Legislation Details

File #: GO.8-2025    Version:
Type: General Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/16/2025 In control: City Council of Yonkers Stated Meeting
On agenda: 6/25/2025 Final action: 6/25/2025
Title: A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 109-160 OF ARTICLE XVII, CHAPTER 109, PART 2, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS

GENERAL ORDINANCE

 

BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP NORMAN, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ, AND MERANTE:

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A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 109-160 OF ARTICLE XVII, CHAPTER 109, PART 2, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS

 

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BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council of the City of Yonkers, as follows:

 

Section 1.                     Recitals

To discourage parking illegally within the Yonkers City Council finds it necessary to amend § 109-160 of the Charter as follows:                      

                     

Section 2.                     Amendments

The Schedule of Violations and Fees in Chapter 109, Part 2, Article XVII of the Code of the City of Yonkers, “Vehicle and Traffic; Penalties and Fees,” is hereby amended by increasing the penalties for the following parking offenses as follows:

 

§ 109-160.  B. Penalties for offenses; towing and storage fees

Type of Violation:

Parking in driveway, public or private                                                                                    $50 $100

Parked alongside curb cut                                                                                                                              $50 $100

Parked on sidewalk                                                                                                                                                   $80 $160

Parked within 15 feet of Fire Hydrant                                                                                    $70 $125

Parked for vehicle repair, except emergency                                                               $50 $125

Double-parked                                                                                                                                                   $90 $150

Double-parked commuting hours (Mon. - Fri. 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., excluding holidays)                                                               $100

Section 3. This general ordinance shall take effect in accordance with law.