A.
The words and phrases used in this chapter shall, for the purposes
of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by
Article 1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
B.
CONGESTED DISTRICT
CURBLINE
HOLIDAYS
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD
The following additional definitions shall have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them in this section:
The territory bounded and described as follows: beginning
at the center line of Broadway at its intersection with Van Dam Street
and running thence easterly along the center of Van Dam Street to
the center of Maple Avenue; thence southerly along the center of Maple
Avenue to the center of Lake Avenue; thence easterly along the center
line of Lake Avenue to the center of Henry Street; thence southerly
along the center line of Henry Street to the center line of Spring
Street; thence easterly along the center line of Spring Street to
the center line of Circular Street; thence southerly along the center
line of Circular Street and westerly along the center line of West
Circular Street to the center line of Hamilton Street; thence northerly
along the center line of Hamilton Street to the center line of Congress
Street; thence westerly along the center line of West Congress Street
to Franklin Street; thence northerly along the center line of Franklin
Street; through Franklin Square to the center line of Clinton Street;
thence northerly along the center line of Clinton Street to the center
line of Van Dam Street; thence easterly along the center line of Van
Dam Street to the center line of Broadway, at or about the place of
beginning.
The prolongation of the lateral line of a curb or, in the
absence of a curb, the lateral boundary line of the roadway.
New Year's Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans
Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Whenever certain hours are named herein or on traffic control
devices, they shall mean the time standard which is in current use
in this state.
A.
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall install and maintain traffic
control devices when and as required under the provisions of this
chapter, to make effective the provisions of this chapter, and may
install and maintain such additional traffic control devices as he
may deem necessary to regulate, warn or guide traffic under the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York, subject to the provisions
of §§ 1682 and 1684 of that law.
B.
The Commissioner of Public Safety is hereby empowered to make and
enforce regulations necessary to make effective the various provisions
of this chapter and to make temporary regulations to cover emergencies
or special conditions, provided that such regulations are not inconsistent
with laws of the State of New York and this chapter.
C.
The Commissioner of Public Safety is also authorized to permit a
right-hand turn on a red signal at any intersection where, in his
judgment, it would aid or assist traffic.
D.
The hours of parking and all-night parking may be changed and regulated from time to time or from season to season, in accordance with Subsection G of this section, by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
E.
The Commissioner of Public Safety may designate such streets as he
deems necessary as one-way streets.
F.
Pursuant to the authority conferred by Article 39, § 1640,
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, authority
is hereby delegated to the City Council to exercise the powers granted
to the legislative body of this City by § 1640(a)1 to designate
through highways and order stop signs, flashing signals or yield signs
erected at specified entrances thereto or designate any intersection
as a stop or yield intersection and order like signs or signals at
one or more entrances to such intersection by official order.
H.
The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to designate public
on-street parking spaces as handicapped parking spaces in accordance
with §§ 1203-a and 1203-b of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law. The Commissioner shall exercise this authority pursuant to written
policies and regulations, and said policies and regulations shall
not be inconsistent with the laws of the State of New York or this
chapter.
[Added 5-6-2008]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or maintain or
to display upon or in view of any street any unofficial sign, signal
or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles
any official traffic sign or signal or which attempts to direct movement
of traffic or which conceals or hides an official sign or signal.
Every such prohibited sign, signal or device is hereby declared to
be a public nuisance, and the Commissioner of Public Safety is hereby
empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.
No motor vehicle shall be operated in the City in such a way
as to emit unnecessary smoke or offensive gases.
No motor vehicle shall be equipped with any bell, gong, horn,
siren or such other sounding or warning device as is used by the police
cars and motorcycles or ambulances, except as allowed under § 375,
Subdivision 26, of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
A.
Distance from emergency vehicles. No person shall ride, drive or
propel any vehicle upon any street or alley of the City within 600
feet of any apparatus of the Fire or Police Department when the same
is responding to an alarm or call; nor shall the driver of any vehicle
follow any such apparatus when so responding within 600 feet thereof;
nor shall any vehicle approach or park within 600 feet of any fire
apparatus after said apparatus shall have come to a stop in responding
to an alarm or call; and the driver or owner of any vehicle parked
in any street or alley of the City within 600 feet of the place where
a fire occurs shall immediately remove or cause to be removed such
vehicle to a place at least 600 feet from the scene of the fire.
B.
Driving on fire hose. No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected
hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street or private
driveway, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent
of the Fire Department official in command.
A.
Every person propelling any pushcart or riding any bicycle or an
animal upon a street or highway and every person driving any animal
shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Exemption for emergency vehicles.
(1)
Exemption is hereby granted to authorized vehicles, as defined in the definition of "authorized emergency vehicles" set forth in Article 1 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, as to the movement, parking or standing of such vehicles while in the performance of duty.
(2)
This exemption shall not, however, protect the driver of any emergency
vehicle from the consequences of a reckless disregard of the safety
of others.
A.
For the purpose of maintaining an accurate record of all regulations adopted under the provisions of this chapter, there is hereby established a system of schedules, appearing as Article IX of this chapter, in which shall be entered all regulations after adoption. Such schedules shall be deemed a part of the section to which they refer. All regulations shall be adopted with reference to the appropriate schedule as indicated in the various sections of this chapter.
B.
Regulations shall be adopted by the Common Council in accordance
with provisions of the Charter, the General City Law and the Vehicle
and Traffic Law, or by an officer or agency authorized by the Common
Council to adopt regulations pursuant to § 1603 of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law.
