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City of Poughkeepsie, NY
Dutchess County
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State law references: Authority to exclude certain vehicles from certain streets, § 1640, Subdivision (a)5, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law; signs required, § 1683, Subdivision (a)7, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law; authority of city as to stopping, standing and parking, § 1640, Subdivision (a)6, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law; signs required, § 1683, Subdivision (a)8, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
[Ord. of 2-6-1950, § 20]
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no vehicle exclusively used for hire in the transfer or expressage of freight or baggage, except while actually being loaded or unloaded, and no vehicle of any kind whatsoever licensed to be offered to the public for hire for the transportation of passengers shall be parked or put in a place and let remain or left standing by any person driving or having the same in his charge or under his control within the parking spaces designated in Section 13-180, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on any day except Sunday and legal holidays, for a longer period than 10 minutes in any one hour, and if any such vehicle is operated in the city under a consent procured from the Common Council, then in that event no such vehicle shall be parked or put in place and let remain or left standing by any person driving or having the same in his charge or under his control within the parking spaces designated in Section 13-180, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on any day for a longer period than 10 minutes in any one hour.
[Ord. of 3-5-1951, § 1; Ord. of 2-2-1953, § 1; Ord. of 6-1-1953, § 1]
Pursuant to the authority contained in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, the streets or parts of streets described in Sections 13-208 through 13-211 are hereby established as truck loading zones where trucks may park and stand for the sole purpose of loading and unloading merchandise on the days and during the time specified in said sections.
[Ord. of 3-5-1951, § 1; Ord. of 2-2-1953, § 1; Ord. of 6-1-1953, § 2]
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle, except a truck while the same is actually being loaded or unloaded, to stand or park in any officially designated truck loading zone on the days and during the time specified in sections 13-208 through 13-211.
[Ord. of 4-3-1978, § 1; Ord. of 8-7-1979, § 1]
Pursuant to the authority contained in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, the streets or parts of streets described in Section 13-211.1 are hereby established as general vehicle loading zones where any vehicle may park and stand for the sole purpose of loading and unloading merchandise on the days and during the time specified in said section for a maximum period of 20 minutes.
[Ord. of 2-6-1950, § 21]
Pursuant to the authority contained in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, cab or taxicab stands are hereby designated in the streets of the city as set forth in Section 13-206, said cab or taxicab stands to be indicated by suitable signs.
[Ord. of 2-6-1950, § 23]
No bus operating in or over the streets of the city shall stop for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers on any street in the city except at duly authorized bus stops. The area within 20 of the inside crosswalk line on the near side of the crossing on every street over which duly authorized bus lines are now or hereafter may operate, together with the areas specifically set forth in Section 13-207, are hereby established and declared to be authorized bus stops for the purpose of receiving and discharging passengers. Every bus operating in the city shall, when stopping for the purpose of discharging or receiving passengers, pull to the right and stop in the duly authorized bus stops herein provided.
[Ord. of 2-6-1950, § 22; Ord. of 10-15-1962, § 1; Ord. of 10-15-1990, § 18]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle, other than a bus, to stand or park in an officially designated bus stop between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. A violation of this provision shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of $25.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle, other than a taxicab, to stand or park in an officially designated taxicab stand, except for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any bus or taxicab stand except for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. A violation of the provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine in accordance with Section 13-8 of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. O-09-08, § 1; amended by Ord. No. O-16-10, 12-5-2016]
Where pavement markings are used to delineate parking spots on City streets, it shall be unlawful for a person to park a vehicle or any portion thereof outside the confines of the pavement markings. A person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of $40.