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Home My WebLink AboutTOR RES 238 / H Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer w May 2, 2018 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 April 03, 2018 Resolution #238-ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 238 ENTITLED, "VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS" OF THE RIVEHREAD TOWN CODE (Article IX: Snow Events) If you have any questions, please call Carol Del Vecchio at 631-727-3200, Ext 262, or Diane Wilhelm at Ext. 260 Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm DMW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901 (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 '4 -FF[T ..[91 AS PI0.PPOGPfssunl J I Office of the Town Clerk .plane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer April 20, 2018 Honorable Town Clerk: Your response to this letter will acknowledge receipt of the attached resolution adopted by the Riverhead Town Board. Kindly please sign and email back to the Riverhead Town Clerk, Diane Wilhelm at wilhelmaa.townofriverheadny.gov or by fax at 631-208-4034. Signature: Date: Town Board Meeting April 03, 2018 2:00 PM ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution which was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on April 03, 2018 Resolution #238-ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW AMENDINr, CHAPTER 23R ENTITL=n «vCUU11 Cc TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS" OF THE RIVEHREAD TOWN CODE (Article IX: Snow Events) Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk DW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901 (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 04.03.2018 ADOPTED 180238 TOWN OF RIVERHEAD Resolution #238 ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 289 ENTITLED "VEHICLES. TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE (Article IX: Snow Events) Councilman Wooten offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilwoman Giglio WHEREAS, the Town Clerk was authorized to publish and post a public notice to hear all interested persons to consider a local law amending Chapter 289 entitled "Vehicles, Traffic and Parking Regulations" of the Riverhead Town Code; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the 20th day of March 2018 at 7:10 o'clock p.m_ at Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York, the date, time and place specified in said public notice, and all persons wishing to be heard were heard. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that a local law amending Chapter 289 entitled "Vehicles, Traffic and Parking Regulations" of the Riverhead Town Code be and is hereby adopted as specified in the attached notice of adoption; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and is hereby authorized to publish the attached notice of adoption once in the News Review, the official newspaper, and to post same on the signboard 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 Kent ®Yes ❑No Hubbard ®Yes ❑No Giglio ❑Yes ®No Wooten ®Yes ❑No Jens-Smith ®Yes ❑No The Resolution Was ® Thereupon Duly Declared Adopted TOWN OF RIVERHEAD NOTICE OF ADOPTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead adopted a local law amending Chapter 289 entitled "Vehicles, Traffic and Parking Regulations", of the Riverhead Town Code at its meeting held on April 3, 2018. Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead as follows: Chapter 289: Vehicles, Traffic and Parking Regulations Part 1 Vehicles and Traffic Article IX: Snow Events § 289-45. Findings; 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 major snow or winter weather events and such other restrictions related to highway safety during snow and other related winter weather events- , including travel ban for non-emergencv vehicles and/or temporary closure of highways/roads. Pursuant to and consistent with Executive Law 24 A a snow or winter storm emergency declaration and local emergencv proclamations shall be made by the Supervisor or his/her 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 imperil the public safety, render vehicle travel potentially hazardous and necessitate snow removal operation or such other remediation efforts to address a winter storm by the Town. to -Q-_Ac n,,,.i.,...+ ..� : ____-- wv--Tv. Declaration of snow or winter storm emergency. A. The Town Supervisor or his or her 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 the 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. In addition to and during the declaration of snow or winter storm emergencv the Supervisor or his/her designee may promulgate local emergency orders to protect life and property or bring emergency situation under control B. The Supervisor or his/her designee shall notify at least one local Fadio-statien media immediately following a snow or winter storm emergency declaration and local emergency orders, and the Supervisor or his/her designee may cause same to be posted on the Town's official website. C. The snow or winter storm emergency declaration and local emergency orders shall be in effect until such time as a snow or winter storm emergency and/or local emergency order termination has been received by the Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk in accordance with § 289-49 of this article. § 289-47. Parking prohibited during snow emergency. No parking is permitted on either side of any roadway during a snow or winter storm emergency declarationp.m. pursuant to § 289- 46 of this article. 4289-48. Road closure The declaration of a snow or winter storm or local emergency orders maV designate and declare certain highways and roads closed such that vehicular travel is prohibited during the snow or winter storm emer encV or for such other period of time recited in the declaration of snow or winter emergency or local emergency orders. The only vehicles allowed on the highways and roads declared closed are emergency vehicles (police and designated police tow vehicles fire ambulance) highway department vehicles and other essential public service vehicles § 289-4-9 49.Snow emergency termination/rescission of local emergency order. A. The termination of a snow or winter storm emergency and/or rescission of local emergency orders shall be declared by the Supervisor orhis/her designee. Such termination or rescission 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/her designee shall declare a snow or winter storm termination emergency or rescission of local emergency orders in a signed written notice to the Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk. Said notice shall become effective immediately upon receipt and shall include the date and exact time of the snow emergency termination or rescission of local emergency orders. The Chief of Police and Superintendent of Highways shall be notified immediately following a snow or winter storm emeraencv termination or rescission of local emergency orders. C. The Supervisor or his/her designee shall notify at least one local radio station immediately following the termination of a snow or winter storm emergency or termination of local emergency orders termination. D. The snow or winter storm emergency termination or rescission of local emergencv orders related thereto shall nullify any provisions or conditions resulting from a snow or winter storm emergency declaration or local emergency order, as the case may be as provided for in this article. § 289-49 50. Depositing of snow prohibited. It is prohibited to shovel, plow or otherwise deposit snow onto any roadway in the Town of Riverhead. § 289-50 51. Penalties for offenses; removal of vehicles in violation] penalties f,()-F offenses. A. Any person, association, firm or corporation, owner or occupant who or which violates § 289-46 and § 289-50 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. B. Any vehicle parked on any highway within the Town of Riverhead during a snow or winter storm emergency . as set forth in §289-47 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 on which said vehicle is parked such that said vehicle may be removed by the Riverhead Town Police or other personnel so authorized by the Town Board as set forth in § 289-26, and all procedures set forth in § 289-26, including payment of all fees related to storage and removal, shall apply to vehicles removed from the highway pursuant to this provision. C. Any vehicle traveling on any highway or road within the Town of Riverhead that has been declared temporarily closed pursuant to a declaration of a snow or winter storm emergency and/or local emergency order related to such snow or winter event as set forth in §, 289-48 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 highway or road or portion thereof on which said vehicle traveled such that said vehicle may be removed by the Riverhead Town Police or other personnel so authorized by the Town Board as set forth in � 289-26 and all procedures set forth in & 289-26, including payment of all fees related to storage and removal shall apply to vehicles removed from the highway pursuant to this provision D. AnV person, association firm or corporation owner or occupant who or which violates 289-50 shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor as set forth in New York State Executive Law § 24 (5). • Overstrike represents deletion(s) ® Underscore represents additions(s) s Dated: Riverhead, New York April 3, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD DIANE M. WILHELM, Town Clerk