A. The provisions of this chapter regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall apply to authorized emergency vehicles as defined in this chapter, except as herein stated.

B. A driver, when operating any such vehicle in an emergency, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, may:

C. An authorized emergency vehicle, when equipped with a gong or siren, shall sound such gong or siren when acting in an emergency.

A. Required. The operator of a vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control sign, signal, marking or device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle in the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

B. Signs. No provision of this chapter or of the Vehicle and Traffic Law for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that signs are required, such section shall be effective even though no signs are erected or in place.

A. Prohibited on streets, sidewalks. No person shall use, or cause to be placed, highway flare torches, kerosene lanterns and propane gas lamps upon any sidewalk, street or highway within the City.

B. Requirements for devices. Traffic-control devices must be battery-operated control lights of three-inch minimum lens attached to reflectorized traffic cones, and seven-inch minimum lens attached to luminous or reflectorized barricade of four feet, six feet or eight feet in length, or such size lens as approved by the Department of Public Safety.

C. Applicability. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a temporary breakdown of vehicles on any street or highway.

D. Violations. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed an offense, and any person found guilty thereof shall be liable to a fine which shall not exceed $150, or to imprisonment not to exceed 150 days, or to both such fine and imprisonment, and each day's violation of this section shall constitute a separate violation.

A. May, whenever and wherever necessary, at his or her discretion, designate street intersections at which left-hand turns shall not be made; and upon the posting of lawful signs indicating that no left turn shall be made at such intersections, violators shall be prosecuted.

B. May post by legible signs marked "stop" any street approaching a congested street intersection; and upon approaching any street intersection so posted, all vehicles shall come to a full stop before proceeding across, upon or into said intersecting street or streets.

C. May, whenever and wherever necessary, at his or her discretion, establish loading zones for vehicles used for commercial or industrial purposes, and which vehicles are properly marked as such on the body of the vehicle, actively engaged in loading or unloading merchandise and shall designate such zones by legible signs; and no vehicles other than commercial and industrial vehicles properly marked as such, engaging in loading and unloading merchandise, shall occupy such zones during the hours that are designated as such.

D. May declare any street or part thereof a play street or a coasting street, provided there shall be placed appropriate signs or devices in said street indicating and helping to protect the same.

E. Shall, after consultation with the Triple Cities Traction Corporation, its successors or assigns, designate and establish curb bus zones at and in which public buses of said corporation, its successors or assigns, shall stop for the purpose of receiving and discharging passengers, and shall cause the same to be marked and posted as such and shall file in the office of the City Clerk a list with description of said curb bus zones and shall cause the same to be amended and corrected as the curb bus zones are or may be changed.

A. Pursuant to the authority vested in the City Court by Article V-A, Section 79 of the Traffic Code of the City of Binghamton and Article 14-B, § 370, of the General Municipal Law, a Traffic Violations Bureau of the City of Binghamton, New York, is hereby established to assist the City Court and dispose of parking violations only, which occur within the City of Binghamton, New York, and are subject to Article III and Article IV of the Traffic Code of the City of Binghamton, Article IV, Article V and Article VI of this chapter, and § § 1200 through 1204 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.

B. The Mayor of the City of Binghamton, New York, shall designate an appropriate official to be in charge of the Traffic Violations Bureau and provide for regular office hours for the transaction of business concerning parking violations.

C. Except as may be limited herein, the Traffic Violations Bureau shall have the jurisdiction and power as prescribed under Article 14-B, § 371 of the General Municipal Law, and Article V, § § 400-34 through 400-36, and Article VI, § § 400-44 through 400-46, of this chapter.

A. A fee per day as set from time to time by the City Council shall be charged to the registered owner of any vehicle impounded by the City of Binghamton Police Department as a storage fee payable to the City prior to the owner of said vehicle regaining possession of said vehicle (See The Current Fee Schedule).

B. The term "per day" as defined herein shall mean that said fine shall be levied for any portion of a twenty-four-hour period that the vehicle remains upon the City's impound lot.

C. The Comptroller shall establish a police vehicle fund identified as "H3120.9022," to which he or she shall increase appropriations in said line for the purpose of purchasing new police vehicles.

A. Designate through highways and order stop signs, flashing signals or yield signs erected at specified entrances thereto or designate any intersection as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and order like signs or signals at one or more entrances to such intersection.

