The following terms, whenever used in this chapter, except as otherwise expressly indicated, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed herein:
BLOCK
That portion of any street lying between intersecting streets.
BUS OR COACH
Any motor vehicle equipped to carry seven or more persons used for the transportation of passengers for hire.
CROSSING
That portion of a street clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings and the extension of the sidewalk space across intersecting streets.
CURB
The boundaries of a roadway, whether marked by a curbstone or not.
DRIVER
A person who propels or operates or who is in charge of a vehicle.
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
The following vehicles: United States mail, police, fire, bureau of water and Village emergency repair, ambulance and military and those vehicles of public service corporations when on emergency service and equipped as hereinafter provided.
LOADING ZONE
That portion of a roadway adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or merchandise.
MOTORCYCLE
A vehicle propelled by other than muscular power which is designed to drive on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground and so that the operator sits on the saddle and steers by turning the single front wheel of the vehicle by means of handlebars.
MOTOR VEHICLE
A vehicle propelled by power other than muscular power, except motorcycles, traction engines, road rollers, fire vehicles, police patrol wagons, agricultural tractors, tractor engines, power shovels, road-building machinery, well drillers, electric trucks with small wheels used in factories, warehouses and railroad stations and operated principally on private property and such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
All signs, markings, devices and signals not inconsistent with this chapter, placed or erected by authority of this chapter.
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
Traffic restricted to one direction.
OPERATOR
Any person who operates or drives a motor vehicle or motorcycle upon any street in the Village.
PARKING SPACE
That part of any street designated by this chapter or by police regulation as a place for the parking of vehicles.
PARK; PARKING; PARKED
The stopping of a motor vehicle or motorcycle upon any street and leaving such vehicle or motorcycle unattended by a person legally capable of operating it for a period longer than necessary to load or unload passengers or freight.
PEDESTRIAN
A person making use of the public highways and streets for foot passage.
ROADWAY
That part of the street intended for vehicular traffic.
ROADWAY INTERSECTION
The area bounded by the side lines, real or projected, of two or more roadways which meet or cross each other.
SIDEWALK
That portion of a street outside of the roadway, used or set aside for the use of pedestrians.
STAND; STANDING
The stopping of a motor vehicle or motorcycle upon any street with a licensed operator in attendance for a period longer than necessary to load or unload passengers or freight.
STREET INTERSECTION
The area bounded by the side lines, real or projected, of two or more streets which meet or cross each other.
TAXICAB
A licensed public vehicle for hire, designed and constructed to seat not more than seven persons and operating as a common carrier on call or demand.
THROUGH TRAFFIC STREET
A properly designated main artery of travel.
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL
A signaling device, either hand or electrically operated, in which different colors become visible for periods of time during which traffic shall comply with the meaning conveyed by the colors.
TRAFFIC INFRACTION
The violation of any provision of the State Vehicle and Traffic Law or this chapter where a penalty or other punishment is prescribed and which is not expressly declared by said state law to be a misdemeanor or felony.
VEHICLE
Any device, including an automobile and every other kind of conveyance, in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except a baby carriage and devices used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to and include the driver of any vehicle owned or used in the service of the United States Government, this state, county or village, and no driver of any such vehicle shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, except as is otherwise permitted herein.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to emergency vehicles, as defined in this chapter, while the driver of any such vehicle is operating the same in an emergency in the necessary performance of his duties, provided that the gong or siren whistle of any such vehicle is continuously sounded; but this shall not relieve the driver or owner of any such vehicle from liability for any injuries inflicted in consequence of the arbitrary or careless exercise of this right.
[Added 5-18-1999 by L.L. No. 6-1999]
A. 
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all highways, roads and streets located within the boundaries of the village, including state highways, as authorized by the provisions contained in Article 39 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
B. 
The Board of Trustees may amend the provisions of this chapter, including the enactment of additional traffic rules and regulations, by means of an order adopted by resolution, without notice or hearing, in the manner authorized by Section 20-2002 of the Village Law and Article 39 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, and such amendments and additional traffic rules and regulations shall thereafter be included in this Code.
A. 
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized and empowered by police rule or regulation as follows:
(1) 
Safety zones; parking spaces; bus and cab stands: to designate safety zones, parking spaces and bus and cab or taxicab stands, respectively, in the public streets and highways of the village, not including, however, state highways, and to limit or prohibit parking in spaces or zones in such streets or highways; provided, however, that such zones, spaces and stands, excepting spaces in front of private driveway, shall be marked and indicated by suitable signs, and all persons shall obey such rules and regulations prescribed by the Chief of Police.
(2) 
One-way streets; streets closed to trucks: to designate streets or highways in the village in which vehicles shall proceed in one direction only and from which heavy trucks or trailers shall be excluded; provided, however, that such streets or highways so designated shall be so marked at all intersections by conspicuous signs which shall be visible during the hours in which such designation is to be observed. Such police rule or regulation shall not, however, bar deliveries of merchandise or other property along such designated streets or highways. No state highway shall be thus designated without approval of the State Traffic Commission.
