[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Albany 7-18-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as Ch. XXV, Art. I,
of the 1983 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Ambulance Services
- Ch 8 Police Information Reward Program
- Ch 11 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 15 Arms and Seal of City
- Ch 18 Bonds of City Officials; Facsimile Signature and Seal; Notes
- Ch 20 (Reserved)
- Ch 24 Claims Against City
- Ch 30 Courts and Legal Procedures
- Ch 34 Meetings
- Ch 35 Appointees to Public Bodies; Removal From Office
- Ch 38 Defense and Indemnification of Employees
- Ch 42 Departments and Commissions
- Ch 48 Equal Opportunity Protections
- Ch 54 Financial Disclosure
- Ch 57 Fiscal Year and Annual Estimate
- Ch 62 Labor
- Ch 68 Merit Award Board
- Ch 74 Printing; Publication; Publicity
- Ch 75 Policy Documents Repository
- Ch 82 Real Property Within City
- Ch 90 Traffic Violations Bureau
- Ch 98 Youth Bureau
- Ch 99 Website Financial Data
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 105 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 111 Amusements
- Ch 115 Animals
- Ch 121 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 127 Bingo
- Ch 133 Building Construction
- Ch 133A Building Construction and Housing: Special Provisions
- Ch 135 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 137 Bulletin Boards
- Ch 141 Businesses
- Ch 142 Business Improvement Districts
- Ch 147 Collateral Loan Brokers
- Ch 151 Commercial Standards
- Ch 152 Conversion Therapy
- Ch 153 Community Choice Aggregation
- Ch 161 Economic Development Zone
- Ch 167 Elections
- Ch 171 Electricity
- Ch 175 Elevators
- Ch 181 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 183 Equity Agenda
- Ch 187 Fair Housing
- Ch 188 Fair Hotel Consumer Practices
- Ch 193 Firearms and Ammunition
- Ch 197 Fire Prevention
- Ch 203 Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 211 Grading and Mining
- Ch 217 Handbills
- Ch 223 Health
- Ch 231 Housing
- Ch 239 Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processing
- Ch 245 Licenses
- Ch 246 Newsracks
- Ch 247 Parking Violations Amnesty Program - 2015
- Ch 251 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 255 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 258 Penalties
- Ch 259 Pesticides
- Ch 261 Plumbing
- Ch 267 Pollution
- Ch 270 Public Pay Telephones
- Ch 272 Public Transportation
- Ch 293 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 299 Sewers
- Ch 303 Sidewalk and Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 307 (Reserved)
- Ch 313 Solid Waste
- Ch 319 Store Sales
- Ch 323 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 329 Tattoo Parlors
- Ch 333 Taxation
- Ch 341 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 345 Trees and Vegetation
- Ch 353 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 357 Vehicles, Off-Road
- Ch 359 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 359 Art I Bicycles and All Motor Vehicles
- § 359-1 Alarm bells for bicycles.
- § 359-2 Speed limit for bicycles.
- § 359-3 Number abreast limited.
- § 359-4 Riding on sidewalks prohibited; exceptions.
- § 359-5 Operation of vehicles generally.
- § 359-6 Driver restrictions.
- § 359-7 Motorized scooters.
- § 359-8 (Reserved)
- § 359-9 (Reserved)
- § 359-10 (Reserved)
- § 359-11 (Reserved)
- § 359-12 (Reserved)
- Ch 359 Art II Traffic Regulations
- § 359-13 Administrative authority.
- § 359-14 Vehicle and Traffic Law of New York State.
- § 359-15 Repealer.
- § 359-16 Definitions.
- § 359-17 Authority to regulate traffic.
- § 359-18 Speed regulations.
- § 359-19 Parking, standing and stopping.
- § 359-20 Methods of parking.
- § 359-21 Parking limits and alternate side of the street parking.
- § 359-22 Parking, standing and stopping restrictions.
- § 359-23 Driving off roadway.
- § 359-24 Vehicle use on areas designated for bicycles.
- § 359-25 Exceptions.
- § 359-26 Removal of vehicles parked in violation.
- § 359-27 Unclaimed vehicles; public auction.
- § 359-28 Publication requirements.
- § 359-29 Redeeming of vehicles.
- Ch 359 Art III Regulation and Control of Traffic During Snow and Other Natural Emergencies
- § 359-30 Findings and declaration of legislative determination.
- § 359-31 Authorization to declare emergency.
- § 359-32 Notice to public.
- § 359-33 Commencement of snow emergency; duration; continuation.
- § 359-34 Restricted vehicular parking during snow emergency.
- § 359-35 Snow emergency information.
- § 359-36 Rules and regulations.
- § 359-37 Removal of vehicles by City; responsibility.
- § 359-38 Penalties for offenses.
- Ch 359 Art IV Rules of the Road
- § 359-39 Definitions.
- § 359-40 Vehicles to drive on right side of roadway; exceptions.
- § 359-41 Vehicles overtaking others.
- § 359-42 Starting parked vehicles.
- § 359-43 Overtaking vehicle on left.
- § 359-44 Required position and method of turning at intersections.
- § 359-45 Turning movements and required signals.
- § 359-46 Backing up to curb.
- § 359-47 Stopping close to curbline.
- § 359-48 Obstructing crossings.
- § 359-49 Stopping near corners.
- § 359-50 (Reserved)
- § 359-51 (Reserved)
- § 359-52 Right-of-way of certain vehicles.
