[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of West Seneca 8-18-1997.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 115.
A.
Trucks and commercial vehicles over five tons prohibited
from using certain parks and certain thoroughfares. No person shall operate
any truck or commercial vehicle exceeding five tons gross weight at any time
upon or through any of the parks, parkways, park approaches and avenues described
below, except that such vehicles may be operated thereon for the purpose of
delivering or picking up materials or merchandise and/or the maintenance and
repairs of public utilities and then only by entering such parks, parkways,
park approaches and avenues at the intersection nearest the destination of
the vehicle and proceeding thereon no farther than the nearest intersection
thereafter.
B.
Truck routes.
(1)
Pursuant to the authority contained in § 1660,
Subdivisions (a)10 and 28, of the Vehicle and Traffic Laws of the State of
New York, the Town of West Seneca hereby establishes a system of truck routes.
(2)
Any truck having a total combined gross weight of vehicles
plus load in excess of five tons shall be excluded from all streets in said
town, except those streets or parts of streets hereinafter listed or described
which form a part of the system of truck routes upon which trucks are permitted
to travel and operate, except that such vehicles may be operated thereon for
the purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise and/or the
maintenance and repairs of public utilities. The total combined gross weight
of the vehicle, plus load, shall be ascertained by computing the entire weight
of the truck or vehicle plus load, or, in the event said vehicle is a tractor
trailer combination, then by computing the entire weight of the tractor and
trailer plus load.
(3)
All streets forming part of such truck route system shall
be marked by conspicuous signs bearing the words "truck route" in letters
not less than five inches in height, such signs to be spaced not more than
1,500 feet apart. In addition, conspicuous signs bearing lettering not less
than five inches in height, such signs to be adequately illuminated between
sunrise and sunset, or to be constructed of a reflecting material so as to
be easily readable at night when lights from vehicle headlights fall upon
such signs, shall be placed on each main highway entering the town, or at
or near the point where such highway crosses or meets the boundary line of
the town, indicating that trucks having a weight in excess of five tons, including
load, are excluded from all streets within the town, except those streets
designated as part of the authorized truck route system.
(4)
No person, firm or corporation shall drive or operate
or cause to be driven or operated any excluded truck into, upon, along or
through the streets of the town in violation of the provisions of this subsection.
(5)
The following listed streets or parts of streets, as
herein designated, shall constitute the system of truck routes in the town:
(a)
Clinton Street (state).
(b)
Potters Road (state).
(c)
Seneca Street (county).
(d)
Ridge Road (county).
(e)
Center Road (county).
(f)
Union Road (state).
(g)
Transit Road (state).
(h)
Harlem Road (state).
(i)
Southwestern Boulevard (state).
(j)
Orchard Park Road (state).
(k)
Slade Avenue (county).
(l)
Michael Road (county).
(m)
Mineral Springs Road from Buffalo City line to Harlem
Road (county).
(n)
North America Drive.
(o)
Ransier Drive.
(p)
Empire Drive.
(q)
Meyer Road.
(r)
Birchwood Avenue.
[Amended 9-29-1997]
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be liable
for a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.
