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Local Law No. 1 - 2020
This local law shall be known as the “Parking for Electric Vehicles only” Law.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck
Section 1 – Purpose:
The Town has begun to install charging stations for charging electric vehicles on the public streets
and within Town-owned parking lots. To optimize the effectiveness of those stations, this law
limits parking at those stations to electric vehicles.
Section 2 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
Section 219-1 B. of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is amended by adding the
following definition which shall be placed in proper alphabetical order within section 219-1 B.:
ELECTRIC VEHICLE --- a commercially available, mass-produced vehicle originally equipped by
the manufacturer with an electric propulsion system or a vehicle retrofitted with an electric
propulsion system, provided the owner of the vehicle can provide supporting documentation of
such retrofit. Electric vehicles include both (1) battery electric vehicles which have batteries that
are recharged by connecting the vehicle to an external power source; and (2) plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles, which have batteries that be can be recharged by connecting the vehicle to an
external power source or by an on-board internal-combustion engine and generator.
Section 3 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
Section 219-40 of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is repealed and the following
substituted in its place:
§ 219-40. Parking for Electric Vehicle Only.
A. No person shall park a motor vehicle, other than an electric vehicle, within the parking spaces
designated by the Town Administrator as parking exclusively for electric vehicles on the streets
described below:
Baldwin Avenue
Myrtle Boulevard
B. No person shall park a motor vehicle, other than an electric vehicle, within the parking spaces
designated by the Town Administrator as parking exclusively for electric vehicles in the parking
lot for the Hommocks Ice Rink.
C. No person shall park a motor vehicle, other than an electric vehicle, within the parking
spaces designated by the Town Administrator as parking exclusively for electric vehicles in the
parking lot for the Town Center. In addition to be being subject to a fine, any motor vehicle, other
than an electric vehicle, that is parked within the parking spaces designated by the Town
Administrator as parking for electric vehicles only in the parking lot for the Town Center shall be
subject to being towed pursuant to article VI of this chapter.
Section 3 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
The line in Section 219-88 A. that reads:
Infraction Fine Code
Parking prohibited at all times $50 § 219-18
hereby is repealed and the following is substituted in its place:
Infraction Fine Code
Parking prohibited at all times $50 § 219-18, § 219-40 A., B. and C.
Section 4 – Sign(s) to be Erected and Painting to be Done:
An appropriate sign or signs shall be erected on and/or above, and/or striping shall be
painted on the surface of those parking spaces where parking is reserved exclusively for electric
vehicles.
Section 5 – 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 6 – Effective Date:
This Local Law shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State.
December 27, 2019
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