B. Prohibit or regulate the turning of vehicles or specified types of vehicles at intersections or other designated locations.

C. Regulate the crossing of any roadway by pedestrians.

D. Designate any highway or any separate roadway thereof for one-way traffic.

E. Exclude trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations and trucks in excess of any designated weight from designated highways.

F. Prohibit, restrict or limit the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles.

G. Determine those highways or portions of highways which shall be marked to indicate where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous in accordance with the standards, minimum warrants and sign or marking specifications established by the State Traffic Commission.

H. Designate safety zones.

I. Provide for the installation, operation, maintenance, policing, and supervision of parking meters, establish parking time limits at such meters, designate hours of operation of such meters, and fix and require the payment of fees applicable to parking where such meters are in operation. Such fees shall be paid to the City, and credited to its general fund, unless a different disposition be prescribed by local law or ordinance.

J. Establish a system of truck routes upon which all trucks, tractors, and tractor-trailer combinations having a total gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds are permitted to travel and operate and excluding such vehicles and combinations from all highways except those which constitute such truck route system. Such exclusion shall not be construed to prevent the delivery or pick up of merchandise or other property along the highways from which such vehicles and combinations are otherwise excluded. Any such system of truck routes shall provide suitable connection with all state routes entering or leaving such City.

K. Regulate traffic by means of traffic-control signals.

L. License, regulate or prohibit processions, assemblages or parades. Whenever such a procession, assemblage or parade authorized by a local authority will block the movement of traffic on a state highway maintained by the state, or on a highway which connects two state highways maintained by the state to make a through route, for a period in excess of 10 minutes, such authority must, prior to such blocking, provide and designate with conspicuous signs a detour adequate to prevent unreasonable delay in the movement of traffic on said highway maintained by the state.

M. Prohibit or regulate the operation and the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in cemeteries and in public parks.

N. Provide for the removal and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned on highways during snowstorms, floods, fires or other public emergencies, or found unattended where they constitute an obstruction to traffic or any place where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, and for the payment of reasonable charges for such removal and storage by the owner or operator of any such vehicle.

O. Adopt such additional reasonable orders, rules and regulations with respect to traffic as local conditions may require subject to the limitations contained in the various laws of the state.

P. Such Board also may, by order, rule or regulation, prohibit, restrict or limit the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles upon property owned or leased by the City.

Q. Such Board shall cause to be determined, for all bridges and elevated structures under its jurisdiction, the capacity in tons of 2,000 pounds which the bridge or structure will safely carry. Upon bridges or structures of insufficient strength to carry safely the legal loads permissible by § 385 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, the Board shall cause signs to be erected to inform persons of the safe capacity.

R. The Board shall cause signs to be erected to inform persons of the legal overhead clearance for all bridges and structures on highways under its jurisdiction. The legal clearance shall be one foot less than the measured clearance. The measured clearance shall be the minimum height to the bridge or structure measured vertically from the traveled portion to the roadway. On bridges or structures having 14 feet or more of measured clearance, no such signs shall be required.

S. Authorize angle parking on any roadway.

T. Upon a roadway which is divided into three lanes, allocate the center lane for traffic moving in a specified direction.

U. Order signs erected directing slow-moving traffic, trucks, buses or specified types of vehicles to use a designated lane, or with signs, signals or markings designate those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway.

V. Except for state highways maintained by the state, the Board may prohibit, restrict or regulate the operation of vehicles on any controlled-access highway, or the use of any controlled-access highway by any vehicle, device moved by human power or pedestrian.

W. Establish speed limits prescribed by the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

X. The Board shall also have the right to state where school guards shall be designated.

Y. The Board shall have the authority to consider and approve all applications for permission to construct curb openings which do not comply with the restrictions imposed by Chapter 355, Streets and Sidewalks, Article I, Maintenance and Use, § 355-11, of the Code of the City of Binghamton. Before approving such application, the Board shall notify the Council member who represents the district to be affected.

A. Authorization. The Traffic Board is hereby authorized to act as a Highway Safety Committee pursuant to Article 16-A of the Executive Law.

B. Function. The Traffic Board, in acting as such committee, shall coordinate highway safety efforts within the City and with the state program in the manner required by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Governor of New York or his or her designee, and shall take such other action as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of Article 16-A of the Executive Law.

