[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Williamson 8-9-1983
by L.L. No. 3-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Board recognizes the potential adverse impact on the health,
safety and general welfare of the residents of the Town of Williamson and
to property within the town by the use of unlicensed motor-driven vehicles
and, therefore, deems it appropriate to control the use of said vehicles.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
All streets, sidewalks, easements or any other areas dedicated or
commonly used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
Any and all town-owned land and premises, including but not limited
to parks, recreation areas, ballparks, cemeteries, lake areas, storage facilities,
garage areas, parking areas and utility sites.
Any type of unlicensed motor-driven vehicle or conveyance, including
but not necessarily limited to snowmobiles, two-wheeled motor vehicles known
as "minibicycles," "mopeds," "trail bikes," "motor scooters," and four-wheeled
vehicles commonly known as "go-carts" or "all-terrain vehicles."
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any type of unlicensed
motor-driven vehicle or conveyance upon any public property or town owned
land in the Town of Williamson, New York.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any type of unlicensed
motor-driven vehicle or conveyance upon private property unless the operator
of said motor-driven vehicle has the written permission of the owner of said
private property to operate said vehicle on the owner's private property.
It shall he unlawful to operate any unlicensed motor-driven vehicle
in such a manner as to create a substantial risk of serious physical injury
to another person or to operate any unlicensed motor-driven vehicle in such
a manner as to cause damage to the property of another.
A.
The prohibition herein shall not apply to any employee
of the Town of Williamson or a contractor engaged by the Town of Williamson
to operate unlicensed motor-driven vehicles for the purpose of maintaining,
repairing or doing any public work within the scope of the operator's employment.
B.
The prohibition herein shall not apply to the use or
operation of unlicensed motor-driven vehicles on public or private property
when the use has been approved in writing by the person, corporation or firm
that owns or controls the premises so used.
C.
The prohibition herein shall not apply to the operation
of an unlicensed motor-driven moped, agricultural equipment or other vehicles
on a highway when such use is permitted by the Vehicle and Traffic Law of
the State of New York.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or any person having the
care, custody and control of any child under the age of 16 years knowingly
to permit such child to operate an unlicensed motor-driven vehicle in violation
of the terms of this chapter.
Whenever any child under the age of 16 years is alleged to have violated
this chapter, his parent, guardian or any person having the care, custody
or control of the child shall be notified by the law enforcement agency involved
in the investigation.
[Amended 10-12-1999 by L.L.
No. 1-1999]
Any person, including any operator, parent, guardian or person having
the care, custody and control of any child under the age of 16, violating
any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a traffic
infraction and subject to the penalties set forth in § 1800 of the
Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
