A.
Established. The Board of Trustees is hereby authorized
to establish the speed at which a vehicle may proceed within the corporate
limits of the Village.
B.
Signs required. Whenever speed limits have been established by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Subsection A, said Board shall cause suitable signs to be erected, which signs shall indicate the speed at which vehicles may proceed along the streets and highways of the Village.
C.
Obedience required. When signs have been erected pursuant to Subsection B, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a vehicle along, over or through the streets of the Village at a rate of speed in excess of the speed posted on such signs.
F.
Maximum school speed limits at which vehicles may
proceed on or along highways in this Village are hereby established
as follows:
(1)
Owego Apalachin Middle School. Fifteen miles per hour
on Elm Street adjacent to the Owego Apalachin Middle School between
a point 300 feet east of the easterly building line and the entrance
to Marvin Park.
(2)
Owego Apalachin High School and Elementary School.
Fifteen miles per hour on George Street adjacent to the OFA High School
and Elementary School between a point 300 feet east of the easterly
building of said schools and a point 300 feet west of the westerly
building of said schools.
(3)
St. Patrick Parochial School. Twenty miles per hour
on Front Street adjacent to the St. Patrick's Parochial School between
a point 300 feet east of the east building line of said school and
a point 300 feet west of the west building line of said school.
G.
Maximum speed limits at which vehicles may proceed
within the boundaries of the Village parks or recreation areas are
hereby established as follows:
A.
Designation; signs required. The Board of Trustees
shall have the authority to designate public streets and highways
within the Village or portions of such streets and highways where
the overtaking or passing of vehicles shall be prohibited, and said
Board shall cause such streets and highways or portions of such streets
and highways to be marked by suitable signs.
B.
Obedience required. Where signs are posted pursuant to Subsection A, it shall be unlawful for any vehicle to overtake or pass another vehicle in disobedience of such signs.
C.
No passing shall be permitted on any street within
the Village except upon state or federal highways which have been
designated as passing zones. Specifically, the following are general
areas in which passing has been heretofore authorized: Route 17; portions
of Southside Drive; portions of West Main Street; portions of North
Avenue; portions of Front Street; and portions of Upper Fifth Avenue.
A.
A pretimed three-section, four-face traffic control
signal shall be installed, maintained and operated upon the order
of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Owego at the following
location:
(1)
Main Street and Church Street intersection.
B.
The drivers of motor vehicles and pedestrians approaching
such traffic control signal shall comply with the provisions of §§ 1111
and 1113 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
Except on Sundays and legal holidays, vehicles
shall not be parked for any reason other than loading or unloading
a burdened vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and
then for a period of no more than 30 minutes on any of the following
designated streets or portions thereof, to wit:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|---|---|
Front Street
[Added 12-2-2013 by L.L.
No. 12-2013] |
North
|
From a point 100 feet east of the east curbline of Lake Street
to a point 150 feet east thereof
|
Front Street
[Added 12-2-2013 by L.L.
No. 12-2013] |
South
|
From a point 24 feet west of the west curbline of Church Street
(extended) to a point 54 feet west thereof
|
Front Street
[Added 1-16-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007] |
South
|
From a point 528 feet west of the west curbline
of Park Street to a point 115 feet west thereof
|
Lake Street
|
West
|
From a point 10 feet north of Front Street northerly
for 26 feet
|
Main Street
|
South
|
From the east curbline of North Avenue (extended)
to a point 20 feet west of the west curbline of Lake Street
|
North Avenue
[Added 5-6-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002] |
West
|
From a point 127 feet south of the south curbline
of Talcott Street to a point 180 feet south thereof
|
A.