A. When any vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct, or crossway or in any underpass or tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic.

B. When a vehicle upon a street or highway is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic and the person or persons in charge of the vehicle are by reason of physical injury incapacitated to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its custody or removal.

C. When a vehicle is left unattended upon a street and is parked illegally or so as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction of the normal movement of traffic.

D. When a driver is apprehended while operating such motor vehicle and charged with driving while intoxicated.

E. When necessary in an emergency to remove such vehicle in order to properly clear said street of snow or ice.

F. Authority to remove and/or immobilize vehicles for failure to respond to parking tickets shall be governed by Article VI, § 84 of the Traffic Code of the City of Binghamton (§ 400-37 of this chapter).

A. Whenever an officer removes a vehicle from a street as authorized by § 400-30 and the officer knows or is able to ascertain from registration records the name and address of the owner thereof, such officer shall immediately give or cause to be given notice in writing to such owner of the fact of such removal, and the reasons therefor and of the place to which such vehicle has been removed. In the event any such vehicle is stored in a public garage, a copy of such notice shall be given to the proprietor of such garage.

B. Whenever an officer removes a vehicle from the street under § 400-30 and does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner or for any other reason is unable to give the notice to the owner as hereinbefore provided, then, in that event, the Bureau of Police shall contact the department whose duty is to register motor vehicles in the state in which such vehicle is registered and ascertain the name and address of the registered owner to whom such license is issued, and upon receipt of such information shall immediately give or cause to be given notice in writing to such owner as provided hereinabove and shall file a copy of such notice with the proprietor of any public garage in which the vehicle may be stored. Such notice shall include a complete description of the vehicle, date, time and place of removal, reasons for such removal and name of garage or place in which the vehicle is stored.

A. In addition to any other penalties or fines imposed for the violation of this Code, the provisions of this section shall apply to vehicles which have three or more outstanding and unpaid parking violations issued against them and which, after mailing to the registered owner a final notice, are found operated or parked on any public street, public highway, any portion of the entire width between the boundary lines of any way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel, or on any property leased by, or in the possession and control of, the City of Binghamton.

B. Any such vehicle may be removed or caused to be removed by or under the direction of a member of the Police Department by towing or otherwise. In addition to, or in lieu of, towing, any such vehicle may be immobilized in such manner as to prevent its operation, except that no such vehicle shall be immobilized by any means other than by the use of a device or other mechanism which will cause no damage to such vehicle unless it is moved while such device or mechanism is in place. In any case involving immobilization of a vehicle pursuant to this subsection, such member of the Police Department shall cause to be placed on such vehicle, in a conspicuous manner, notice sufficient to warn any individual to the effect that any attempt to move such vehicle might result in damage to such vehicle.

C. Within 24 hours after towing or immobilization, the Police Department shall notify the owner of such vehicle of the fact of its towing or immobilization, the place where it may be recovered and the conditions under which it will be released.

D. Release of vehicle.

A. Authority; signs required. The Traffic Board is hereby authorized to designate public streets and highways in which vehicles shall pass in one direction only, and the time such restriction shall be in effect, and shall cause such streets and highways to be marked by suitable signs during the hours in which such designation is to be observed.

B. Obedience required. It shall be unlawful for any person to pass, drive or operate any vehicle along, over or through any such street or highway in a direction opposite or contrary to the direction designated as provided in Subsection A.

A. The Traffic Board may, at such time as it deems advisable, designate streets, avenues or roads in the City, or parts thereof, as through streets.

B. Signs; duty of driver. Signs bearing the word "stop" shall be erected and maintained at or near the curb in every highway intersecting a through street. Every driver of a vehicle shall, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or a traffic-control signal, before entering a street designated as a through street, bring such vehicle to a full stop. Such vehicle shall be stopped before reaching the crosswalk and shall in no case obstruct usage of such crosswalk by pedestrians.

A. Authority; signs required. The Traffic Board is hereby authorized to designate public streets and highways in the City from which heavy trucks shall be excluded, and shall cause such streets and highways to be marked by suitable signs during the hours in which such designation is to be observed.

B. Obedience required. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a heavy truck along, over or through a public street or highway from which heavy trucks have been excluded as provided in Subsection A.

