Such businesses where persons are served in
automobiles shall be not closer than 300 feet to a residential district
and shall provide ingress and egress so as to minimize traffic congestion.
The number and location of proposed curb cuts shall be subject to
the review and approval of the Planning Board.
[Added 7-11-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
A. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, certain
terms used herein are defined below. All other words and phrases shall
be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common
usage and to give this section the most reasonable application.
(1)
The following words shall have the meanings
ascribed to them by the Vehicle and Traffic Law of New York State
as amended from time to time:
(d)
Farm or agricultural truck or vehicle.
(m)
Motor vehicle, except that the definition shall
include snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, farm-type tractors, farm
equipment, and self-propelled caterpillar or crawler-type equipment.
(2)
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE — Every
motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles designed, maintained
and used in commerce primarily for the transportation of property
and having a carrying capacity of greater than one ton as indicated
on the registration documents for said vehicle.
(3)
EMERGENCY AND MUNICIPAL VEHICLES — Vehicles
owned or operated by a government or municipality or exclusively used
to provide a governmental function. This shall include but not be
limited to the following municipal vehicles: fire vehicles, police
vehicles, highway, sanitation and public works vehicles, emergency
response vehicles, and vehicles of an agent of a municipality, provided
that such agent's vehicles are then engaged in official municipal
business.
(4)
ESTABLISHED DRIVEWAY — A driveway which exists and is in use as of the date of enactment of this section, or a driveway thereafter established in accordance with Village Code §
245-108.
(5)
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT — Those zoning districts of Chapter
245 of the Village Code, Zoning, designated as R-1 One-Family Residential District, R-1A Single-Family Residential District; R-2 Two-Family Residential District; or R-3 Multifamily Residential District.
B. Parking prohibitions.
(1)
No person shall park or store, nor shall the
owner of a lot permit the parking or storage of, a bus, house coach,
trailer, farm or agricultural truck or vehicle, tractor, semitrailer,
omnibus, tow truck, commercial motor vehicle or vessel in the front
yard of a lot in a residential district unless same is parked or stored
on an established driveway and further that same is parked or stored
at least 15 feet from the intersection of said driveway with the improved
public road surface.
(2)
No person shall park or store, nor shall the
owner of a lot permit the parking or storage of, an automobile or
truck having a maximum carrying capacity of one ton or less as indicated
on the vehicle's registration documents in the front yard of a lot
in a residential district excepting only on an established driveway.
C. Vehicles specifically exempted. Emergency and municipal
vehicles are exempt from the prohibitions of this section.
D. Violation. Violation of this section shall be punishable
by fine or imprisonment or both as prescribed by the General Penalty
Chapter of the Village Code. Each separate violation shall constitute a separate additional
offense.