SUN-12-10-00007-P Proposed Amendments to the Traffic and Parking Regulations at the State University of New York College at Oneonta

3/24/10 N.Y. St. Reg. SUN-12-10-00007-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 12

March 24, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. SUN-12-10-00007-P

Proposed Amendments to the Traffic and Parking Regulations at the State University of New York College at Oneonta

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

Amendment of section 564.4 of Title 8 NYCRR.

Statutory authority:

Education Law, section 360(1)

Subject:

Proposed amendments to the traffic and parking regulations at the State University of New York College at Oneonta.

Purpose:

To amend existing regulations to add or modify locations of certain stop and yield signs, and address uninspected vehicles.

Text of proposed rule:

Section 564.4 is amended to read as follows:

§ 564.4 Traffic and parking regulations

(a) No person shall drive a vehicle on university streets, roads or highways at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards when existing, but in no event shall a person drive a vehicle in excess of 25 miles per hour unless a different speed is authorized and indicated by the university or the department of transportation.

(b) In addition to the maximum speed of 25 miles per hour established under subdivision (a) of this section, the following additional regulations are established for this campus:

(1) Twenty miles per hour is established as the maximum speed limit at which vehicles may proceed on or along the following roadways on the grounds of the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, City of Oneonta, Otsego County:

(i) East Dormitory Road;

(ii) West Dormitory Road; and

(iii) South Dormitory Road.

(2) Fifteen miles per hour is established as the maximum speed limit at which vehicles may proceed on or along the following roadways on the grounds of the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, City of Oneonta, Otsego County:

(i) Morris Drive

(ii) Grant Drive

(3) Fifteen miles per hour is established as the maximum speed limit at which vehicles may proceed on or along the following roadways on the grounds of the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, Town of Oneonta, Otsego County:

(i) Upper Sports Field Drive

([2]4) Standing is prohibited on or along both sides of all highways on the grounds of the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, City of Oneonta, Otsego County.

([3]5) Designates the following intersections on the grounds of the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, City of Oneonta, Otsego County as stop, or yield, intersections as indicated below:

	Intersection of	with stop sign on	entrance from
	(i) Ravine Parkway	West Dormitory Road	Southeast
	[(ii) Ravine Parkway	North spur of Bugbee Road	Southeast
	(iii) Ravine Parkway	South spur of Bugbee Road	Northeast]
	[(iv)] (ii) Bugbee Road	East Dormitory Road	South
	[(v)] (iii) West Dormitory Road	Easterly intersection of South	South
		Dormitory Road
	(iv) Ravine Parkway	Morris Drive	East
	(v) West Dorm Drive	Morris Drive	West

	Intersection of	with yield sign on	entrance from
	(i) Bugbee Road	Blodgett Drive	North
	(ii) Easterly spur of South	westerly spur of South	Northwest
	Dormitory Road from	Dormitory Road from
	West Dormitory Road	West Dormitory Road
	(iii) Ravine Parkway	Driveway Health Center	Northwest
		Parking lot

(6) Designates the following intersections on the grounds of the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, Town of Oneonta, Otsego County as stop, or yield, intersections as indicated below:

	Intersection of	with stop sign on	entrance from
	(i) West Street	Bugbee Road	East
	[(ii) South spur of Bugbee Road	North spur of Bugbee Road from	Northwest
	from Ravine Parkway	Ravine Parkway
	(iii) Bugbee Road	Blodgett Drive	North
	(iv) Easterly spur of South	Westerly spur of South Dormitory	Northwest
	Dormitory Road from West	Road from West Dormitory Road
	Dormitory Road
	(v) Ravine Parkway	Driveway from Health Center	Northwest
		Parking Lot]
	(ii) Ravine Parkway	North spur of Bugbee Road	Southeast
	(iii) Ravine Parkway	South Spur of Bugbee Road	Northeast
	(iv) West Street	Upper Sports Field Drive	East

	Intersection of	with yield sign on	entrance from
	(i) South spur of Bugbee	North spur of Bugbee from	Northwest
	Road from Ravine Parkway	Ravine Parkway

([4]7) The following roadways on the grounds of the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, City of Oneonta, Otsego County, are designated for one-way traffic:

(i) West Dormitory Road from Bugbee Road to its westerly intersection with South Dormitory Road, for traffic proceeding in a southerly, thence westerly direction only.