A. At a rate of speed exceeding 50 miles per hour on Vestal Arterial Highway from the westerly City line to a point 700 feet west of South Washington Street; on the new Brandywine Avenue Extension Arterial Highway from the Village of Port Dickinson and the City of Binghamton boundary line south to a point 500 feet north of Frederick Street.

B. Anywhere within a school zone at or near the time when pupils are arriving at or departing from school at a rate of speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.

C. Anywhere within a play area zone at a rate of speed in excess of 25 miles per hour.

D. Anywhere else within the City at a rate of speed exceeding 30 miles per hour.

E. Anywhere within a hospital zone at a rate of speed in excess of 25 miles per hour.

A. Right turns. A motor vehicle, motorcycle or bicycle must not make a right turn at any street intersection except from the lane of traffic available nearest to the curb, and must approach such street intersection in such traffic lane.

B. Left turns. A motor vehicle, motorcycle or bicycle must not make a left turn at any street intersection from a lane of traffic other than the lane nearest to the center of the street, and must approach such street intersection in such traffic lane.

A. It shall be unlawful for any driver or operator of any motor vehicle, motorcycle or bicycle to proceed against a red traffic signal.

B. Notwithstanding Subsection A of this section, right turns on red are permitted at and only at such intersections as are so indicated by properly designated traffic signs lawfully erected. At intersections where right turns are so permitted, all drivers and operators of vehicles must bring their vehicles to a full stop before making a right turn and must proceed with care and caution not to interfere with vehicular or pedestrian cross traffic.

A. Operation of motorcycles or bicycles on sidewalks prohibited. No person shall ride any motorcycle, bicycle or other vehicle propelled by the hands or feet of the rider along or upon any public sidewalk within the City, except that this shall not apply to persons who cannot walk and who make use of a wheelchair.

B. Signal devices required on motorcycles and bicycles. Bicycles shall be provided with a bell or horn, and motorcycles with a horn, capable of being heard at least 100 feet distant.

C. Manner of riding on motorcycles and bicycles.

D. Motorcycles and bicycles not to use middle of street. No motorcycle or bicycle shall proceed along any street in the middle thereof.

E. Lamps required on bicycles. No person shall drive, propel or otherwise operate a bicycle upon or along any highway, alley, park or public place within the City during the period from½hour after sunset to½hour before sunrise without displaying one light reflector or bicycle light in front and one red reflector in the rear. Such reflectors shall be designed, located as to the height, and maintained so as to be visible for at least 200 feet when opposed by a motor vehicle displaying lawfully undimmed headlights on an unlighted highway.

A. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the words and phrases shall be construed as follows:

B. Prohibited. No spent nuclear reactor fuel elements or rods shall be transported on streets or highways maintained by the City of Binghamton.

C. Prior notification. In the case of shipments of high-level nuclear waste not prohibited by this section, no person, firm, corporation, organization or association shall transport high-level nuclear waste by motor vehicle in any quantity or form within the City of Binghamton, unless notification of such transportation is submitted to the Chief of Police of the City of Binghamton at least 48 hours prior to the shipment entering the City of Binghamton.

D. Contents of notice. The notice required by Subsection C above shall include the following:

E. Exclusions:

A. On a sidewalk.

B. In front of a private or public driveway.

C. Within an intersection.

D. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

E. On a crosswalk.

F. Within 10 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection..

G. Within 30 feet upon approaching any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of the roadway.

H. Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.

I. Within a fire zone.

J. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.

K. Upon any bridge or viaduct, or underneath any trestle or railroad overhead crossing.

L. In any curb zone.

M. At any place where official signs prohibit parking.

N. In front of a curb gas filling station maintained by permission of the City, except to obtain gasoline, oil or automobile supplies.

O. Wholly or partially between the curbline and the sidewalk line of any highway.

P. In any alley.

Q. With its left side adjacent to the curbline except on one-way streets.

R. On any public highway where excavating or repairing of streets is in progress within eight feet from such excavation or repairs.

S. So as to prevent the free passage of other vehicles through the street.

T. In any loading zone.

A. Designation. The Traffic Board shall have the authority to designate streets or parts of streets where parking is prohibited, and shall cause such streets or parts of streets to be marked by suitable signs or other devices.

