N.Y.
Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 1640-P
Pilot residential parking permit system in the city of Buffalo
1.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the city of Buffalo 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 city of Buffalo consisting of the following roadways:(a)
Maple Street, from BFNC Drive to North Street;(b)
Mulberry Street, from BFNC Drive to North Street;(c)
Locust Street, from BFNC Drive to North Street;(d)
Lemon Street, from BFNC Drive to North Street;(e)
Orange Street, from BFNC Drive to North Street;(f)
Peach Street, from BFNC Drive to North Street;(g)
Grape Street, from BFNC Drive to North Street;(h)
Rose Street, from BFNC Drive to North Street;(i)
High Street, from Michigan Avenue to Rose Street;(j)
Carlton Street, from Maple Street to Rose Street;(k)
Virginia Street, from Maple Street to BFNC Drive; and(l)
North Street, from Maple Street to Rose Street.3.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no permit shall be required on streets where the adjacent properties are zoned for commercial, office and/or retail use.4.
The local law or ordinance providing for such residential parking permit system shall:(a)
Set forth factors necessitating the enactment of such parking system;(b)
Provide that motor vehicles registered pursuant to § 404-A (Registration of motor vehicles of severely disabled persons)section four hundred four-a of this chapter shall be exempt from any permit requirement;(c)
Provide the times of the day and the 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 nonresidents 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 city of Buffalo.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. * NB Repealed December 31, 2026
Source:
Section 1640-P — Pilot residential parking permit system in the city of Buffalo, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/1640-P (updated Aug. 6, 2021; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).
