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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002 & 2006 Parking on Town Highways OrdinancesAN ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKING ON HIGHWAYS IN THE TOWN OF GROTON For the purpose of enhancing vehicular safety and to facilitate the removal of snow and ice with regard to highways within the Town of Groton, the Town Board does ordain as follows: Section 1: Definitions: The words and phrases used in this Ordinance shall for the purpose of this Ordinance have the meanings respectively given to them by Article 1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York. Section 2: Prohibited Parking: The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited on all town highways within the Town of Groton between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. from November 1 to May 1 of each year. Section 3: Removal of Vehicles: When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any town highway within the Town during the dates and hours prohibited by this Ordinance, said vehicle may be removed by or at the discretion of the Town Highway Superintendent, his or her designee, or any law enforcement agency. Section 4: Storage and Related Charges: Upon the removal of any vehicle in violation of this Ordinance, the Town Highway Superindentent may make arrangements to store such vehicle at the expense of the owner. The owner may redeem the vehicle upon payment of all expenses related to the removal and storage of the vehicle. Section 5: Notice of Removal: The Town Highway Superintendent shall report the removal and storage location of any vehicle removed, as provided for in this Ordinance, to the Tompkins County Sheriff and it shall be the duty of the Town Highway Superintendent to ascertain, to the extent possible, the owner of the vehicle and notify him/her of the removal and storage location and the amount to redeem the vehicle. Section 6: Penalties: The owner of any vehicle parked in violation of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not more than $50.00 for a first offense and a fine of not more than $100.00 for any second or subsequent offense. Section 7: McLean Parking Ordinance: This Ordinance shall not in anyway repeal or amend the Parking Ordinance adopted by the Town of Groton on February 15, 1971 relative to the parking of vehicles on certain streets in the Hamlet of ,;:f!:1,`.4EROY. ARMSTRONG, 'ELLO & CASULLO, LLP 16 Tompkins Street P.O. Box 828 Cortland, New York 13045 (607) 756-7501 McLean. However, all other town highways within the Hamlet of McLean not mentioned in the 1971 Parking Ordinance are subject to this Ordinance. Section 8: Effective Date: This Ordinance shall take effect after its adoption and upon its publication as required by the Town Law. Adopted: March 12, 2002 : tEROY. ARMSTRONG. . : ELLO & CASULLO, LLP 6 Tompkins Street P.O. Box 828 Cortland, New York 13045 (607) 756-7501 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKING ON HIGHWAYS IN THE HAMLET OF McLEAN, TOWN OF GROTON, COUNTY OF TOMPKINS, STATE OF NEW YORK For the purpose of enhancing vehicular and pedestrian safety and to facilitate the removal of snow and ice with regard to highways within the Hamlet of McLean, Town of Groton, County of Tompkins and State of New York, the Town Board of the Town of Groton does ordain as follows: Section 1: Definitions: The words and phrases used in this Ordinance shall for the purpose of this Ordinance have the meanings respectively given to them by Article I of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York. Section 2: Prohibited Parking: The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited on either side of Stevens Road, also known as County Road 104, for a distance of 170 feet northerly from the intersection of Stevens Road (a/k/a County Road 104) and a public highway known as "School Street." Section 3: Penalties: The owner of any vehicle parked in violation of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not more than $50.00 for a first offense and a fine of not more than $100.00 for any second or subsequent offense. Section 4: Prior Ordinances: This Ordinance shall amend and supercede the Parking Ordinance adopted by the Town of Groton on February 15, 1971 relative to the parking of vehicles on certain streets in the Hamlet of McLean. However, this Ordinance shall not amend or repeal the Parking Ordinance adopted by the Town of Groton on March 12, 2002. Section .6: Effective Date: This Ordinance shall take effect after its adoption and upon its publication as required by the Town Law. Adopted the 14th of November, 2006