Every person propelling any pushcart or similar
vehicle upon a street or highway within the Village shall be subject
to the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of any
vehicle, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very
nature can have no application.
No person upon roller skates or riding in or
by means of any coaster, toy vehicles, skateboards or similar devices
shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk,
and when so crossing a street on a crosswalk, such person shall be
granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties
applicable to pedestrians.
No driver of a vehicle, except an authorized
emergency vehicle, shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral
or other authorized procession while the same is in motion and when
such vehicles are conspicuously designated. This provision shall not
apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control
signals or police officers.
[Amended 4-28-1999; 2-17-2004; 4-17-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
A. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following
terms shall have the meaning indicated below:
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
A bus, tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer combination, taxicab,
limousine, livery vehicle, truck or van with commercial plates, construction
vehicle, or any vehicle which has equipment or a display evidencing
use of same for commercial purposes.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a commercial vehicle
on a street between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
C. At all other times, it shall be unlawful for any person to park on
any street or highway within the Village of Port Chester any commercial
vehicle for a period longer than three hours or in a position that
such parking creates a traffic hazard by obstructing an intersection
or driveway along such street or highway.
D. In the case when a commercial vehicle is parked in violation of Subsections
B and
C, the defendant may raise as an affirmative defense that the vehicle was engaged in service to a premises located within 250 feet of where the summons was issued.
E. Subsections
B and
C shall not apply to vehicles owned or operated by a regulated utility or their agents engaged in work in the vicinity.
F. Overnight parking of commercial vehicles is hereby permitted only
in the marked parking spaces in the following municipal parking lots
where designated for same between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m.
[Amended 10-4-1993 by L.L. No. 14-1993]
No person shall park on a sidewalk or ride,
drive or operate any vehicle, bicycle or other device along any public
sidewalk or footpath intended for the use of pedestrians. This section
shall not apply to children 10 years of age or under, nor to invalids
or cripples who cannot walk.