City of Oneida, NY Article II Stopping, Standing and Parking

§ 180-19 Parking with reference to curb.

Any vehicle when stopped parallel to the curb within the congested district shall be parked wholly within the lines drawn upon the pavement, such lines not to be over 7  1/2 feet from the curb. The Commissioner of Public Safety may provide for head-to-curb parking wherever he deems advisable, provided that such parking sections are properly marked.

§ 180-20 Loading zones.

A. It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand or park said vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or for the unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a loading zone. In no case shall the stop for loading or unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes.

B. The provisions of Subsection A shall not be applicable between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

§ 180-21 All-night parking.

[Amended 9-20-1983; 8-20-1996 by Ord. No. 96-09]

A. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park said vehicle on any street or public parking lot or field for a period of time longer than 30 minutes between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day.

B. Any vehicle found in violation of this section may be towed away, and the expense thereof shall become a lien upon said vehicle.

C. (Reserved)[1]

[1] Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, providing penalties for violations of Subsection A, as amended, was repealed 6-18-2004 by Ord. No. 04-01.

D. Specific locations.

[Amended 12-6-2000]

(1) Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, overnight parking shall be permitted on curbed and uncurbed streets in the City during the period from April 15 to October 15, inclusive, with the exception of Main Street between Washington Avenue and Furnace Avenue, in areas where parking is legally permitted, and in the City-owned parking lot located at the northwest corner of Lenox Avenue and Cedar Street, the Kallet Parking Lot and the Higinbotham Parking Lot, to wit:

[Amended 7-20-2010 by Ord. No. 10-03;7-3-2018 by Ord. No. 18-02]

(a) City-owned parking lot located at the northwest corner of Lenox Avenue and Cedar Street (entire lot).

(b) (Reserved)[2]

[2] Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(1)(b), regarding the Lincoln Bank Parking Lot, was repealed 6-1-2010 by Ord. No. 10-02.

(c) Kallet Parking Lot (back-to-back angular parking lanes only):

[1] Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, south lane.

[2] Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, north lane.

(2) For purposes of this section, any block on a street that is only partially curbed shall be deemed to be an "uncurbed" street for that particular block.

(3) All-night parking will be allowed year-round on an alternating schedule:

[Added 3-18-2008 by Ord. No. 08-02]

(a) North side of Freight House Alley:

[1] Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

(b) Higinbotham Parking Lot:

[Added 6-1-2010 by Ord. No. 10-02]

[1] Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, west two lanes.

[2] Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, east two lanes.

(c) South side of Oneida Street between Main Street and Williams Street:

[1] Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

E. Any vehicle found in violation of this section may be towed away at the expense of the owner thereof, and the expense shall become a lien upon said vehicle.

§ 180-22 Total prohibition for certain places.

A. It shall be unlawful for any operator to stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic, except that an operator may stop temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals or a police officer.

B. It shall be unlawful for any operator to park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle on the southerly side of Stone Street between its intersection with Main Street on the east and Sayles Street on the west.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on any portion of the space between the curb or, if there is no curb, then the edge of pavement and the edge of the sidewalk farthest from the street or, if there is no sidewalk, then a point 10 feet from the edge of curb or pavement.

[Added 6-2-1999 by Ord. No. 99-01]

E. Regulations for Oneida health-care-center facilities.

[Added 5-20-2008 by Ord. No. 08-03]

(1) It shall be unlawful for any operator to park in:

(a) Any handicapped parking spaces that are signed for handicapped parking at 321 Genesee Street Acute Care Facility, 323 Genesee Street Extended Care Facility, 125 Fields Drive, 139 Fields Drive and 221 Broad Street, Oneida, unless a valid handicapped parking permit is displayed in the vehicle.

(b) Standing zones designated for patient dropoff and pickup at 321 Genesee Street Acute Care Facility, 323 Genesee Street Extended Care Facility and 221 Broad Street, Oneida.

(c) The following described areas, each of which is hereby designated as a fire lane:

[1] All that area of land being 24 feet eight inches in width and lying immediately north of and adjacent to the sidewalk in front of the Bess Chapman Entrance in the Oneida Healthcare Center Acute Care Facility, 321 Genesee Street, Oneida, New York.

[2] All that area of land being 24 feet eight inches in width and lying immediately south of and adjacent to the sidewalk in front of the entrance to the Extended Care Facility, 323 Genesee Street, Oneida, New York.

[3] All that area of land included in the Broad Street and Washington Street entrances and exists of the parking lot and the driveway of the Oneida Healthcare Facility located at 221 Broad Street, Oneida, New York.

[4] All that area of land included in the driveway portion of the parking lot and located west of the Oneida Healthcare Facility building at 139 Fields Drive, Oneida, New York, which is used to enter and exit the facility parking lot.

