N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1640-r: Residential parking system in the village of Floral Park in the county of Nassau

§ 1640-r. Residential parking system in the village of Floral Park in

the county of Nassau. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to

the contrary, the village board of the village of Floral Park 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

within the area of the village which shall mean that area generally

bounded by the following:

All of that area beginning at the intersection of Plainfield Avenue

and Magnolia Avenue; proceeding east on Magnolia Avenue to its

intersection with Ward Street; thence running southerly on Ward Street

to its intersection with Tulip Avenue and East Poplar Street; thence

running southerly on East Poplar Street to its intersection with Cypress

Street; thence running westerly on Cypress Street to its intersection

with Floral Parkway; thence running southeasterly on Floral Parkway to

its intersection with Cedar Street; thence running southerly on Cedar

street to its intersection with Cedar Place; thence running southerly on

Cedar Place to its intersection with West Poplar Street; thence running

southerly on West Poplar Street to its intersection with Miller Avenue;

thence running westerly on Miller Avenue to its intersection with Beech

Street; thence running southerly on Beech Street to its intersection

with Vandewater Avenue; thence running westerly on Vandewater Avenue to

its intersection with Plainfield Avenue; thence running northerly on

Plainfield Avenue to its intersection with Zinnia Street; thence running

westerly on Zinnia Street to its intersection with Violet Avenue; thence

running southerly on Violet Avenue to its intersection with Pandosa

Memorial Avenue; thence running westerly on Pandosa Memorial Avenue to a

point where it intersects with the border between the Village of Floral

Park and Belmont Park; thence running .835 miles westerly and then

northerly along the border between the Village of Floral Park and

Belmont Park to a point where it intersects with Poppy Place; thence

running easterly on Poppy Place to its intersection with Larch Avenue;

thence running northerly on Larch Avenue to its intersection with

Atlantic Avenue; thence running easterly on Atlantic Avenue to its

intersection with Woodbine Court; thence running easterly on Woodbine

Court to its intersection with Plainfield Avenue and Magnolia Avenue,

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

streets or those portions of such streets where the adjacent properties

are zoned for commercial or 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 the day and days of the week during which

permit requirements shall be in effect;

(d) make not less than twenty percent of all spaces within the permit

area available to non-residents, and shall provide short-term parking of

not less than ninety minutes in duration in such 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 village.

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.