It is the purpose of this article to promote
the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village
of Menands by the regulation of traffic, parking, standing, stopping
and the abandonment of vehicles on certain Village streets.
The intersection of North Pearl Street and Wolfert
Avenue is hereby designated as a stop intersection, and stop signs
shall be erected on Wolfert Avenue at its entrances to said intersection
from the east and west.
[Amended 6-7-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993; 7-19-1993 by L.L. No.
3-1993; 11-15-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993; 9-7-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 7-2-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; 8-20-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this
article for an owner or operator of any vehicle to park or permit
his vehicle to be parked or to abandon his vehicle:
A. On the west side of North Pearl Street from a point
168 feet south of Amsterdam Avenue to the end thereof north of Amsterdam
Avenue.
[Amended 3-2-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
B. On the north side of Clifford Road from Broadway west
to the west end thereof.
C. On both sides of Hampton Street between Amsterdam
Avenue and Wolfert Avenue.
D. On the east side of Park Hill Drive from Wards Lane
to a point on the east side of said Park Hill Drive 439 feet to the
north thereof.
E. On either side of Amsterdam Avenue east of North Pearl
Street to the end thereof.
F. On the east side of North Pearl Street from the southeast corner
of Amsterdam Avenue and North Pearl Street continuing +/-30 feet south
on North Pearl Street.
[Amended 2-5-2018 by L.L.
No. 1-2018]
G. On the east side of North Pearl Street from the northeast corner
of Amsterdam Avenue and North Pearl Street continuing +/-30 feet north
on North Pearl Street.
[Added 2-5-2018 by L.L.
No. 1-2018]
H. On either side of Jones Court.
[Added 2-5-2018 by L.L.
No. 1-2018]
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this
article for an owner or operator of any vehicle to park or permit
his vehicle to be parked for a period of longer than two hours or
to abandon his vehicle on the west side of North Pearl Street from
the Village boundary to a point 24 feet south of Wolfert Avenue or
on the north side of Wolfert Avenue from North Pearl Street to Hutton
Street.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this
article for an owner or operator of any vehicle to allow or permit
his vehicle to stand or remain standing or to abandon his vehicle
in any of the following locations:
A. On the west side of North Pearl Street from a point
24 feet south of Wolfert Avenue to a point 24 feet north of Wolfert
Avenue.
B. On the east side of North Pearl Street from Wolfert
Avenue to a point 48 feet north of Wolfert Avenue.
C. On the south side of the North Pearl Street-Wolfert
Avenue connector from a point 55 feet north of the Village boundary
to a point on the south side of such connector 120 feet north of said
Village boundary.
D. On the south side of Wolfert Avenue from North Pearl
Street to Hutton Street.
E. On the north side of Wolfert Avenue from a point 110
feet east of North Pearl Street to North Pearl Street.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this
article for an owner or operator of any vehicle to stop or permit
his vehicle to be stopped or to abandon his vehicle on the south side
of Wolfert Avenue from a point 69 feet east of North Pearl Street
to North Pearl Street.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this
article for an owner or operator of any vehicle to park or permit
his vehicle to be parked or to abandon his vehicle as hereinafter
prohibited on any of the following streets in the Village of Menands
from 12:00 noon on the day set forth in such prohibition until 12:00
noon of the following day.
A. Such parking or abandonment of vehicles is hereby
prohibited on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on:
(1) The north side of Amsterdam Avenue from North Pearl
Street to Van Rensselaer Boulevard.
(2) The north side of Wolfert Avenue from Hutton Street
to Van Rensselaer Boulevard.
(3) The
north side of Irving Place.
[Added 7-18-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
B. Such parking or abandonment of vehicles is also prohibited
on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays on:
(1) The south side of Amsterdam Avenue from North Pearl
Street to Van Rensselaer Boulevard.
(2) The south side of Wolfert Avenue from Hutton Street
to Van Rensselaer Boulevard.
(3) The
south side of Irving Place.
[Added 7-18-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
The provisions of §§
160-66,
160-67,
160-68,
160-69 and
160-70 of this article shall apply except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.
Any person violating any provision of §§
160-66,
160-67,
160-68,
160-69 or
160-70 of this article shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $10 or by imprisonment for not more than 10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Any vehicle parked, stopped, standing or left unattended in violation of §§
160-66,
160-67,
160-68,
160-69 or
160-70 of this article may be removed and stored at the expense of the owner by or at the direction of a patrolman pursuant to the provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.