B. Effect. When such streets or parts of streets are established as areas where parking is prohibited, as provided in Subsection A, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle upon such street in violation of such prohibition.

A. Designation. The Traffic Board shall have the authority to designate streets or parts of streets where parking time limits have been established, and shall cause such streets or parts of streets to be marked by suitable signs or other devices indicating the parking time limits and the periods when such time limits shall be in effect.

B. Effect. When parking time limits are established for a part of a public street, highway or public parking area, and such places are appropriately signposted or marked to indicate the parking time limit, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle upon such public street, highway or public parking area in violation of such parking time limit.

A. Designation. The Traffic Board shall have the authority to designate streets or parts of streets as loading zones, and shall cause such areas to be marked by suitable signs or other devices.

B. Effect. No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle within a space designated as a "loading zone" and suitably marked as such, except for the exclusive purpose of loading and unloading.

A. Designation. The Traffic Board is hereby authorized to designate safety zones and bus, cab or taxicab stands in the public streets or highways of the City, and in parking areas either owned, operated or controlled by the City, and to limit or prohibit parking in spaces and zones in said streets, highways and parking areas, and to cause such zones, spaces and stands to be marked and indicated by suitable signs.

B. Signs for bus stops. Spaces specified as parking and stopping places for buses shall be marked and indicated by suitable stationary and portable signs indicating the location and extent of such places so reserved.

C. Effect. No person shall park or leave standing any automobile or other vehicle, except a bus within a space designated as a "bus stop," and except a taxicab within a space designated as a "taxicab stand" and suitably marked as such within the City.

A. Alternate side of the street parking shall be imposed upon all streets and public highways of the City of Binghamton.

B. The provisions of the alternate side of the street parking are as follows:

C. Any vehicle that is parked in violation of this section and is found, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Public Works, his or her designee, or a Binghamton police officer, to be hindering snow removal or plowing or so parked as to obstruct vehicular traffic or safe passage through a City side street shall be towed by the City of Binghamton pursuant to the towing procedures established.

D. Exclusions: The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to the following:

E. The provisions of this section are subject to the provisions of Article III of the Traffic Code of the City of Binghamton which prohibits parking in certain areas.

A. No commercial vehicle shall be parked on any street within the City limits, for a period of more than three hours, except for the purposes of loading and unloading.

B. Vehicles shall not be parked on any street for more than six consecutive hours between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, except commercial vehicles which shall comply with the provisions of § 28.1 of the Traffic Code.

A. No commercial vehicle shall be parked at any time on any City-owned park property which is duly posted, except:

B. Pursuant to § 400-22M, the Traffic Board may further prohibit or regulate the operation and the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in public parks.

A. Diagonal parking.

B. Perpendicular parking.

C. Back in angle parking

A. With the motor running.

B. Without all proper brakes set tightly.

C. Without the front wheels so turned that one of them is in contact with the curb in such a manner that if the brakes fail to hold properly the motion of said vehicle or motorcycle will be against said curb.

A. The Traffic Board shall have the authority to designate handicapped parking spaces on public streets and on public property and shall cause spaces so designated to be marked by suitable signs or other devices indicating that parking in those spaces is limited to those vehicles property displaying a duly issued and valid handicapped parking permit or license plate.

B. Effect. No person shall stop, stand, or park in spaces designated as a handicapped parking space without having a duly issued and valid handicapped parking permit, i.e. a special vehicle identification parking permit, or a handicapped license plate on the vehicle. A violation of this section shall be subject to fines as set forth in § 400-89(c).

A. For violation of § § 400-74, 400-78, and 400-79, of this article or any other timed zone parking rule, regulation or restriction based on time, the initial fine shall be a fine of $35; however, each such owner may, within two business days, exclusive of the date on which the ticket was issued, of the time when such notice was attached to such vehicle pay to the City Treasurer a penalty for an in full satisfaction of such violation, the sum of $30. If a plea of not guilty has not been filed nor the fine paid within 30 days, the fine shall be $75.

B. For violation of § § 400-72, 400-73, and 400-80, sections prohibiting parking in certain areas, the initial fine for violations of this article shall be a fine of $70; however, each such owner may, within two business days, exclusive of the date on which the ticket was issued, of the time when such notice was attached to the such vehicle pay to the City Treasurer a penalty for an in full satisfaction of such violation, the sum of $45. If a plea of not guilty has not been filed nor the fine paid within 30 days, the fine shall be $75.

