Bill Text: NY A09691 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Implements a residential parking system in the village of Croton-on-Hudson for Young Avenue and Hastings Avenue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-10-07 - signed chap.210 [A09691 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A09691-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9691--A IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to implementing a residential parking system in the village of Croton-on-Hudson The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds 2 that there is a severe shortage of parking for residents of the Village 3 of Croton-on-Hudson in the residential area surrounding the Croton-Har- 4 mon Train Station, specifically Young Avenue and Hastings Avenue. The 5 Croton-Harmon Train Station attracts a large number of commuters and 6 travelers, and while there is an off-street lot located at the station, 7 commuters and train passengers often park on both Young Avenue and Hast- 8 ings Avenue. The burdens of commuters and other rail travelers parking 9 on these streets include traffic hazards, congestion, driveway blockage, 10 and limited sight distance. Additionally, residences on Young Avenue and 11 Hastings Avenue have small lot sizes and insufficient off-street parking 12 to serve local residents. The legislature further finds that a residen- 13 tial permit parking system will significantly reduce such hazards and 14 improve parking problems for the residents of this neighborhood. The 15 legislature, therefore, hereby declares the necessity of this act to 16 authorize the Village of Croton-on-Hudson in the county of Westchester 17 to adopt a residential parking permit system in accordance with the 18 provisions of this act. 19 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 20 1640-q to read as follows: 21 § 1640-q. Residential parking system in the village of Croton-on-Hud- 22 son. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the 23 village board of trustees of the village of Croton-on-Hudson may, by 24 adoption of a local law or ordinance, provide for a residential parking 25 permit system and fix and require the payment of fees applicable to 26 parking within the area in which such parking system is in effect in 27 accordance with the provisions of this section. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14914-04-0A. 9691--A 2 1 2. Such residential parking permit system may only be established 2 within the village of Croton-on-Hudson on Young Avenue and Hastings 3 Avenue. 4 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no permit shall be required on 5 streets or portion of streets where the adjacent properties are zoned 6 for commercial/retail use. 7 4. The local law or ordinance providing for such residential parking 8 system shall: 9 (a) set forth factors necessitating the enactment of such parking 10 system; and 11 (b) provide that motor vehicles registered pursuant to section four 12 hundred four-a of this chapter shall be exempt from any permit require- 13 ment; and 14 (c) provide the times of the day and days of the week during which 15 permit requirements shall be in effect; and 16 (d) make not less than twenty percent of all spaces within the permit 17 area available to non-residents and shall provide short-term parking of 18 not less than ninety minutes in duration in such area; and 19 (e) provide the schedule of fees to be paid for such permits; and 20 (f) provide that such fees shall be credited to the general fund of 21 the village. 22 5. No ordinance shall be adopted pursuant to this section until a 23 public hearing thereon has been had in the same manner as required for 24 public hearings on a local law pursuant to the municipal home rule law. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
