For purposes of the provisions of this article,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
LIMITED-USE VEHICLE
Every farm-type tractor and all-terrain-type vehicle used
for agricultural purposes or for snowplowing (other than for hire),
farm equipment (including self-propelled machines used exclusively
in growing, harvesting or handling farm produce), and self-propelled
caterpillar or crawler-type equipment while being operated on a contract
site, and shall also include every motor vehicle that has a maximum
performance speed of not more than 40 miles per hour and is neither
registered nor capable of being registered pursuant to §§ 401
and 410 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York; provided
that the term "limited-use vehicles" shall not be deemed to include
fire or police vehicles.
MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE SPEED
The greatest speed which can be attained and maintained by
a limited-use vehicle under conditions prescribed by the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles of the State of New York at the time of its manufacture,
as certified by the manufacturer and filed with and accepted by the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, regardless of any modification made
to such vehicle and not reflected in such filed certification.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Every vehicle operated or driven upon a public highway that
is propelled by any power other than muscular power, except:
A.
Electrically driven mobility assistance devices
operated or driven by a person with a disability.
B.
Vehicles that run only upon rails or tracks.
C.
Snowmobiles as defined in Article 47 of the
Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
D.
All-terrain vehicles, as defined in Article
48-B of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
Pursuant to the authority granted under § 1641
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, the operation
on the paved surface of any street or highway within the Village of
any limited-use vehicle or other mobile machinery or equipment not
registered or able to be registered under § 401 or 410 of
the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York without a written
permit therefor issued by the Superintendent of Public Works of the
Village is prohibited.
A permit to use on any paved surface of any
street or highway within the Village any limited-use vehicle or other
mobile machinery or equipment not registered or able to be registered
under § 401 or 410 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the
State of New York will be issued only upon:
A. A finding by the Superintendent of Public Works that
the proposed use is reasonable and necessary, after giving consideration
to reasonable alternatives to the issuance of the permit and to the
extent to which the proposed activity requires movement of the limited-use
vehicle or other mobile machinery or equipment not registered or able
to be registered under § 401 or 410 of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York on the paved surface of any street or
highway within the Village, and is not likely to cause damage to any
such paved surface; and
B. The person seeking such permit delivers to the Superintendent
an indemnity bond of a responsible surety company satisfactory in
all respects to the Board of Trustees of the Village, in such sum
as is deemed appropriate by the Superintendent guaranteeing the repair
and restoration of the paved surfaces of all streets and highways
within the Village, to Village specifications, in the event that any
use so permitted damages in any way the paved surfaces of any street
or highway within the Village.