As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BOAT
Any floating craft or vessel which is propelled in whole
or in part by mechanical power or oars, paddles and/or sweeps which
is utilized for carrying passengers, freight or for any other use
upon water.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle used for business or commercial purposes,
such as transportation of goods, wares and merchandise, including
but not limited to trailers and semi-trailers, tractors and special
commercial vehicles registered as such.
COMMITTEE
The City of North Tonawanda Traffic Safety Committee.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any vehicle which may be operated or driven which is propelled
by any power other than muscular power and which is not defined as
a boat, commercial vehicle, recreational vehicle or trailer under
this section.
PAVED TERRACE
Any terrace paved with blacktop, concrete, stone or other
material.
RENTAL PROPERTY
Apartments, leased to tenants for human habitation shall
be considered residential property for the purposes of this chapter.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicle which is:
A.
Built on a single chassis;
B.
Four hundred square feet or less when measured at the largest
horizontal projections;
C.
Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty
truck; and
D.
Not designed primarily for use as a permanent dwelling but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal
use.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Property used primarily for human habitation, including but
not limited to apartments. Living accommodations such as hotels and
motels shall be considered commercial.
TERRACE
That area of City property lying adjacent to the street between
the curb or the edge of the pavement, in the absence of curbs, and
the sidewalk or the abutting property line, in the absence of sidewalks.
TRAILER
Any vehicle mounted on wheels, not propelled by its own power
and which moves from place to place being drawn by another power driven
source or motor vehicle.
No motor vehicle, boat, commercial vehicle, recreational vehicle
or trailer shall be parked on any terrace within 20 feet of a crosswalk
at an intersection or, in the absence of a crosswalk, within 20 feet
of the point where a crosswalk would have been, unless a different
distance is indicated by official signs or markings.
The City may remove all paved terraces existing prior to the
enactment of this article at no cost to the property owner. Said removal
shall be by the Department of Public Works upon at least 24 hours'
notice to the property owner.
The police may remove any motor vehicle, boat, commercial vehicle, recreational vehicle or trailer parked or allowed to stand in violation of this article and may store the same, and the owner or operator of said vehicle shall be liable for the payment of reasonable charges for such removal and storage, in addition to any penalty imposed under §
96-62.1 hereafter.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which
shall violate the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $50 for a first offense
and not to exceed $100 for a second or subsequent offense, all of
which were committed within a period of 18 months.
The provisions herein shall be considered separable,
and if any portion hereof is declared invalid, such declaration or
invalidity shall not affect any other portion.
This article shall become effective on the day
after publication in the official newspaper of the City of North Tonawanda.