(ii) South Dormitory Road from its westerly intersection with West Dormitory Road to its easterly intersection with West Dormitory Road, for traffic proceeding in a northeasterly direction only.

(c) Traffic and parking regulations are in force at all times, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All traffic signs must be observed. Parking is restricted to designated areas only.

(d) Parking areas available for students, faculty and staff will be indicated by signs.

(e) No parking shall be allowed in service drives, loading zones, reserved parking spaces on grass or lawns or within 10 feet of crosswalks or 20 feet of intersections.

(f) No person shall park a vehicle on the premises of the university in such manner as to interfere with the use of a fire hydrant, fire lane or other emergency zone, create any other hazard or unreasonably interfere with the free and proper use of a roadway or pedestrian way. Any vehicle parked so as to constitute a hazard or restrict the normal flow of traffic or interfere with campus operations may be towed and the owner shall be liable for towing charges.

(g) Abandoned vehicles will be removed from campus and disposed of as provided for in the Vehicle and Traffic Law. An abandoned vehicle is one for which the State registration has expired or a vehicle parked illegally for more than 96 hours. A vehicle parked on campus with an uninspected/expired inspection certificate or unregistered/expired registration certificate will be in violation of campus parking rules and regulations.

(h) Parking in any campus parking area while vehicle is undergoing major repairs is prohibited.

(i) No vehicle shall be left in any campus parking areas during Christmas and spring recesses without authorization from university police.

(j) Pedestrians have the right of way at all times.

(k) The position of any car when parked shall be such that the whole of the vehicle is located within the boundaries of the parking space. The fact that other vehicles are parked improperly shall not constitute an excuse for parking any part of the vehicle over any line.

(l) No official temporary barricades may be removed.

(m) The removal of parking and traffic signs is prohibited and violators shall be subject to payment of a fine and disciplinary action.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:

Lisa S. Campo, State University of New York, System Administration, State University Plaza, S325, Albany, NY 12246, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Same as above.

Public comment will be received until:

45 days after publication of this notice.

Regulatory Impact Statement

1. Statutory authority: Education Law § 360(1) authorizes the State University Trustees to make rules and regulations relating to parking, vehicular and pedestrian traffic and safety on the State-operated campuses of the State University of New York.

2. Legislative objectives: The present measure makes technical amendments to the parking and traffic regulations applicable to the State University of New York College at Oneonta.

3. Needs and benefits: Posted speed limits and placement of stop and yield signs at intersections have not been changed for a number of years. The revisions proposed will result in safer travel on campus. Additionally, it will allow the campus to deal with vehicles that are uninspected or have expired inspection certificates.

4. Costs: None.

5. Local government mandates: None.

6. Paperwork: None.

7. Duplication: None.

8. Alternatives: There are no viable alternatives.

9. Federal standards: There are no related Federal standards.

10. Compliance schedule: SUNY Oneonta will notify those affected as soon as the rule is effective. Compliance should be immediate.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

No regulatory flexibility analysis is submitted with this notice because this proposal does not impose any requirements on small businesses and local governments. This proposed rule making will not impose any adverse economic impact on small businesses and local governments or impose any reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements on small businesses and local governments. The proposal addresses internal parking and traffic regulations on the campus of the State University of New York College at Oneonta.

Rural Area Flexibility Analysis

No rural area flexibility analysis is submitted with this notice because this proposal will not impose any adverse economic impact on rural areas or impose any reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements on public or private entities in rural areas. The proposal addresses internal parking and traffic regulations on the campus of the State University of New York College at Oneonta.

Job Impact Statement

No job impact statement is submitted with this notice because this proposal does not impose any adverse economic impact on existing jobs or employment opportunities. The proposal addresses internal parking and traffic regulations on the campus of the State University of New York College at Oneonta.