A 616 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes a residential parking system in the village of Sleepy Hollow in the county of Westchester

This bill authorizes the Village of Sleepy Hollow to implement a residential parking permit system on designated streets to address chronic parking shortages. It directly affects residents of Sleepy Hollow (population 4,452/sq mile) and visitors, including 100,000 annual tourists drawn to the village’s Halloween tourism. Key provisions require residents to obtain permits for parking on specific residential streets (listed in the bill), mandate 20% of spaces remain available for non-residents with 60-minute short-term parking, and direct permit fees to the village’s general fund. The system must be established via public hearing and excludes commercial zones and state highways.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A616 → A616A · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to update the list of streets covered by the residential parking system in Sleepy Hollow, remove a clause about commercial zoning exemptions, and add new requirements for the village ordinance. These changes clarify which streets are included and establish specific rules for how the parking system must be implemented.

Scope change

The geographic scope of the parking system was reduced by removing several streets from the list, and the applicability was modified by removing the commercial zoning exemption clause.

SCOPE

The list of streets included in the residential parking system was updated, removing Andrews Lane, Barnhart Avenue, Bellwood Avenue, College Avenue, Depeyster Street, Devries Avenue, Farrington Avenue, Francis Street, Gesner Place, Harwood Avenue, Highland Avenue, Hunter Avenue, Kelbourne Avenue, and Palmer Avenue from the covered area.

ELIGIBILITY

The exemption for properties zoned for commercial, office, and/or retail use was removed, meaning permits may now be required on those properties.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added to the village ordinance, including factors necessitating the parking system, exemptions for certain registered vehicles, operating hours, minimum 20% nonresident parking availability with 60-minute short-term parking, and fee schedules.

FISCAL

A requirement was added that fees collected must be credited to the village's general fund unless specified otherwise in the local law.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from A616 to A616A to reflect that it was amended and reprinted.

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Jan 7, 2026

Assembly · Referred to committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Apr 10, 2025

Assembly · Amendment adopted

PRINT NUMBER 616A

Apr 10, 2025

Assembly · Amendment adopted

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

Jan 8, 2025

Assembly · Referred to committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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