2021 New York Laws
VAT - Vehicle and Traffic
Title 8 - Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities
Article 41 - Regulation of Traffic by Towns
1662-E - Residential Parking System in the Town of Hempstead.

Universal Citation:
NY Veh & Traf L § 1662-E (2021)
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§  1662-e.  Residential  parking  system  in the town of Hempstead. 1.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law  to  the  contrary,  the  town
board  of  the  town  of  Hempstead  may,  by adoption of a local law or
ordinance, provide for a residential parking permit system and  fix  and
require  the  payment  of  fees applicable to parking within the area in
which such parking system is in effect in accordance with the provisions
of this section.
  2. Such residential parking permit system may only be established

(i) within the area known as East Meadow of the town consisting of the following roadways:

(a) Roosevelt Avenue west of Prospect Avenue;

(b) Jefferson Street west of Prospect Avenue;

(c) First Street west of Prospect Avenue;

(d) Second Street West of Prospect Avenue;

(e) Third Street west of Prospect Avenue;

(f) Fourth Street west of Prospect Avenue;

(g) Clearmeadow Drive;

(h) Nottingham Road;

(i) Florence Court;

(j) Jane Court;

(k) Dofena Lane;

(l) Franklin Avenue north of 4th Street;

(m) Bailey Avenue;

(n) Franklin Avenue, north of 7th Street and south of Hempstead Turnpike;

(o) Lincoln Avenue, north of 7th Street and south of Roosevelt Avenue;

(p) 5th Street, west of Prospect Avenue;

(q) 6th Street, west of Prospect Avenue;

(r) 7th Street, west of Prospect Avenue;

(s) Pengon Circle;

(t) Lois Court;

(u) Erma Drive;

(v) Ava Drive;

(w) Dorothy Drive;

(x) Barbara Drive;

(y) Rose Drive;

(z) Bly Road;

(aa) Marion Drive; and

(bb) Conti Square Boulevard.

(ii) within the area known as Oceanside of the town which shall mean that area generally bounded by the following: All of that area beginning at the intersection of Foxhurst Road and Soper Ave; proceeding west on Foxhurst Road to Long Beach Road; thence running north on Long Beach Road to Merrick Road; thence running east on Merrick Road to Oceanside Road; thence running north on Oceanside Road to Sunrise Highway; thence running east along Sunrise Highway to Charing Cross Road; thence running south on Charing Cross Road to Merrick Road; thence running west on Merrick Road to Soper Ave; thence running south on Soper Ave to its intersection with Foxhurst Road, the place of beginning. For the purposes of this paragraph, permit parking may be implemented on both sides of any street whose center line is herein utilized as a boundary description; provided, however, that except for the reference to state highways solely for the purposes of delineating the boundaries of the area described in this paragraph, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any state highway maintained by the state. 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no permit shall be required on those portions of such streets where the adjacent properties are zoned for commercial/retail use. 4. The local law or ordinance providing for such residential parking system shall:

(a) set forth factors necessitating the enactment of such parking system;

(b) provide that motor vehicles registered pursuant to section four hundred four-a of this chapter shall be exempt from any permit requirement;

(c) provide the times of day and days of the week during which permit requirements shall be in effect;

(d) make not less than fifteen percent of the spaces within the permit area available to nonresidents, and shall provide short term parking of not less than sixty minutes in duration in the permit area;

(e) provide the schedule of fees to be paid for such permits; and

(f) provide that such fees shall be credited to the general fund of the town of Hempstead unless otherwise specified in such local law. 5. No ordinance shall be adopted pursuant to this section until a public hearing thereon has been had in the same manner as required for public hearings on a local law pursuant to the municipal home rule law. 6. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any state highway maintained by the state.

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