 feet west of High Street
and continuing to the westerly boundary line of the Village.
(3)
From Fairview Boulevard to the easterly Village line,
north side: one-hour parking for the entire length.
(4)
From Cornwall Lane to Cameron Avenue, south side:
one-hour parking.
B.
All parking spaces on Fulton Avenue (Route 24) west
of North Franklin Street shall be so marked that vehicles will be
required to park parallel to the curb.
The Board of Trustees may from time to time
designate any land or area owned by the Village as a metered municipal
parking field.
Each of the following parking fields is hereby
designated as a metered municipal parking field:
A.
Field No. 1. All that area located in the block bounded
by Front Street, Main Street, Fulton Avenue and Washington Street
which has been designated specifically for use as surface parking
and that part of the multideck parking structure which is provided
with parking meters.
B.
Field No. 4. Located in the block bounded by Fulton
Avenue, Front Street, Main Street and North Franklin Street.
C.
Fields No. 5 and 6. Located in the area bounded by
Jackson Street, Main Street, Fulton Avenue and North Franklin Street.
D.
Field No. 7. Located in the block bounded by Jackson
Street, Main Street, Columbia Street and North Franklin Street.
E.
Field No. 8. Located in the block bounded by Bedell,
Columbia, North Franklin and Main Streets.
F.
Field No. 9. Located in the block bounded by Bedell,
North Franklin and Main Streets and Kellum Place.
G.
Field No. 10. Located in the block bounded by Kellum
Place, Union Place, North Franklin and Main Streets.
H.
Field No. 11B. Located in the block bounded by Bedell
Street, Main Street, Kellum Place and the Long Island Railroad property,
excepting such area as may be designated by the Board of Trustees
for resident parking upon issuance of a parking permit.
I.
Field No. 12. Located in the block bounded by Columbia
Street, Washington Street, Jackson Street and Station Plaza.
J.
Field No. 14. Located in the block bounded by Nichols
Court, Station Plaza, Jackson Street and Washington Street.
K.
Field No. 15. Located in the block bounded by Jackson
Street, Washington Street, Nichols Court and Station Plaza.
L.
Field No. 16. Located in the block bounded by Fulton
Avenue, Clinton Street, Cooper Avenue and Washington Street.
[Amended 12-6-1983 by L.L. No. 18-1983; 12-4-1984 by L.L. No. 11-1984; 8-4-1987 by L.L. No. 5-1987; 11-4-1987 by L.L. No.
6-1987; 10-2-2007 by L.L. No. 9-2007]
A.
Except as otherwise provided, all parking meters shall
be so constructed as to display a signal showing legal parking upon
deposit of the sum stated on the meter.
B.
All meters shall be constructed so that a change of
signal thereon or some other visual mechanical device shall indicate
expiration of the parking period corresponding to the sum of currency
deposited in said meters.
C.
The currency to be deposited shall be in the form
and size of legal tender issued by the United States Mint.
Meters shall be placed next to individual parking
places, and meters shall be so constructed as to display a signal
showing legal parking upon deposit therein of the proper coin or coins
of the United States as indicated by instructions on said meter and
for a period of time conforming to the parking time limits of the
Village, said signal to remain in evidence until expiration of said
parking period so designated, at which time a change of signal or
some other mechanical operation shall indicate expiration of said
parking period.
A.
Duties of owner or operator. When any motor vehicle
shall be parked next to a parking meter, the owner or operator of
said motor vehicle shall park within the area designated by the marking
lines as indicated for parallel or diagonal parking. Upon entering
said parking space, such owner or operator shall immediately deposit
in said meter a coin of the United States for such amount as is indicated
by the instructions on said meter. It shall be unlawful for any person
to fail to park within said designated area or fail to deposit the
proper coin.
B.
Right to park. A motor vehicle shall be unlawfully
parked if it remains in such space beyond the legal parking limit
and/or when said parking meter displays a signal showing such illegal
parking.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit
any vehicle to be parked in a manner contrary to the provisions of
this article.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit
any vehicle registered in his name to be parked in a manner contrary
to the provisions of this article.
It shall be unlawful to deposit or cause to
be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device or metallic substitute
for a coin of the United States, except for parking meter tokens issued
by the Village of Hempstead for use in Village parking meters.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deface,
damage, tamper with, open, willfully break or destroy any parking
meter.