The following described private roads open to public
motor vehicle traffic are hereby (pursuant to § 1640 of
the Vehicle and Traffic Law) designated as fire lanes. The parking
of any motor vehicle at any time upon the following described fire
lane is hereby prohibited:
(1)
Beginning at the intersection of the east line of
Lake Street with the property line between the premises of the postal
service on the north and the premises of Chase Lincoln First Bank,
N.A., on the south; thence easterly along the southerly line of the
postal service's premises, which premises is also the north curb of
the driveway from the bank's drive-up window, to Lake Street, to a
corner in the postal service's southerly line; thence northeasterly
along the northerly curb of the drive-up window driveway to a corner;
thence continuing easterly along said curb to its end; thence easterly
in a straight line through the bank's parking lot to the west line
of Church Street at the north edge of the Church Street entrance to
the bank's parking lot; thence southerly along the west line of Church
Street to the south edge of the Church Street entrance to the bank's
parking lot; thence westerly in a straight line through the bank's
parking lot, along the north wall of the building in which is located
the bank's Owego office and along the south curb of the driveway from
the drive-up window to Lake Street, to the east line of Lake Street;
thence northerly along the east line of Lake Street to the place of
beginning.
(2)
The Church Street driveway of the First Baptist Church
and Day Care of Owego, Inc.
(3)
The drive off Main Street between Bern Furniture and
Tioga Theater.
B.
The following described Village roads or roadways
are hereby designated as fire lanes. The parking of any motor vehicle
at any time upon the following described fire lanes is hereby prohibited:
A.
Pursuant to § 1640(a)4 of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, the Board of Trustees is hereby authorized to designate
public streets and highways in which vehicles shall pass in one direction
only and the time such restriction shall take effect and shall cause
such streets and highways to be marked by suitable signs during the
hours in which such designation is observed.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to pass, drive
or operate any vehicle along, over or through any such street or highway
in a direction opposite or contrary to the direction designated.
A.
The following streets, alleyways, lanes or avenues
are hereby designated for one-way traffic in a northerly direction:
Name of Street
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|
Central Avenue
|
Between its intersection with Main Street and
its intersection with Temple Street
| |
Court Street
|
Entire length
| |
Paige Street
|
Between its intersection with Front Street and
its intersection with Main Street
| |
Spencer Avenue
|
Entire length
| |
Spruce Street
[Added 5-18-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015] |
Between its intersection with Talcott Street and its intersection
with George Street
|
B.
The following streets, alleyways, lanes or avenues
are hereby designated for one-way traffic in a southerly direction:
Name of Street
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|
Church Street
|
Between its intersection with Temple Street
and its intersection with Main Street
| |
Hill Street
[Added 5-18-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015] |
Between its intersection with George Street and its intersection
with Talcott Street
| |
Lake Street
|
Entire length
| |
Liberty Street
|
Between its intersection with Temple Street
and its intersection with Main Street
| |
Parker Lane
|
Entire length
| |
Park Street
|
Entire length
|
C.
The following streets, alleyways, lanes or avenues
are hereby designated for one-way traffic in a westerly direction:
Name of Street
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|
Sign Plaza Drive
|
Off Southside Drive
|
Vehicles turning left are hereby prohibited
as follows:
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Prohibited Turn Onto
|
---|---|---|
Church Street
|
North
|
To enter the driveway to the Church Street Municipal
Parking Lot (commonly known as "Moose Parking Lot")
|
Fox Street
|
West
|
Spencer Avenue
|
Front Street
|
East
|
Lake Street
|
Front Street
|
East
|
Park Street
|
Front Street
|
East
|
Parker Lane
|
John R. Street
|
West
|
Alleyway to Fox Street
|
Main Street
|
East
|
Church Street
|
Main Street
|
East
|
Liberty Street
|
Main Street
|
West
|
Court Street
|
Main Street
|
West
|
Paige Street
|
Temple Street
|
West
|
Central Avenue
|
Temple Street
|
West
|
Spencer Avenue
|
Vehicles turning right are hereby prohibited
as follows:
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Prohibited Turn Onto
|
---|---|---|
Chestnut Street
|
East
|
Spencer Avenue
|
Church Street
|
South
|
To enter driveway to Church Street Municipal
Parking Lot (commonly known as "Moose Parking Lot")
|
Church Street
|
South
|
To enter driveway to Municipal Parking Lot (commonly
known as "Hyde Parking Lot")
|
Fox Street
|
East
|
Spencer Avenue
|
Front Street
|
West
|
Lake Street
|
Front Street
|
West
|
Park Street
|
Front Street
|
West
|
Parker Lane
|
Main Street
|
East
|
Court Street
|
Main Street
|
East
|
Paige Street
|
Main Street
|
West
|
Church Street
|
Main Street
|
West
|
Liberty Street
|
Temple Street
|
East
|
Central Avenue
|
Temple Street
|
East
|
Spencer Avenue
|
The following intersections are hereby designated
as stop intersections, and stop signs shall be erected on the corner
thereof as indicated. Sign locations are designated by reference to
the direction traffic is flowing as it travels the street upon which
the sign is located toward the street named in the first column.
