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Town of Hamburg, NY
Erie County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Hamburg 2-26-1968 by L.L. No. 3-1968. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Town of Hamburg Diesel Engine Control Code."
This chapter is adopted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety and general welfare of the community and in furtherance of the following related and more specific objections:
A. 
To prevent and control air contamination and pollution caused by smoke emissions from diesel engines.
B. 
To prevent and control unreasonably loud and disturbing noises caused by bus or truck diesel engines when permitted to idle while not in use performing their intended functions.
This chapter shall apply to all bus and truck diesel engines.
No person shall cause or permit any bus or truck diesel engine designed to transport people or merchandise and operating in the Town of Hamburg to idle more than 15 minutes in any one period when not in use performing its intended function as a source of power, except as permitted by § 93-5 hereof.
The prohibition contained in § 93-4 shall not apply when a vehicle is forced to remain motionless because of traffic conditions over which the operator has no control.
Any violation of any section of this chapter shall be deemed an offense and upon conviction a person shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this chapter shall be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder.
This chapter shall take effect immediately.