A.
Definitions of words and phrases.
(1)
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.
Interpretation.
(1)
Official time standard. 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.
(2)
Measurements. Any linear measurements specified for
various orders, rules and/or regulations contained in or adopted and/or
issued pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be approximate,
and such measurements, and the order, rule and/or regulation to which
they pertain, shall not be affected or altered in any way by the widening
of a street, by the construction of curbs, gutters or sidewalks or
by any other action which might tend to obliterate the point from
which such measurements were originally made. Unless otherwise indicated,
measurements shall be made from the nearest curbline of the street(s)
referred to in a location description or, if there is no curbline,
from the nearest pavement edge.
A.
The Department of Highways and Parks 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 the Traffic Advisory Committee 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.
[Amended 4-1-1998]
The system of traffic markings upon the New
York State highways is hereby made applicable to the City roads in
the City of Lockport. Said markings when placed upon City roads shall
have the same meaning and effect as similar markings upon state roads
in this City, and violations of such markings upon said City roads
shall be subject to the same penalties as violations of such markings
on state roads.
A.
Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for
a violation of any provision of this chapter which is not a violation
of any provision of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New
York shall, for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine
of not more than $50 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such conviction
within 18 months thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine
of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 45 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a third or subsequent
conviction within 18 months after the first conviction, such person
shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment
for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B.
Fines.
[Added 1-1-1989; amended 11-4-1992; 4-21-2004; 6-2-2004; 1-16-2013]
(1)
Fines
established.
|
Violation Class A
|
Fine
|
Late 5 Business Days
|
Late 15 Business Days
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
After 2:00 a.m.
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
Permit only
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
No parking
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
No standing
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
Blocking driveway
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
Blocking sidewalk
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
Left wheels to curb
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
Overtime (2-hour 1-hour, 30-minute and 15-minute
zones)
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
Uninspected
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
$30.00
|
$50.00
|
$75.00
|
|
Class B
| |||
|
Double parking
|
$40.00
|
$60.00
|
$85.00
|
|
Blocking fire hydrants
|
$40.00
|
$60.00
|
$85.00
|
|
Class C
| |||
|
Handicapped zone
|
$50.00
|
$70.00
|
$95.00
|
(2)
A fine
of $125 will be imposed for all unpaid tickets that result in a warrant
being issued by the Lockport City Court.
All prior local laws, ordinances, orders, rules
and/or regulations or parts of such of this City regulating traffic
and parking are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not
affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for
any act done or committed in violation of any local law, ordinance,
rule and/or regulation hereby repealed prior to the taking effect
of this chapter.
If any article, section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause or provision of this chapter shall be adjudged by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such adjudication
shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall
be confined in its operation to the article, section, subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause or provision thereof directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
A.
Except those parts, if any, which are subject to approval
under § 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State
of New York, this chapter and any orders, rules and/or regulations
adopted and/or issued hereunder shall take effect as provided by law.
B.
Any part or parts of this chapter and any orders,
rules and/or regulations adopted and/or issued hereunder which are
subject to approval under § 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York shall take effect from and after the
day on which approval in writing is received from the New York State
Department of Transportation.
[Amended 4-1-1998]
A.
The Traffic Advisory Committee shall have the power
to amend this chapter by a vote of a majority of said Committee.
B.
The Common Council may by a super majority vote amend,
modify or rescind any existing traffic control devices as of the date
of this resolution or any previous action of the Traffic Control Device
Committee.