Intersection of
|
Stop Sign On
|
Location of Sign
|
---|---|---|
Adaline Street
|
Charlotte Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Adaline Street
|
Gere Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Adaline Street
|
Spruce Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Bell Street
|
Prospect Street
|
Northwest and Southeast
|
Canal Street
|
Mill Street
|
Northwest corner
|
Canal Street
|
West Front Street
|
Northwest corner
|
Central Avenue
|
Temple Street
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
Church Street
|
Church Street Municipal Parking Lot (also called
"Moose Parking Lot") exit
|
Southeast corner of exit
|
Church Street
|
Hyde Parking Lot exit
|
Southeast corner of exit
|
Court Street
|
Court Street Municipal Parking Lot Exit
|
Northwest corner of exit
|
Court Street
|
Sign Plaza Drive
|
Northwest corner of drive
|
Delphine street
|
Charlotte Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Delphine Street
|
McMaster Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Depot Street
|
State Street
|
Northeast corner
|
East Avenue
|
Erie Street
|
Northwest corner
|
East Avenue
|
Prospect Street
|
Northwest corner
|
East Front Street
|
East Division Street
|
Southwest corner
|
East Front Street
|
Farm Street
|
Southwest corner
|
East Front Street
|
Fulton Street
|
Southwest corner
|
East Main Street
|
East Division Street
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
East Main Street
|
Farm Street
|
Northeast corner
|
East Main Street
|
Forsythe Street
|
Southwest corner
|
East Main Street
|
Fulton Street
|
Northeast corner
|
East Temple Street
|
Green Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Elm Street
|
D.P.W. Entrance
|
Southwest corner
|
Elm Street
|
Stakmore Lane
|
Northeast corner
|
Erie Street
|
Bell Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Erie Street
|
Green Hill
|
Southwest corner
|
Fifth Avenue
|
East Front Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Forsythe Street
|
Prospect Street
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
Fox Street
|
Central Avenue
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
Fox Street
|
Franklin Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Fox Street
|
Liberty Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Fox Street
|
Spencer Avenue
|
Northeast corner
|
Fox Street
|
State Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Front Street
|
Academy Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Front Street
|
Armstrong Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Front Street
|
John Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Front Street
|
Lake Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Front Street
|
Parker Lane
|
Southwest corner
|
Front Street
|
Ross Street
|
Southwest corner
|
George Street
|
Hill Street
|
Northeast corner
|
George Street
|
Spruce Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Halstead Avenue
|
Bradley Street
|
Northwest and Southeast corners
|
Halstead Avenue
|
Corbin Street
|
Northwest and Southeast corners
|
Halstead Avenue
|
Ruth Street
|
Northwest and Southeast corners
|
Main Street
|
Armstrong Place
|
Northeast corner
|
Main Street
|
Erie Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Main Street
|
John Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Main Street
|
Liberty Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Main Street
|
Paige Street
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
Main Street
|
Ross Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Main Street
|
Stakmore Lane
|
Southwest corner
|
Main Street
|
William Street
|
Northeast corner
|
McMaster Street
|
Adaline Street
|
Southeast corner
|
McMaster Street
|
Elm Street
|
Southeast corner
|
McMaster Street
|
Foundry Street
|
Southeast corner
|
McMaster Street
|
Fox Street
|
Northwest corner
|
McMaster Street
|
Temple Street
|
Northwest corner
|
Montrose Avenue
|
Knauf Road
|
Northeast corner
