[Added 5-17-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991]
The full title of this article shall be "Traffic
Regulations at Parking Areas and Driveways of Shopping Centers, Private
Apartment Complexes, Fire Stations, Private Condominium Complexes,
Industrial Parks and Industrial Complexes." The short title of this
article shall be "Traffic Regulations — Certain Entities."
Section 1660-a of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law authorizes the Town Board to enact a local law that permits the Town Board to adopt traffic regulations regarding parking areas, driveways, private streets and/or roadways of the certain entities listed in § 240-92A(2) following the Town Board's receipt of a written request for said regulation by a person listed in § 240-92A(1). The Town Board has received written requests that this local law be enacted. The Town Board finds that its enactment would be in the interests of the citizens of the Town and has therefore enacted the same.
A.
Upon the Town Board's receipt of a written request by one of the persons listed in Subsection A(1) below regarding an entity listed in Subsection A(2) below, the Town Board shall schedule a public hearing on the proposed regulation.
(2)
The types of entities and the areas that may be regulated
are as follows:
(a)
The parking area of a shopping center;
(b)
The parking area and private streets or roadways
of private apartment house complex;
(c)
The parking areas and driveways or a fire house;
(d)
The parking areas and driveways of a private
condominium complex;
(e)
The parking areas, private streets, roadways
or driveways of an industrial park; or
(f)
The parking areas, private streets, roadways
or driveways of an industrial complex.
B.
The types of traffic regulations that the Town Board may consider regarding the entities listed in § 240-92A(2) above include the following:
(1)
Order stop signs, flashing signals or yield signs
erected at entrance or exit locations to any such area or designate
any intersection in such area as a stop intersection or as a yield
intersection and order like signs and signals at one or more entrances
to such intersection.
(2)
Regulate traffic in such area, including regulation
by means of traffic control signals.
(3)
Prohibit or regulate the turning of vehicles or specific
types of vehicles at intersections or other designated locations in
any such area.
(4)
Regulate the crossing of any roadway in any such area
by pedestrians.
(5)
Designate any separate roadway in any such area for
one way traffic.
(6)
Prohibit, regulate, restrict or limit the stopping,
standing or parking of vehicles in specified areas of any such area,
e.g., handicapped parking areas.
(7)
Designate safety zones in any such area, e.g., fire
zones.
(8)
Provide for the removal and storage of vehicles parked
or abandoned in any such area during snowstorms, floods, fires or
other public emergencies or found unattended in any such area, where
said vehicles constitute an obstruction to traffic or where stopping,
standing or parking is prohibited, and for the payment of reasonable
charges for such removal and storage by the owner or operator of any
such vehicle.
(9)
Establish maximum speed limits in any such area of
not less than 15 miles per hour.
(10)
Make special provisions with relationship to
the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles registered pursuant
to the handicapped parking regulations set forth in § 404-a
of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law or possessing a special
vehicle identification parking permit issued pursuant to § 1203-a
of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(11)
Adopt such additional reasonable rules and regulations
with respect to traffic and parking in any such area as local conditions
may require for the safety and convenience of the public or the users
of any such area.
C.
If the Town Board adopts a local law regarding a requested regulation, a description of that regulation shall be set forth in Schedule XXX of Article X of this chapter.
D.
The cost of installing and maintaining any signs,
signals, painted markings, etc., is a Town charge, and said cost may
not be assessed against the owner of the area.
This article shall be enforced by those public
officials charged with the duty of enforcing the New York State Vehicle
and Traffic Law.
