Pursuant to the provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of
the State of New York, the Village Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to promulgate traffic rules and regulations to be exercised
in a manner consistent with state statute and to revoke, alter or
amend such rules and regulations at any time when, in his judgment,
traffic and the use of the streets require. All traffic promulgations
shall be issued by the Village Manager at regular or special meetings
of the Board of Trustees held pursuant to public notice. At the time
of issuance, the Board of Trustees shall have at least 10 days' notice,
in writing, by the Village Manager, of the contents and effective
date of any such rule or regulation. As soon as practical after the
issuance of any traffic promulgation and before its effective date,
the Village Manager shall notify the Parking Authority and the Planning
Board of the contents and effective date of same.
Any such rule or regulation promulgated by the Village Manager
shall be effective unless, within the period between the date of issuance
and 30 days after the effective date of such promulgation, the Board
of Trustees shall rescind, by resolution, such rule or regulation.
For the purpose of this chapter and the Traffic Rules and Regulations
Register adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section, except as may be otherwise required by state
statute:
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
A truck, tractor, trailer, bus, school bus, omnibus, taxicab,
livery car, or any other vehicle used for commercial purposes. A vehicle
shall be deemed to be used for commercial purposes if it:
A.
Bears advertising on the vehicle, including but not limited
to the name of the business, telephone number, or hours of operation;
or
B.
Carries tools or equipment attached to the outside of the vehicle
or visible from the outside of the vehicle; or
C.
Bears license plates issued for commercial or combination vehicles;
or
D.
Has been issued a municipal or governmental business license;
or
E.
Has other indicia of commercial use or design.
FIRESAFETY ZONE
Shall be considered legally equivalent to a no-parking zone.
A firesafety zone is an area, either public or private, where parking
is prohibited, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, so as to
facilitate and permit easy access by firefighting and other emergency
vehicles.
NO-PARKING ZONE
When parking is prohibited, no person shall park a vehicle,
whether occupied or not, but may stop or stand temporarily for the
purpose of and while actually engaged in loading and unloading merchandise
or passengers, pursuant to Article 32, § 1200, of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
NO-STANDING ZONE
When standing is prohibited, no person shall stand or park
a vehicle, whether occupied or not, but may stop temporarily for the
purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging
of passengers, pursuant to Article 32, § 1200, of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
NO-STOPPING ZONE
When stopping is prohibited, no person shall stop, stand
or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, pursuant to Article 32,
§ 1200, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New
York.
TOW-AWAY ZONE
A no-stopping zone or no-standing zone or no-parking zone
that has been duly promulgated to be, in addition, an area where illegally
parked vehicles may be removed by the Village of Mount Kisco or its
duly authorized agent.
The provisions of this chapter and the provisions of the Traffic
Rules and Regulations Register adopted pursuant thereto shall apply,
except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with
other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or official traffic control device.
The Village Manager shall have the authority to temporarily
suspend promulgated rules and regulations and/or establish emergency
parking and traffic rules and regulations, so long as such suspension
of existing rules and regulations or establishment of emergency rules
and regulations are carried out in a manner consistent with the following:
A. Promulgated rules and regulations may be suspended and/or emergency
parking and traffic rules and regulations established in the case
of severe snowstorms, flooding conditions, natural disaster or other
emergency situations.
B. Promulgated rules and regulations may be suspended and/or emergency
parking and traffic rules and regulations established in the case
of bona fide public celebrations and events and when necessary, in
the judgment of the Village Manager, to accomplish street or sidewalk
maintenance or repair.
C. In the case of Subsections
A and
B above, the Village Manager shall make reasonable effort to make readily available to the general public an announcement of such suspension of promulgated rules and regulations and/or of the establishment of emergency parking and traffic rules and regulations.
The Village Manager shall cause the installation and maintenance
of traffic control devices to make effective the provisions of this
chapter and the promulgated rules and regulations established pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter. The Village Manager shall further
cause the installation and maintenance of such additional traffic
control devices as may be deemed necessary to regulate, warn or guide
traffic in a manner consistent with state statute.
The Village Manager is hereby authorized and directed to determine parking meter fees as provided for in this chapter, except that in no event shall such parking fees exceed the amount established in Chapter
A112, Fees. Such fees shall be established by promulgation in a manner consistent with the provisions of this chapter and shall not apply to any parking meter deemed under the control of the Mount Kisco Parking Authority.
In order to implement the orderly institution all the requirements,
rules and regulations, repeal of prior local laws and ordinances pertaining
to these subjects and other provisions of this chapter, the Village
Manager shall immediately upon the adoption of this chapter issue
a Traffic Rules and Regulations Register, as provided for in this
chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall conflict with or be deemed to
supersede any of the prescribed duties and responsibilities of the
Mount Kisco Parking Authority as delineated by state statute.