C. For violation of § 400-88(b) (handicapped parking), the fine for a violation of this article is a fine of $155, plus the payment of the mandatory surcharge to the State of New York of $30; however, such owner may, within two business days of the day the notice was attached to such vehicle (exclusive of the date on which the ticket was issued) pay to the City Treasurer a fine in full satisfaction of such violation, the sum of $95, plus the payment of the mandatory surcharge to the State of New York of $30. If a plea of not guilty has not been filed nor the fine paid within 30 days, the fine shall be $175, plus the payment of the mandatory surcharge to the State of New York of $30. If such owner provides a valid handicapped parking permit for the time in question and proof that the holder of the permit was a driver or occupant of the vehicle at the time in question, then the violation will be dismissed and such owner will be subject to an administrative fee for failure to display a handicapped parking permit as provided in section D below.

D. For violation of § 400-88(c), the administrative fee for a violation of this section is $15.

E. For the period from September 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015, the City of Binghamton offers an amnesty program for parking tickets issued prior to January 1, 2015. The total cost of any ticket, including any penalties and late fees, may be paid at seventy-five percent (75%) of the outstanding balance due and owing. All payments must be made payable to the City of Binghamton and delivered to the Treasurer’s Office, City Hall, 38 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 on or before September 30, 2015. This paragraph will automatically expire on October 1, 2015, and will be of no further force or effect.

A. The provisions of this article relating to parking meter zones shall be applicable between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and on Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., holidays excepted, except that on such streets as may be designated by the Traffic Board, the hours shall be between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

B. Within the meaning of this article the term "holiday" shall include the following days only: first day of January, Fourth of July, 30^th day of May, first Monday in September, 25^th day of December, and the day designated and set apart by the President of the United States as a day of Thanksgiving.

A. If a vehicle shall remain parked or left standing in any parking space beyond the time limit set for such parking space and if the parking meter shall indicate such illegal parking, then in that event such vehicle shall be considered as parked or standing overtime and beyond the period of legal parking or standing time and such parking or standing shall be deemed a violation of this article. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this article for any person to keep, allow, permit or suffer any such vehicle registered in his or her name to be parked or left standing overtime or beyond the lawful period of time set for such space.

B. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this article for any person to deposit or cause to be deposited in a parking meter a coin or coins for the purpose of extending the parking or standing time beyond the time fixed as the parking time limit for parking or standing in a parking space alongside of or next to which a parking meter is placed.

A. Report. It shall be the duty of each traffic patrol officer, or such other officer as shall be so instructed by the Chief of Police, in his or her beat or district, to take the number of any meter at which any vehicle is over parked, as provided in this article, and the registration number of such vehicle, and report the same to the Police Department, together with the length of time during which said vehicle is parked in violation of any of the provisions of this article, as well as any other facts, a knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.

B. Notice. Each such police officer shall also attach to such vehicle a notice to the owner thereof that such vehicle has been parked in violation of a provision of this article, and instructing such owner to report to the City Court in regard to such violation.

C. Penalties. The initial fine for violations of this article (Article VIII, Parking Meters) shall be a fine of $40; however, each such owner may, within two days (48 hours) of the time when such notice was attached to such vehicle, pay to the City Treasurer a penalty for and in full satisfaction of such violation, the sum of $20. If a plea of not guilty has not been filed, nor the fine paid within 30 days the fine shall be $55.

A. No vehicle shall be parked for a continuous period in excess of 24 hours in off-street parking areas.

B. In areas where there are no parking meters, no vehicle shall be parked except within a parking space designated by the attendant, and in areas where there are parking meters, no vehicle shall be parked except within a parking space in front of or alongside of which a parking meter is located.

C. In areas supervised by a parking attendant, the fees for parking of vehicle, shall be duly posted as established by the Traffic Board.

D. In areas where there are parking meters, the following fees are hereby established:

A. Registration forms for parking permits must be completely filled out and returned to All Right Binghamton Parking prior to the start of a new month in order to receive a valid pass card to enter and exit the parking ramp.

B. A copy of a recent electric or phone bill, rent receipt or voter registration card is to be presented upon registration to verify residency requirements.