|
North Avenue
|
Browns Lane
|
Southeast corner
|
North Avenue
|
Chestnut Street
|
Northwest corner
|
North Avenue
|
Dean Street
|
Northwest corner
|
North Avenue
|
George Street
|
Southeast corner
|
North Avenue
|
Talcott Street
|
Southeast corner
|
Orchard Avenue
|
Bradley Street
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
Orchard Avenue
|
Ruth Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Paige Street
|
East Temple Street
|
Northwest corner
|
Paige Street
|
Temple Street
|
Southeast corner
|
South Depot Street
|
State Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Southside Drive
|
Halstead Avenue
|
Northeast corner
|
Southside Drive
|
Lackawanna Avenue
|
Southwest corner
|
Southside Drive
|
Sewer Plant Entrance
|
Southwest corner
|
Spencer Avenue
|
Chestnut Street
|
Southeast corner
|
State Street
|
Depot Street
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
State Street
|
John R. Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Talcott Street
|
Cove Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Talcott Street
|
Hill Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Talcott Street
|
McMaster Street
|
Northeast corner
|
Talcott Street
|
Spruce Street
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
Temple Street
|
Central Avenue
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
Temple Street
|
Franklin Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Temple Street
|
Hyde Municipal Parking Lot
|
Northeast corner
|
Temple Street
|
Liberty Street
|
Southwest corner
|
Temple Street
|
Spencer Avenue
|
Northeast corner
|
Water Street
|
Mill Street
|
Southeast corner
|
Water Street
|
West Front Street
|
Southeast corner
|
West Avenue
|
Charlotte street
|
Northeast and Southwest corners
|
West Avenue
|
Commerce Street
|
Northeast corner
|
West Avenue
|
Gere Street
|
Southwest corner
|
West Avenue
|
McMaster Street
|
Northwest and Southwest corners
|
West Main Street
|
Canal Street
|
Northeast corner
|
West Main Street
|
Marvin Park Entrance
|
Southwest corner
|
West Main Street
|
Water Street
|
Northeast corner
|
West Main Street
|
West Division Street
|
Southwest corner
|
William Street
|
Front Street
|
Northwest corner
|
Woodlawn Avenue
|
Bradley Street
|
Northwest corner
|
The Board of Trustees may, at such times as
it deems advisable, authorize the placing of yield signs at any intersection
of streets or highways, and the erection or placing of such yield
signs shall be presumptive evidence that such signs were erected and
placed at the direction of the Board of Trustees.
The following intersections are hereby designated
as yield intersections, and yield signs shall be erected on the entrances
thereto as indicated. Sign locations are designated by reference to
the direction traffic is flowing as it travels the street upon which
the sign is located in the direction of the street named in the first
column.
Intersection of
|
Yield Sign On
|
Location of Sign
|
---|---|---|
Fox Street
|
South Depot Street
|
Southeast corner
|
McMaster Street
|
South Depot Street
|
Northwest corner
|
Prospect Street
|
Green Hill Street
|
Northeast corner
|
River Street
|
Water Street
|
West corner
|
South Depot Street
|
Central Avenue
|
Northeast corner
|
Southside Drive
|
Montrose Avenue
|
Southeast corner
|
A.
Trucks, commercial vehicles (other than buses) and
tractor-trailer combinations weighing over 10,000 pounds shall be
permitted to travel upon and over or otherwise use only the state
highways (Routes 17, 17c, 434 and 96) in the Village of Owego.
B.
The regulations established in Subsection A shall not be construed to prevent the local delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property along the highways from which such vehicles and combinations are otherwise excluded, provided that such pickup and/or delivery is on said street or the use of said street is the most direct route from a state highway to the point of pickup and/or delivery.