Opn. No.

Hon. Martin A. Shapiro City Attorney, Ithaca

You have asked for our opinion concerning a proposal by the City of Ithaca to adopt an ordinance limiting parking in certain residential areas to residents and their guests.

The Vehicle and Traffic Law, recodified by chapter 775 of the Laws of 1959, states that its provisions are to be applicable and uniform throughout the State and that no local authority may have any regulation in conflict with that law "unless expressly authorized herein". (§ 1600.) Section 1604 provides that local authorities have no power to require a "permit for the use of the…