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Local Law No. 8 - 2014
This local law shall be known as the “Amendment to Local Law No. 4-2014” Law.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck
Section 1 – Purpose:
On September 17, 2014, the Town Board enacted Local Law No. 4-2014 establishing a residential
parking system for (a) Washington Square, (b) a section of North Chatsworth Avenue, (c) New
Jefferson Street, and (d) Murray Avenue between Myrtle Boulevard and Leafy Lane, effective
January 1, 2015. When the Town staff reviewed the law as they were preparing for its
implementation, the staff questioned certain provisions, specifically whether the absolute ban on
parking between the hours of 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM on certain days should apply when those
days are public holidays and whether it was practical, from an administrative standpoint, to have
fines increase if there are multiple violations during a twelve month period.
Upon considering the staff’s comments, the Town Board finds that the absolute ban on parking
between the hours of 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM should not apply on days that are public holidays.
Furthermore, the Town Board finds that now that the Town has created the position of Parking
Enforcement Officer, whose role will include regularly patrolling the Washington Square area and
issuing tickets to motor vehicles violating Local Law No. 4-2014, there is no need to increase the
fines for each violation within a twelve month period. A ticket, whose violation carries a fixed,
standard fine, if issued on a number of occasions, should suffice to discourage repetitive
violations.
Section 2 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
Section 219-2.1 C. (3) of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is amended to add the
following sentence after the words, “the second Friday of each month.”:
Section 219-1 C. (3) shall not apply on a public holiday (as defined in section 24 of the NY
General Construction Law).
Section 3 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
Section 219-2.1 K of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is repealed and the following
substituted in its place:
K. Except for the type of violation whose fine is set by section 219-2.1 (L), a violation
of this law shall be punishable by a fine of $50.00
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Section 4 – Severability:
Should any provision of this Local Law be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any
other provisions of this Local Law, which may be implemented without the invalid or
unconstitutional provisions.
Section 5 – Effective Date:
This Local Law shall become effective on the later of January 1, 2015 or the date it is filed with the
Secretary of State.
2014-12-03 PH
2014-12-03 Enacted
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