This article shall be known as the "Emergency
Parking Control Ordinance of the Town of Henrietta."
[Amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Any vehicle found standing, parked or left on a highway in violation of this article shall be removed and stored by the Town in accordance with Article
IV, Removal and Storage of Abandoned or Illegally Parked Vehicles, of Chapter
273, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the Town of Henrietta.
[Added 1-4-1960; amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Whether or not an emergency exists or has been proclaimed, whenever any vehicle is found unattended or parked on any highway within the Town of Henrietta in such a position as to obstruct traffic or to interfere with snow removal operations being carried out by the Town, such vehicle shall be subject to removal as set forth in Article
IV, Removal and Storage of Abandoned or Illegally Parked Vehicles, of Chapter
273, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the Town of Henrietta.
The Town Board of the Town of Henrietta finds
that the leaving of vehicles on Town highways during periods of snowfall
has hindered and obstructed the Superintendent of Highways in snow
removal operations. The Town Board additionally finds that the leaving
of vehicles on highways within the Town during snowstorms causes hazards
to persons using such highways. The purpose of this article is to
protect the health, safety and well-being of persons and property
by imposing restrictions on the leaving of vehicles on highways during
snowstorms.
This article shall be known as the "Winter Parking
Ordinance" of the Town of Henrietta.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
HIGHWAY
The entire width between the boundary lines of every publicly
maintained way that is open to the use of the public for purposes
of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.
[Amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including licensed
vehicles, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively
upon stationary rails or tracks.
[Amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
A. The parking
of vehicles is hereby prohibited on all public streets, highways or
roadways within the Town of Henrietta between 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
from November 1 to April 1 of each year.
B. When deemed
advisable in the interest of public safety, including snow removal,
the Town Supervisor or Highway Superintendent may prohibit parking
and stopping as necessary, and all pedestrians and drivers of vehicles
shall comply with those regulations.
[Amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Any vehicle found standing, parked or left on a highway in violation of this article shall be removed and stored by the Town in accordance with Article
IV, Removal and Storage of Abandoned or Illegally Parked Vehicles, of Chapter
273, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the Town of Henrietta.
[Amended 6-20-2001 by L.L. No. 3-2001]
In addition to any penalty contained in any
other provision of the law, any person who shall violate any provisions
of this article shall be guilty of a violation and shall be punished
by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100.