(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, standing in an authorized standing zone for patient pickup or dropoff is not prohibited by this regulation.

§ 180-23 Fire lanes in shopping centers.

[Amended 1-5-1988 by Ord. No. 88-01; 9-4-1990 by Ord. No. 90-07; 8-20-1996 by Ord. No. 96-09]

A. Fire lanes.

(1) The following described area located in the Oneida Shopping Center, North Main Street, Oneida, New York, is hereby designated a fire lane and parking or standing therein at any time is hereby prohibited: All that area of land being 24 feet eight inches in width and lying immediately east of and adjacent to the sidewalk in front of the 11 continuous buildings in the Oneida Shopping Center, North Main Street, Oneida, New York.

(2) The following described area located in the Tops Plaza Shopping Center, Genesee Street, Oneida, New York, is hereby designated a fire lane and parking or standing therein at any time is hereby prohibited: All that area of land being 24 feet eight inches in width and lying immediately south of and adjacent to the sidewalk in front of the continuous buildings in the Tops Plaza Shopping Center, Genesee Street, Oneida, New York.

(3) The following described area located in the Glenwood Plaza, Glenwood Avenue, Oneida, New York, is hereby designated a fire lane and parking or standing therein at any time is hereby prohibited: All that area of land being 24 feet eight inches in width and lying immediately east and north of and adjacent to the sidewalk in front of the buildings in the Glenwood Plaza Shopping Center, Glenwood Avenue, Oneida, New York.

(4) The following described area located in the Ames Plaza, Genesee Street, Oneida, New York, is hereby designated a fire lane and parking or standing therein at any time is hereby prohibited: All that area of land being 24 feet eight inches in width and lying immediately north and east of and adjacent to the sidewalk in front of the buildings in the Ames Plaza Shopping Center, Genesee Street, Oneida, New York.

(5) The following described area located in the Wal Mart Shopping Center, Upper Lenox Avenue, Oneida, New York, is hereby designated a fire lane and parking or standing therein at any time is hereby prohibited: All that area of land being 24 feet eight inches in width and lying immediately south of and adjacent to the sidewalk in front of the buildings in the Wal Mart Shopping Center, Upper Lenox Avenue, Oneida, New York.

[Added 1-19-2000]

B. All vehicles found in violation of this section may be towed and stored at the exclusive expense of the owner and/or operator thereof in addition to the penalty provided for violations of this code.[1]

[1] Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, establishing penalties for violating this section, which immediately followed this subsection, as amended, was repealed 6-18-2004 by Ord. No. 04-01.

§ 180-24 Special regulations for Oneida Towers.

[Amended 4-21-1987 by Ord. No. 87-04; 8-20-1996 by Ord. No. 96-09]

A. Pursuant to the request by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Oneida Housing Authority, the parking at the Oneida Towers I and Oneida Towers II shall only be in the areas designated and marked therefor and then only in the manner hereinafter set forth.

B. Parking within the boundaries of the authority shall be unassigned and only for the residents thereof and their visitors and shall be only within the designated parking spaces; said areas shall be marked by striping upon the parking areas and be designated by appropriate signs. There shall be no parking other than in such designated areas.

C. There shall be 29 unassigned handicapped parking spaces which shall be marked and designated as such for use only by handicapped drivers.

[Amended 8-20-2013 by Ord. No. 13-01]

D. There shall be staff parking for authorized staff only in areas marked therefor.

E. All persons parking or standing in areas other than those marked for parking and consistent with the nature of the parking permitted will be in violation of this section and the vehicles may be towed therefrom, with the cost thereof being the responsibility of the operator and/or owner thereof.

F. (Reserved)[1]

[1] Editor’s Note: Former Subsection F, providing penalties for violations of this section, as amended, was repealed 6-18-2004 by Ord. No. 04-01.

G. Pursuant to § 1809-b of the Vehicles and Traffic Law of the State of New York, a mandatory surcharge of $30 shall be imposed upon the conviction of a violation pursuant to this section.

[Added 12-19-2000 by L.L. No. 6-2000]

§ 180-24.1 Permit parking areas.

[Added 6-21-2011 by L.L. No. 5-2011]

A. The Commissioner of Public Safety, upon the adoption from time to time of a resolution of the Common Council directing same, shall designate zones in streets or public parking areas to be designated as “permit parking only” areas, and shall cause appropriate signage to be erected and such lines or markings to be applied to the pavement surface for the purpose of delineating such restricted permit parking only zones.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of, or operated by any such person to be parked wholly or partially in any zone designated as “permit parking only” unless there is a clearly visible permit duly issued by the City Clerk displayed on or in such vehicle authorizing such parking in said zone.