City of Cohoes, NY
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2023-05-23
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 271 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Anticipation Notes
- Ch 8 Assessment and Taxation, Department of
- Ch 11 Cable Television Commission
- Ch 14 Central Relocation Agency
- Ch 16 City Property
- Ch 18 Common Council, Rules of Order
- Ch 20 Community and Economic Development
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 24 Drug Abuse Prevention Council
- Ch 27 Economic Opportunity Commission
- Ch 30 Elections
- Ch 33 Emergency Disaster Relief Services
- Ch 36 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 37 Finance, Department of
- Ch 39 Investment and Deposit
- Ch 41 Law, Department of
- Ch 45 Library
- Ch 52 Officers and Employees
- Ch 56 Personnel
- Ch 60 (Reserved)
- Ch 63 Police Department
- Ch 65 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 67 Purchasing
- Ch 69 Records Management
- Ch 74 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 78 Smoking
- Ch 82 Traffic Commission
- Ch 85 Water, Department of
- Ch 87 Youth Advisory Board
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 96 (Reserved)
- Ch 99 Alarm Systems
- Ch 101 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 104 Amusements
- Ch 107 Animals
- Ch 112 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Bingo
- Ch 122 Buildings, Public Nuisance
- Ch 124 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 125 Buildings, Vacant
- Ch 127 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 128 Businesses
- Ch 130 Cable Systems and Open Video Systems
- Ch 139 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 148 Fair Housing
- Ch 152 Fire Prevention and Building Construction
- Ch 155 Fireworks
- Ch 159 Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 163 Games of Chance
- Ch 167 Graffiti
- Ch 171 Hazardous Liquids
- Ch 173 Hazardous Waste Facilities
- Ch 174 Human Rights Protection
- Ch 175 Insurance
- Ch 179 (Reserved)
- Ch 184 Loitering
- Ch 189 Noise
- Ch 195 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 196 (Reserved)
- Ch 198 Peddlers, Solicitors and Vendors
- Ch 200 Penalties
- Ch 202 Plumbing
- Ch 206 (Reserved)
- Ch 211 (Reserved)
- Ch 215 Residential Occupancy
- Ch 218 (Reserved)
- Ch 222 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 226 Sewers
- Ch 231 Skateboards
- Ch 233 Skate Park
- Ch 239 Solid Waste
- Ch 244 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Utilities
- Ch 255 Taxation
- Ch 258 Taxicabs
- Ch 263 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 266 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 269 Vehicles, Commercial
- Ch 271 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- § 271-1 Definitions.
- § 271-2 Driving on public lands restricted.
- § 271-3 Unauthorized driving on private lands restricted.
- § 271-4 Penalties for offenses; liability of parents and guardians.
- Ch 274 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 280 Water
- Ch 285 Zoning and Land Use
- Appendix
- Ch A290 Fees
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Cohoes 6-12-1979
by Ord. No. 45-1979. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the definitions of the words "motorcycle"
and "limited use motorcycle" as adopted by §§ 123 and 121-b
respectively of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, are incorporated herein.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any motorcycle
or limited use motorcycle on public lands not dedicated for highway purposes,
except for normal ingress and egress by duly licensed motorcycles, limited
use motorcycles and operators entering the public highway from private driveways
within the City of Cohoes.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any motorcycle
or limited use motorcycle on private lands not owned by the driver/operator
unless such individual has on his person a written statement, signed by the
land owner, which authorizes the driver/operator of any motorcycle or limited
use motorcycle to do the same.
A failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed
a violation, and the violator shall be liable to a fine of not more than $250
or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both, for each offense. Parents
and guardians of minors found guilty of violating this chapter shall be held
liable for any and all fines of said minors.