(3) 
Crossing by pedestrians: to regulate by rule or regulation the crossing by pedestrians of public highways or streets, but with respect to state highways maintained by the state, the approval of the State Traffic Commission must be first obtained.
(4) 
Impoundment and storage of vehicles: to provide for the removal and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned on public highways, streets or public parks and playgrounds or upon any premises owned or leased by the village in violation of any law, ordinance or police regulation or during snowstorms, floods, fires or other public emergencies and for the payment of reasonable charges for such removal or storage by the owner or operator of any such vehicle, but with respect to state highways maintained by the state, the approval of the State Traffic Commission must be first obtained.
B. 
The Chief of Police may, in his discretion, during times of emergency or other special conditions and in the interest of public safety, temporarily direct, control, restrict, divert, exclude and regulate traffic on the streets, either through the Police Department or by means of posting temporary signs or signals.
C. 
The Chief of Police shall make and adopt rules and regulations with reference to the display of a suitable insignia on emergency vehicles using the public streets of this village and shall cause such insignia to be displayed in accordance with such rules and regulations upon vehicles of the Fire and Police Departments and vehicles of other departments used for emergency repair.
A. 
It shall be the duty of the Police Department of the Village to enforce the provisions of this chapter, strictly and impartially.
B. 
Directing traffic.
(1) 
Generally. Officers of the Police Department are hereby authorized to direct all traffic, either in person or by means of visible or audible signal, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) 
Use of signs and lights. Orders and directions of the Police Department as to traffic at intersections shall be given by the use of traffic control signs and/or caution lights, either alone or with green arrow attachments, at such intersections where such signaling is indicated.
(3) 
Scope of authority. In the event of fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Police Department may direct, control, restrict and, when necessary, temporarily divert or exclude the movement of pedestrian, animal or vehicular traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
Infraction not involving accident or speeding. Whenever any person is found by a police officer committing any traffic infraction, other than speeding, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, not causing or contributing to an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or causing property damage, such officer shall take the name, address and operator's license number of such person and the registration number of the motor vehicle or motorcycle involved and issue to him, in writing, on a form provided therefor, a notice to answer to the charge against him within three days, during the hours and at the place specified in the notice. The officer, upon the violator giving his written promise to answer as specified in the notice, shall thereupon release him from custody.
B. 
Infraction involving accident, speeding, etc. Whenever any person is found by a police officer committing a traffic infraction causing or contributing to an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or causing property damage or committing the traffic infraction of speeding contrary to the provisions of this chapter or committing any violation of the provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the state which is expressly declared by such law to be a misdemeanor or felony, such officer shall issue a summons to such person for his appearance in Police Court at the next session thereof or shall take such person into custody for arraignment in Police Court, as the exigencies of the case may require.
C. 
Parking violation notices. Whenever any vehicle is found by a police officer to be without an operator and stopped, standing or parked in such a manner as to constitute a violation of this chapter, such officer shall take any information displayed on the vehicle which may tend to identify its owner or operator and shall affix conspicuously to such vehicle a notice of such violation in writing on a form provided therefor, and the owner or operator of such vehicle shall answer the charge against him in the manner provided in § 160-77 of this chapter.
[Amended 10-22-2002]
D. 
Copy for Chief of Police. Whenever any officer shall have issued or affixed any notice or summons of traffic infraction as above provided, such officer shall immediately send one copy of such notice or summons to the Chief of Police.
[Amended 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991; 5-28-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
A. 
Speeding. Any person found to be violating any speeding provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction or plea, be punishable by a fine or imprisonment in accordance with the relevant provisions of § 1180 of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, including § 1180(h)5 thereof pertaining to repeat offenders.
B. 
Other violations. Except as otherwise may be provided herein, any person found to be violating any of the other provisions of this chapter or any speeding provision for which there is not an applicable fine or imprisonment pursuant to the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 1180, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both, for each violation thereof.
[Amended 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Upon conviction of a violation of this chapter, the Village Justice shall impose the penalties prescribed therefor and may also require the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings.
[Amended 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Unless the penalty and costs imposed upon conviction of a violation of this chapter are paid upon conviction, the Village Justice shall commit the defendant to the Onondaga County Penitentiary for a term not exceeding 15 days.
An action may be maintained by the village to recover any penalty imposed for any violation of this chapter, and, in such action, an order of arrest may be issued and executed in the manner prescribed by the Justice Court Act for orders of arrest in Justice Courts. In such action, it shall be lawful to declare or complain generally for such penalty, stating the section of this chapter under which the penalty is claimed and briefly setting forth the alleged violation. If the defendant in such action has no property out of which the judgment can be collected, the execution shall require him to be imprisoned in the Onondaga County Penitentiary for a term not exceeding 15 days.