The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited on all highways within the Town between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., from November 1 to April 1.
A. 
Wherever a space shall be marked off on any street for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle there parked shall be parked within the lines bounding such space.
B. 
Except where angle parking is authorized, every vehicle stopped, standing or parked upon a highway where there are not adjacent curbs shall be so stopped, standing or parked parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule X (§ 203-45), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule XI (§ 203-46) of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule XI, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit shown in Schedule XII (§ 203-47) at any time between the hours listed in said Schedule XII of any day, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in said Schedule XII, attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XIII (§ 203-48) except at the angle designated and only within the painted stall lines. On all streets or portions thereof where angle parking is now or shall hereafter be authorized, all vehicles parked thereon shall be parked with the front thereof nearest the curb.
The locations described in Schedule XIV (§ 203-49), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as loading zones.
The locations described in Schedule XV (§ 203-50), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as taxi stands.
The locations described in Schedule XVI (§ 203-51), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as bus stops.
[Added 1-31-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
A. 
Establishment of fire lanes.
(1) 
Definition. For the purpose of this chapter, a "fire lane" shall be a traffic lane of determined width which shall allow for the free and unimpeded passage of fire apparatus and the necessary area for the parking and operation of emergency response apparatus and personnel.
(2) 
Fire lanes shall be established and devoted to public use where the parking and standing of motor vehicles or other obstructions may interfere with the ingress of Fire Department or other emergency vehicles for the protection of life and property, such as private apartment and condominium complexes, shopping centers, bowling lanes, theaters, hospitals, churches, nursing homes, schools and other places of public assembly.
(3) 
Fire lanes shall be marked with standard regulatory signs and/or such other markings and signs which conform to the accepted sign standards set forth in the New York State Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and which are deemed necessary by the Fire Chief of the Fire Department serving the affected area of the Town of Niskayuna or the Code Enforcement Officer(s) of the Town of Niskayuna. Signs shall be mounted on building walls or canopy supports as appropriate at a spacing not exceeding 50 feet. The Planning Board may require the words "FIRE LANE" to be painted on the pavement in conformance with Part 260 of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and shall be six feet in height. Words shall be painted so that they are legible to approaching traffic.
(4) 
Signs and markings shall be installed by and at the expense of the owner of the property within 120 calendar days after receipt of official written notice by the Town Board or its designee designating and depicting areas and locations of such signs and markings. Thereafter, all such signs and markings shall be maintained by and at the expense of the owner of the property.
(5) 
In the event that any owner refuses or fails to install any and all required signs and markings within 120 calendar days of receiving said official notice, and refuses or fails to maintain all such required signs and markings thereafter, the Town shall promptly perform the required work, and the Town Board or its designee may provide for the assessment of all costs and expenses so incurred by the Town in connection with any such action taken to become a lien against the land on which such signs and markings are located.
B. 
New or expanded projects.
(1) 
Designated fire lanes shall be at least 25 feet wide if for two-way traffic or 18 feet wide if for one-way traffic.
(2) 
Fire lanes shall provide access to and/or around the structure(s).
(3) 
When practical, there shall be no parking provided between the fire lane(s) and structure(s).
(4) 
If parking must be placed between the fire lane(s) and the building, there must be a minimum twenty-four-foot-wide access (walks or landscape islands) at least every 99 feet.
(5) 
All required signage and/or pavement markings must be installed prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
C. 
Hydrants and standpipes.
(1) 
Notwithstanding and not in limitation of any other provision thereof, no automobile, truck or other motor vehicle and no physical object or material of any nature shall be parked, placed or permitted to remain for any length of time whatever within 15 feet in any direction from any fire hydrant located at, on or near any interior street, roadway or driveway within any premises classified under the Chapter 220 of the Code of the Town of Niskayuna (Zoning Ordinance) as being in the C-N: Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District, C-H: Highway Commercial Zoning District, C-S: Shopping Center Commercial Zoning District, R-P: Residential Professional Zoning District, and R-3: High Density Residential Zoning District.
(2) 
A minimum clearance of three feet in any direction from the fire standpipe and sprinkler siamese connections shall be maintained at all times to allow the Fire Department serving the affected area of the Town of Niskayuna adequate access to same.
D. 
Enforcement. The parking, placing, stopping or standing of any motor vehicle or any other object or material within any area designated as a fire lane shall be a violation of this section. It shall be the duty of the Police Department of the Town of Niskayuna and the Town's duly appointed Fire Inspectors and Code Enforcement Officer(s) to inspect and enforce fire lanes and to see that the lanes are maintained free from obstruction. In addition to the penalties set forth in Subsection I of this section, the Police Department shall have the authority to have any motor vehicle, object or material in violation of this section towed or otherwise removed at the owner's expense.
E. 
Notice of violation; summons. Any police officer of the Town of Niskayuna Police Department shall issue a summons for the violation of this section to the owner or any person operating or controlling any automobile, truck, motor vehicle, object or material parked or placed within any restricted fire zone or lane as hereby designated. Whenever any other violation of any of the provisions of this section is found to exist, it shall be reported, by the Fire Chief of the Fire Department serving the affected area of the Town of Niskayuna or the Town's duly appointed Fire Inspectors, to the Building Inspector of the Town of Niskayuna, who shall then issue an order, directed to the owner or occupant of the premises affected, to remove any dangerous materials or remedy any other hazardous conditions as he may direct, within 24 hours, and, upon the failure or refusal of the person to whom such order is directed duly to comply therewith upon the complaint of the Fire Chief of the Fire Department serving the affected area of the Town of Niskayuna, a summons shall be issued to such person for such violation.
F. 
Service of orders. The service of any order hereunder may be made upon the occupant of the premises to which it is directed either by delivering a copy of the same personally or by leaving it with any person of suitable age and discretion in charge of such premises or, if no such person is found upon the premises, by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the front door of said premises. An order may be served upon the owner of such premises by delivering to and leaving with him a copy thereof or, if such owner is absent from the Town, by mailing a copy to his last-known address.
G. 
Refusal to permit inspection unlawful.
(1) 
The Building Department of the Town of Niskayuna and/or the Fire Chief of the Fire Department serving the affected area of the Town of Niskayuna shall verify the installation of the signs and/or pavement markings as required.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to refuse to permit an inspection as provided herein.
H. 
Compliance required. It shall be unlawful for any person, being the owner or occupant, lessee or otherwise in charge or control of any premises subject to an order made pursuant to this section, to fail or refuse to comply with such order within the time specified therein or to violate any of the provisions of this section.
I. 
Penalties for offenses. Any person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of $50 for each offense, if paid within 30 days of date of issuance. For each thirty-day period that the fine for a violation is not paid, there shall be a penalty of $5, with a maximum penalty of $100.
[Added 1-3-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
Any person who violates the provisions of this article, unless otherwise specified, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 for the first offense; for a second offense occurring within one year thereafter, such person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50; for a third offense with one year of the first offense, such person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.