- § 359-53 (Reserved)
- § 359-54 Slowly moving vehicles.
- § 359-55 (Reserved)
- § 359-56 (Reserved)
- § 359-57 Driving on sidewalks.
- § 359-58 Emerging from alley, driveway, private road or building.
- § 359-59 Construal.
- § 359-60 Obstruction of traffic.
- § 359-61 Posting of article.
- § 359-62 (Reserved)
- § 359-63 (Reserved)
- Ch 359 Art V Main Arteries of Travel
- § 359-64 Declaration of main arteries of travel.
- Ch 359 Art VI Discarding of Junk Vehicles on Private Property
- § 359-65 Declaration of public nuisance; definition.
- § 359-66 Unlawful to abandon vehicle.
- § 359-67 Notice may be served to owner of property to remove or shelter junk vehicle.
- § 359-68 Removed to police garage.
- § 359-69 Claiming junk vehicles; towing owner's expense.
- § 359-70 May be sold as scrap.
- Ch 359 Art VII Land Authorized for Off-Street Parking
- § 359-71 Sheridan Park discontinued; authorized as off-street parking lot.
- Ch 359 Art VIII Residential Parking Permit System
- § 359-72 Findings and intent; statutory authority.
- § 359-73 Definitions.
- § 359-74 Establishment of residential parking permit system.
- § 359-75 Permit required; hours.
- § 359-76 Issuance of residential and business/property owner parking permits.
- § 359-77 Issuance of visitor parking permits.
- § 359-78 Temporary permits.
- § 359-79 Fees.
- § 359-80 Exemptions.
- § 359-81 Penalties for offenses.
- § 359-82 Rules and regulations.
- § 359-83 Review and evaluation.
- § 359-84 Commuter parking permits.
- § 359-85 Severability.
- § 359-86 (Reserved)
- Ch 359 Art IX Penalties for Parking Violations
- § 359-87 Schedule of fines.
- § 359-88 Time limitation on entering plea or paying fine; additional charges and collection costs.
- § 359-89 Authorization to establish parking regulations.
- § 359-90 Repealer.
- § 359-91 When effective.
- Ch 359 Art X Towing, Storage and Immobilization of Vehicles
- § 359-92 Authorization; methods; responsibility for expenses.
- § 359-93 Notice and warning to owner.
- § 359-94 Tampering or attempted removal of immobilized vehicles.
- § 359-95 Release of vehicle to owner; suspension of restrictions.
- § 359-96 Severability.
- § 359-97 Repealer.
- § 359-98 Effective date.
- Ch 359 Art XI Payment of Parking Fines and Related Charges by Credit Card
- § 359-99 Payment of fines.
- § 359-100 When effective.
- Ch 359 Art XII Vehicle and Traffic Controls
- § 359-101 Traffic control signal indications.
- § 359-102 Required traffic control devices; obedience required.
- § 359-103 Flashing signal indications.
- § 359-104 One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands.
- § 359-105 Driving on roadways laned for traffic.
- § 359-106 Following too closely.
- § 359-107 Vehicles approaching or entering intersection.
- § 359-108 Vehicles turning left.
- § 359-109 Vehicles entering stop or yield intersections.
- § 359-110 Vehicles entering roadways.
- § 359-111 Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
- § 359-112 Drivers to exercise due care.
- § 359-113 Stop signs and yield signs.
- § 359-114 Overtaking and passing school bus.
- § 359-115 Unattended motor vehicle.
- § 359-116 Limitations on backing up vehicles.
- § 359-117 Opening and closing vehicle doors.
- § 359-118 Avoiding intersections or traffic control device.
- § 359-119 Consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain motor vehicles.
- § 359-120 Operation of vehicles with safety seats and safety belts.
- § 359-121 Penalties for traffic infractions.
- § 359-122 Surcharge for violation of local law, resolution, City Charter, code of ordinances provisions.
- Ch 359 Art XIII Parking Meters
- § 359-123 Authorization.
- § 359-124 Types of meters.
- § 359-125 Installation.
- § 359-126 Operation of meters.
- § 359-127 Hours of operation.
- § 359-128 Times and rates.
- § 359-129 Maintenance.
- § 359-130 Levy and collection of fees.
- § 359-131 Enforcement.
- § 359-132 Maximum time for parking.
- § 359-133 Parking within space.
- § 359-134 Unlawful parking.
- § 359-135 Lawful parking.
- § 359-136 Temporary stops.
- § 359-137 Penalty provisions.
- Ch 359 Art XIV Traffic Control Signal Photo Violation-Monitoring System
- § 359-138 Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications.
- Ch 359 Art XV School Bus Stop Arm Cameras
- § 359-139 Definitions.
- § 359-140 Program established.
- § 359-141 Cost of program and reports relating thereto.
- § 359-142 Penalties for offenses.
- § 359-143 Notice of liability.
- § 359-144 Owner liability.
- § 359-145 Adjudication of liability.
- § 359-146 Action for indemnification.
- § 359-147 Reporting requirements.
- Ch 363 Vendors
- Ch 371 Water and Waterways
- Ch 373 Youth Protection Against Tobacco Promotion
- Ch 375 Unified Sustainable Development
- Appendix
- Ch A377 Certain Territory Located in Town of Colonie
- Ch A381 Certain Territory Located in Town of Bethlehem
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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