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Home My WebLink AboutTOR RES 127 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer February 20, 2014 Suffolk County Planning Department L.I. State Park Commission Town of Southold Town of Southampton Town of Brookhaven ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution which was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on February 19, 2014 Resolution #127-AUTHORIZES THE TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 101 ENTITLED "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE (ADDITION OF ARTICLE X SNOW EVENTS) if you have any questions, please call Carol Del Vecchio at 63i-727-3200, Ext 262, or Diane vV.Hheim at Ext. 260 Sincerely, /I Diane M. Wilhelm DMW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901(631)727-3200 Ext. 260 Fax (631)208-4034 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer February 20, 2014 We would appreciate your signing this letter acknowledging receipt of the Resolution and emailing it back to wilhelmCa)-townofriverheadny.gov. (Resolution# 127 from Town Board Meeting 2.19.2014) Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk Signature: date: DW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901- (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 02.19.14 ADOPTED 140127 TOWN OF RIVERHEAD Resolution # 127 AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST A PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 101 ENTITLED "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE (ADDITION OF ARTICLE X SNOW EVENTS) Councilman Gabrielsen offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilwoman Giglio RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and is hereby authorized to publish the attached public notice to consider a proposed local law to amend Chapter 101 entitled "Vehicles and Traffic" of the Riverhead Town Code once in the February 27, 2014 issue of the News-Review, the newspaper hereby designated as the official newspaper for this purpose, and post same on the sign board at Town Hall; and be it further RESOLVED, that all Town Hall Departments may review and obtain a copy of this resolution from the electronic storage device and, if needed, a certified copy of same may be obtained from the Office of the Town Clerk. THE VOTE Giglio ®Yes ?No Gabrielsen ®Yes ?No Wooten ®Yes ?No Dunleavy ®Yes ?No Walter ®Yes ?No The Resolution Was ® Thereupon Duly Declared Adopted TA 2-19-14 Setting Public Hearing to Amend Chap. 101-Addition of Article X Snow Events TOWN OF RIVERHEAD PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead, at Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York, on the 4th day of March, 2014 at 2:10 pm o'clock p.m. to consider a local law amending Chapter 101 entitled "Vehicles and Traffic" of the Riverhead Town Code as follows: CHAPTER 101 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC ARTICLE X. Snow Events 1§ 01-43. Purpose. The Town Board of the Town of Riverhead does hereby find that there exists a threat to public safety any time that snow, freezing rain, sleet, or ice is permitted to accumulate on Town highways and roadways. The parking or abandonment of vehicles along the highways and roadways during snow and other winter weather related events prohibits and/or restricts the Town's ability to remediate the hazardous conditions on the highways and impedes the ability of fire, police, and ambulance vehicles and personnel to provide necessary services to Town residents. For the above reasons, the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead finds it necessary to enact legislation prohibiting parking and standing of vehicles on Town highways and roadways in anticipation of and during maior snow or winter weather events and such other restrictions related to highway safety during snow and other related winter weather events. A snow or winter storm emergency declaration shall be made by the Supervisor or his designee. Such declaration shall be made at the discretion of the Supervisor when weather conditions are forecasted or exist such that the accumulation of snow, freezing rain, sleet, or ice on any roadway will render vehicle travel potentially hazardous and necessitate snow removal operation or such other remediation efforts to address a winter storm by the Town. 101-44. Declaration of Snow or Winter Storm Emergency. The Town Supervisor or his designee shall declare a snow emergency or winter storm emergency in a signed written notice to the Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk within 24 hours of said declaration. Said notice shall become effective immediately after signing and shall indicate date and exact time of the declaration. The Chief of Police and Superintendent of Highways shall be notified immediately following a snow or winter storm emergency declaration. The Supervisor or his designee shall notify at least one local radio station immediately following a snow or winter storm emergency declaration and the Supervisor or his designee may cause same to be posted on the Town's official website. TA 2-19-14 Setting Public Hearing to Amend Chap. 101-Addition of Article X Snow Events The snow or winter storm emergency declaration shall be in effect until such time as a snow or winter storm emergency termination has been received by the Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk in accordance with &108-46 of this Article. §101 -45. Parking prohibited during snow emergency. No parking is permitted on either side of anV roadway during a snow or winter storm emergencv declaration between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. pursuant to §101-44 of this Article. §101 -46.Snow emergency termination. A. The termination of a snow or winter storm emergency shall be declared by the Supervisor or his designee. Such termination shall be made at the discretion of the Supervisor when snow removal operations or such other required remediation efforts have been completed to the satisfaction of the Supervisor. B. The Supervisor or his designee shall declare a snow or winter storm emergencv termination in a signed written notice to the Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk. Said notice shall become effective immediatelV upon receipt and shall include the date and exact time of the snow emergencv termination. The Chief of Police and Superintendent of Highways shall be notified immediately following a snow or winter storm emergencv termination. C. The Supervisor or his designee shall notify at least one local radio station immediately following a snow or winter storm emergency termination. D. The snow or winter storm emergencv termination shall nullify any provisions or conditions resulting from a snow or winter storm emergency declaration as provided for in this article. 1§ 08-47. Depositing of snow prohibited. It is prohibited to shovel plow or otherwise deposit snow onto any roadway in the Town of Riverhead. §101 -48. Penalties for offenses. A. Any vehicle parked on any highway within the Town of Riverhead during a snow or winter storm emergency between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.as set forth in &101-44 and &101-45 shall be deemed to affect the ability of the Town to remediate hazardous roadway conditions or create a hazardous condition and/or impede or potentially impede the ability of fire, police, highway and ambulance vehicles and personnel to provide necessary services to Town residents on that portion of the public highway which said vehicle is parked such that said vehicle may be removed by the TA 2-19-14 Setting Public Hearing to Amend Chap. 101-Addition of Article X Snow Events Riverhead Town Police or other personnel so authorized by the Town Board as set forth in 101-22 and all procedures set forth in 101-22, including payment of all fees related to storage and removal, shall apply to vehicles removed from the highway pursuant to this provision. B. Any person, association, firm or corporation, owner or occupant which violates &101- 47 shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not less than $250. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate additional violation. • Underline represents addition(s) • Strikethrough represents deletion(s) Dated: Riverhead, New York February 19, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD DIANE M. WILHELM, TOWN CLERK TA 2-19-145etting Public Hearing to Amend Ch ap.101-Addition of Article X Snow Events t' 5i.lrww.uia'- nw.rr,w, l Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer February 20, 2014 We would appreciate your signing this letter acknowledging receipt of the Resolution and emailing it back to wilhelm(atownofriverheadny.gov. (Resolution# 127 from Town Board Meeting 2.19.2014) Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk Signature: LV date: QlpoL4 DW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901(631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034