C. It is the resident's responsibility to notify the facility operator, All Right Binghamton Parking, of any changes affecting the registration form. These changes include: change of address, license plate number, telephone number, vehicle identification number, etc.

D. A copy of the rules and regulations for the parking program will be attached to the registration form. All rental patrons must abide by these regulations. Failure to do so will result in the parking pass being invalidated. The pass card is for the registrant's use only and is not transferable.

E. Every resident parker is required to attach a small sticker in the left hand corner of the rear window of the registered automobile. All Right Binghamton Parking, as the operator, may elect to issue a hang tag for the rear view mirror. If so, this tag must always be displayed when using the facility.

F. Parking will be available on any level of the Collier Street ramp, Monday through Friday, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. the following day and all day Saturday and Sunday.

G. The monthly parking fee will be as set annually in the City budget.

H. The pass card has been programmed to allow a registered vehicle to enter or exit only during the prescribed hours. If a registered vehicle is found exiting after 9:00 a.m., or entering before 3:00 p.m., the vehicle operator will be charged the hourly rate for the time the registered vehicle was parked in the ramp before or after the prescribed hours.

I. A parking space is not guaranteed when the Collier Street Parking ramp is being used for event parking.

J. All Right Binghamton Parking, as the operator, reserves the right to amend any rules and regulations with the prior approval of the Binghamton City Council.

A. The City of Binghamton hereby creates a residential parking permit system within the area of the City consisting of the following roadways (the “Permit Area”):

Pine Street from Carroll Street to Liberty Street

Henry Street from Carroll Street to Liberty Street

Fayette Street from Court Street to Henry Street

Carroll Street from Court Street to Henry Street

Liberty Street from Court Street to Henry Street

B. Parking in the Permit Area shall be restricted to residents and/or property owners living on or owning property within the Permit Area; except that not less than twenty percent of all spaces within the Permit Area will continue to be available to non-residents and shall provide for short term parking of not less than ninety minutes in duration in such area. The City of Binghamton Police Bureau will determine which spaces will continue to be available to non-residents.

C. The City Clerk shall issue parking permits for the Permit Area. The City Clerk shall establish guidelines to issue parking permits, including proof of residency and/or ownership requirements. Parking permits will be issued for vehicles registered at said address only. A single family dwelling will be eligible for up to two parking permits and a multi-family dwelling will be eligible for up to one parking permit per dwelling unit. The fee for a permit will be $10 and permits will be valid for so long as the resident and/or property owner lives in or owns such residence within the Permit Area. Parking permits shall be specific to registered vehicles only and will include the license plate number of the vehicle. Permits may not be assigned from one person to another, but may be transferred to another vehicle owner by the permit holder without a fee. The permits will be valid twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week from March 15 to November 30 of each year or such time frame as the City may establish for alternate side of the street parking. Permits may be revoked by the City Clerk if the permit holder moves, sells the property, allows others to use the parking permit, has any outstanding parking ticket(s) or other outstanding motor vehicle violations, or housing code violations at the residence in question.

D. Motor vehicles registered pursuant to § 404(a) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall be exempt from any permit requirement.

E. The Permit Area, except the parking spaces designated for non-residents, shall be duly posted as no parking areas, except by valid permit only. The Police Bureau and the Public Work Department shall determine from time to time how the Permit Area is to be posted.

F. Any vehicle parked in the Permit Area, except the parking spaces designated for non-residents, without a valid parking permit to park may be issued a $50 parking ticket and/or towed at the owner’s expense as a violator of a no parking area.

G. The permit fees shall be credited to the general fund of the City.

A. It shall be unlawful to cause, permit, allow or suffer any vehicle to be parked or standing on the even-numbered side of any City street during the first 24 hours of a snow emergency.

B. It shall be unlawful to cause, permit, allow or suffer any vehicle to be parked or standing on the odd-numbered side of any City street during the second twenty-four-hour period after the commencement of a snow emergency.

C. Where the driver of such vehicle cannot be located, the violation of this provision shall be presumed to be that of the registered owner of the vehicle.

D. The provisions of Subsections A and B shall not apply to physicians, emergency vehicles, snow control vehicles, public transit vehicles, public service vehicles, or commercial vehicles when in the performance of their respective duties.