Parking Ban Takes Effect

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Created on Tuesday, 04 November 2014 17:19
Written by Yolanda Liang

parking effectLyndonville -- The annual parking ban in Lyndonville went into affect on November 1st and will continue on until April 15th. This puts a ban on parking on all the streets within the village during midnight until 7 a.m., unless special arrangements for parking are made with the Village Superintendent. Violator's vehicles will be towed away at owner's expense.

 

 According to the Lyndonville town ordinance, the area used for public parking, generally known as the "diamond," is defined as the paved parking area on the northeast side of Depot Street, located between a curb extending from Old Firehouse Street on the west side to the railroad tracks on the east side.

In previous years, the town of Lyndon usually warns members of the community of the parking ban. However, this year, Village Trustees did not warn local residents about the ban going into affect. Thus, a total of ten cars were towed after the night of Halloween, but were later released to the owners fine-free.

The cost of the tow will be $100 per car, along with $50 per day for the storage fee. Owner of Aces Towing and Repair, Jeremiah Little, said someone has to pay the $100 per car for the towing cost.

A hearing held at Municipal Building on Monday night and clarified the misunderstanding between the Police and the towing company.

So far, the town ordinance stated a clarification on Chapter Three section 8 that any person who violates the parking ban for a first violation thereof be subject to a find of not more than $15 (waiver find $10). For all subsequent violations within one year of the first violation, such person shall be subject to a find of not more than $40 (waiver find $35).

"It is just easier for everybody if everybody just follows the ordinance and we don't have to do it," Little said. "Unfortunately, we are contracted for it. If we don't do it, some other companies will. So the rules are the rules, and the rules are no parking during those winter parking pan hours."

The alternate parking areas are in front of Asia on Depot Street as well as behind the Municipal Building.