The Town Board of the Town of Victor has determined that it is in the best interest of the public and for the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Victor to regulate and control the parking of vehicles within the Town of Victor.
The provisions of this Article are enacted pursuant to the authority vested in the Town Board of the Town of Victor in accordance with the provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
The provisions of this Article shall only apply to those streets or portions thereof as are hereinafter designated which are within the Town of Victor, exclusive of those areas within the corporate limits of the Village of Victor. The provisions of this Article shall apply except when it is necessary to stop vehicles to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer, constable or official traffic control device.
A. 
The words and phrases used in this Article shall, for the purpose of this Article, have the meanings ascribed to them by Article 1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
B. 
Whenever certain hours are named herein or on traffic control devices or signs, they shall mean the time standard which is in current use in the State of New York.
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited on all highways within the Town of Victor between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. from November 1 to April 15 of each year.
Whenever any police officer or the Superintendent of Highways, and/or his or her designee, of the Town of Victor finds any vehicle parked in violation of the provisions of this chapter, such officer or Superintendent is authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle to a garage or other place of safety.
If an illegally parked vehicle is removed to a garage, the owner or other person lawfully entitled to the possession of such vehicle may be charged with a reasonable cost for removal and storage, payable before the vehicle is released. The cost of removal shall not exceed $25 per vehicle, and the cost for storage shall not exceed $2 per vehicle for each twenty-four-hour period.
A. 
The parking or standing of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times in any of the following locations:
(1) 
Any area designated as a handicapped parking zone, either on private or public property, without proper authorization.
(2) 
Any area designated as a fire lane, either on private or public property.
(3) 
Any area designated as a "no parking" area, by sign.
[Added 4-22-1996 by L.L. No. 9-1996]
The regulations established in this Article shall not be construed to prevent the delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property or the operation of motor vehicles of any municipality or school district along the highways from which such vehicles and combinations are otherwise excluded.
The Superintendent of Highways shall obtain and install signs along said highway indicating the appropriate parking prohibition. This regulation shall take effect upon the installation of said signs along said highways.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 56-14, entitled "Interference with signs prohibited," which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
A. 
Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for a violation of any provision of this Article shall:
(1) 
For any violation of § 198-8 hereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $15 for a first offense or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) 
For any violation of § 198-11 hereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $25 for a first offense or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. 
All fines imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall automatically be increased to double the amount of the fine if such fines are not paid within 10 days of the issuance of the citation for any such violation.