Village of Poquott, NY Vehicles and Traffic

The words and phrases used in this article shall, for the purposes of this article, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by Article 1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.

§ 169-2 Speed limit.

[Amended 3-21-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017; 11-6-2023 by L.L. No. 5-2023]

The maximum speed limit at which vehicles may proceed on or along any street or highway within the Village of Poquott is hereby established to be 25 miles per hour.

§ 169-3 Careful and prudent operation of vehicles.

All operators of vehicles proceeding on or along any streets or highways within the Village must do so in a careful and prudent manner that is reasonable under road conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing.

§ 169-4 Stop intersections.

[Amended 3-21-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]

The following are stop intersections in the Village of Poquott, and all vehicles approaching the intersection in the stop-posted direction shall come to a full stop at or before the stop sign:

Stop Sign On	Direction of Travel	At Intersection With
Bayberry Road	North	Van Brunt Manor Road
Birchwood Avenue	East	Washington Street
Cedar Avenue	West	Washington Street
Chestnut Avenue	West	Walnut Avenue
Chestnut Avenue	West/East	Washington Street
China Lane	East	Singingwood Lane
China Lane	West	Indian Valley Road
Dyers Court	North	White Pine Lane
Harrison Avenue	East	Washington Street
Highview Avenue	West	Van Brunt Manor Road
Indian Valley Road	East	Singingwood Lane
Indian Valley Road	North	China Lane
Indian Valley Road	North	White Pine Lane
Indian Valley Road	West/East	Silver Beech Court
Osprey Lane	South	White Pine Lane
The Overlook	North	Indian Valley Road
Sharon Avenue	West	Van Brunt Manor Road
Shen Court	East	Singingwood Lane
Shore Road [Added 2-11-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]	East	Van Brunt Manor
Silver Beech Court	North	Indian Valley Road
Singingwood Lane	East	Washington Street
Singingwood Lane	North	Tinker Bluff Court
Singingwood Lane	North/South	White Pine Lane
Singingwood Lane	South/North	Indian Valley Road
Tinker Lane	South	Van Brunt Manor Road
Van Brunt Manor Road	North	Highview Avenue
Van Brunt Manor Road	North/South	Shore Road
Van Brunt Manor Road	North/South	White Pine Lane
Walnut Avenue	East	Washington Street
Washington Street	North	Cedar Avenue
Washington Street	North/South	Chestnut Avenue
Washington Street	North/South	Singingwood Lane
Washington Street	South	NY 25A
Washington Street	South	Walnut Avenue
White Pine Lane	West	Van Brunt Manor Road
White Pine Lane	West/East	Singingwood Lane

§ 169-5 Entering traffic.

The operator of a vehicle emerging from a driveway, road, private road, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto any road or driveway. The driver shall stop at the point nearest the roadway to be entered where the driver has a clear view of the approaching traffic thereon.

§ 169-6 School buses.

When an operator of a vehicle on a roadway within the Village of Poquott encounters a school bus, where the school bus is stopped on a Village road for the purpose of receiving or discharging any passengers, or which has stopped because a school bus in front of it has stopped to receive or discharge any passengers, then the operator shall stop the vehicle before reaching such school bus when there is an operation on said school bus a red visual signal as specified in Subdivision 20 of § 375 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York and said operator shall not proceed until such school bus resumes motion, or until signaled by the driver or a police officer or code enforcement officer to proceed.

§ 169-7 Penalties for offenses.

[Amended 4-12-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012; 3-21-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]

The penalty for a violation of any provision of §§ 169-1 through 169-6 shall be $150 for the first offense, $225 for the second offense, $300 for the third offense and for every additional offense an additional $50 over the prior penalty assessed under this article; the fines shall be increased as stated above for penalties that occur within two years of each other.

All fines on all penalties authorized under Article I of Chapter 169 shall also increase as follows:

(1)

For failure to answer appearance ticket after 30 days from the date of the offense, the fine is doubled from the original fine amount.

(2)

For failure to answer appearance ticket after 60 days from the date of the offense, the fine is tripled from the original fine amount.

(3)

For failure to answer appearance ticket after 90 days from the date of the offense, $100 is added to the maximum fine.

Article II Parking

[Adopted 2-13-1931 as Ordinance 2 of the 1931 Village Ordinances; amended by L.L. No. 4-1983]

§ 169-8 Restrictions on parking, stopping and standing.

[Amended 3-21-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]

Except in an emergency or when advised to do so by a police officer as hereinafter provided, no vehicle shall be stopped or left standing on any public road or highway within the corporate limits of the Village of Poquott, except for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers or freight and then only for such length of time as necessary for such purpose.

§ 169-9 Permit parking.

[Amended 3-21-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]

The standing or parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in Village parks or Village-owned parking lots unless such vehicle displays a valid and current Village of Poquott resident parking permit on said vehicle in a manner and location specified by the Village Board. Any resident permit displayed upon a vehicle not originally assigned to that vehicle shall constitute a violation of this chapter. Special temporary parking permits may be issued by the Village only when space permits and only in advance upon written request.

§ 169-10 Term of permit; fee.

Parking permits shall be issued for a period of one year from June 1, for pleasure vehicles owned by owners of property and/or residents of the Village upon application to the Village Clerk. A fee as directed by the Village Board must accompany each application.

§ 169-11 Obstructing fire lane, zone or hydrant.

No person shall obstruct a fire lane, zone or hydrant by parking a vehicle, erecting a fence, or permitting or maintaining any other obstruction within 15 feet of said lane, zone or hydrant.

§ 169-12 Parking restrictions.

[Added 3-21-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]

No person shall double park a vehicle on any Village highway or roadway.

No person shall park a vehicle, in whole or part, on a sidewalk located adjacent to a highway.

No vehicle shall be parked upon any public highway or roadway or within any Village park without first being registered and inspected pursuant to the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.

On a one-way roadway, vehicles shall be parked facing in the direction of authorized traffic movement; on a two-way roadway, such motor vehicle shall be facing in the direction of authorized traffic movement on that portion of the roadway on which the vehicle rests.

No person shall park a vehicle so as to obstruct any driveway, except with express permission of the owner.

In an established or designated parking area, a vehicle is to be wholly within the markings or signage where established or designated lines and markings are indicated.

The parking of trailers at any Village park is hereby prohibited at all times in all Village parks with the exception of official law enforcement or Fire Department use.

The parking of a vehicle is hereby prohibited in any area designated as "Parking for Handicap" unless the vehicle carries a special duly authorized and issued handicap parking permit. The parking permit shall be designated and distributed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 1203-a of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law or by the Village.

When official signs have been posted prohibiting, restricting, or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in any parking facilities, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restriction stated on such sign.

§ 169-13 Penalties for offenses.

[Amended 10-25-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007; 4-12-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012; 3-21-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]

The penalty for a violation of any provision of §§ 169-8 through 169-13 shall be $100 for the first offense, $150 for the second offense, $200 for the third offense and for every additional offense an additional $50 over the prior penalty assessed under this article; the fines shall be increased as stated above for penalties that occur within two years of each other.

All fines on all penalties authorized under Article I of Chapter 169 shall also increase as follows:

(1)

For failure to answer appearance ticket after 30 days from the date of the offense, the fine is doubled from the original fine amount.

(2)

For failure to answer appearance ticket after 60 days from the date of the offense, the fine is tripled from the original fine amount.

(3)

For failure to answer appearance ticket after 90 days from the date of the offense, $100 is added to the maximum fine.