[Adopted 10-5-1967 as Ord. No. 2.4 of
the Revised Unified Code of Ordinances; amended in its entirety 2-6-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
No vehicle shall be parked or permitted to stand unattended
on a public highway in the Village between the hours of 2:00 a.m.
and 6:00 a.m., or at any other time designated by signage, unless
a permit therefor has first been obtained from the Village Clerk and
there is conspicuously affixed to or displayed on such vehicle a sticker,
tag or other proper identification in such form and manner as shall
be prescribed by the Village Clerk.
All permits for such parking shall be issued by the Village
Clerk in accordance with applications and forms therefor approved
by the Board of Trustees. Such a permit shall be issued only to a
person in an area in the Village where, as determined by the Board
of Trustees, adequate off-street parking is not available. No fee
or other charges shall be made for the issuance of such a permit.
No permit shall be transferable from one holder to another and permits
shall be applicable solely to the vehicles identified in the application.
No permit shall be issued for a period of more than one year.
Notwithstanding the forgoing provisions contained in §§ 193-9 and 193-10, the Board of Police Commissioners is authorized to promulgate policies, rules and regulations for the authorizing of short-term parking or standing of an unattended non-commercial vehicle on a public highway in the Village during any time otherwise prohibited by designated signage. The promulgation of processes, issuance, and enforcement of such authorization under this subsection may be delegated to the Police Commissioner. No authorization under this subsection shall be issued for a period exceeding six consecutive calendar days. No applicant under this subsection shall be permitted to avail himself or herself of the provisions of this subsection and no vehicle shall be permitted to park overnight under the provisions of this subsection for more than 12 calendar days in a calendar year. Upon proper application and upon finding of certain short-term special circumstances, the Police Department may grant authorizations for such additional periods of time as deemed appropriate.
Any grant under this article may be suspended by the Mayor until
the meeting of the Board of Trustees first ensuing after such suspension
and may be revoked at any time by the Board of Trustees if the resident,
permit holder, owner, operator or driver of the vehicle for which
a permit or authorization has been issued shall have violated any
of the provisions of this article or shall be found to be no longer
qualified to hold such permit or authorization. The Board of Trustees
shall also have the power and authority to prohibit the issuance of
any permit otherwise issuable to an applicant under the provisions
of this article for up to one calendar year, upon a finding of a violation
of any of the provisions of this article by said applicant.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation thereof. Each and every calendar day that a violation of this section shall exist shall constitute a separate violation of the provision(s) of this article and the owner of the vehicle shall be held liable as provided in § 1-12 for each separate violation.
No permit issued pursuant to this article shall authorize the holder thereof to park or permit to stand unattended any vehicle on a public highway within the Village during any snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency or shall restrict the authority of the Department of Public Works or the Police Department of the Incorporated Village of Garden City to remove the same in accordance with the provisions of Article IV hereof.
This article shall not apply to the parking, during the times specified in § 193-9 hereof, of any vehicle used by a clergyman, practicing physician, public official or employee, public utility repairman or other person while rendering an essential service during an emergency.
