[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lake Placid 3-2-1959. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Traffic Violations Bureau — See Ch. 90.
Bicycles and skateboards — See Ch. 105.
Notification of defects — See Ch. 206.
Parking — See Ch. 217.
Taxicabs — See Ch. 269.
Recreational vehicles — See Ch. 285.
Trailers and trailer parks — See Ch. 273.
The Trustees of the Village of Lake Placid, pursuant to Title IV of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, have designated safety zones and parking spaces and taxicab stands for vehicles in the public streets of the Village of Lake Placid, and have provided traffic control signals at various street intersections for the safety and convenience of the citizens and inhabitants of said Village which have been marked and indicated by suitable signs, and all persons operating or driving vehicles shall obey the rules and regulations so prescribed; and all persons are hereby directed to use the spaces designated for parking spaces whenever available for parking their vehicles, and to observe the provisions of Title III of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
Parking is hereby prohibited on all highways within the Village of Lake Placid between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. during the period from November 1st to April 30th. During the period from May 1st to October 31st, all-night legal parking is permitted on all streets except Main Street from Saranac Avenue to School Street, where parking is prohibited between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. during any day of the year.
Where there are curbs, no vehicle shall be left parked, standing or stopped on a public street or highway within the Village other than with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within 12 inches of the right hand curb; where there are no curbs, no vehicle shall be left parked, standing or stopped on a public street or highway within the Village other than headed in the direction of lawful traffic with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel with the paved edge of the street or highway and no more than 12 inches therefrom toward the center of the road.
[Amended by L.L. No. 1-1967]
The parking, standing or stopping of vehicles in any of the following locations is hereby prohibited:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Colden Avenue
West
From School Street to McKinley Street
Extension of Hillcrest Avenue southerly
Either
Where the road winds and turns through the Grand View property to Main Street
Hillcrest Avenue
East
Hillcrest Avenue
West
On Sunday from Forest Street to Saranac Avenue
Interlaken Road
West
Lakeview Street
East
From Saranac Avenue to Greenwood Street
Middle Street
East
Oneida Street
South
Pine Street
South
Saranac Avenue
Right
Proceeding toward Saranac Lake from a point directly opposite the intersection of Saranac Avenue with West Valley Road to the corporate limits near the Wildwood Cabins property
School Street
North
From Main Street to McLenathan Avenue
Sentinel Road and South Main Street
Right
Proceeding in a northerly direction on Route 73 from the entrance of the Lamb Lumber Company, Inc., lumber yard to the northerly line of the Chubb River Bridge near the Bridge Restaurant
Shore Drive
Easterly
From the southerly entrance to the Lake Placid Club Garage to the southerly entrance to the Lake Placid Club main lobby entrance
Spring Street
South
Stevens Road
East
From Saranac Avenue to Swiss Road
Stevens Road
Right
Proceeding northeasterly from Saranac Avenue to Swiss Road
Swiss Road
Both
Over the entire course of said road
A. 
Emergency rules. No owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall allow the same to remain on any affected street during an emergency due to snow fall, flood, fire or other public emergency affecting the normal flow of traffic.
B. 
Obstruction to traffic. No vehicle shall be parked or allowed to remain upon any street in any of the following circumstances:
(1) 
When it is in a disabled condition so as to be incapable of operation;
(2) 
When its position on a street is at such an hour or in such a location as to constitute a potential hazard or obstruction to the normal flow of traffic or endanger public safety;
(3) 
When it has been left unattended for a period of more than 36 hours after the owner or operator has been notified to remove it; or for a period of more than 36 hours after efforts to notify the owner or operator have proved futile;
(4) 
When it has been parked all night on the street in violation of § 280-2 of this chapter.
C. 
Removal at owner's expense.
(1) 
Should the owner or operator of any vehicle which is on a street in violation of the provisions of Subsections A and B hereof fail to remove it with reasonable expedition, such vehicle may be removed by or under the direction of a Village police officer.
(2) 
After such removal, the police officer may store or cause the vehicle to be stored in a suitable place at the expense of the owner. Such owner, or person in charge of the vehicle, may redeem the same upon payment to the Village Clerk of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such removal; such charges not to exceed $10 for removal together with any charges for storage, such charges not to exceed $3 per day or fraction thereof.
(3) 
The Village Police Chief shall, without delay, report the removal and disposition of such vehicle to the Village Clerk and it shall be the duty of such Village Clerk to ascertain the owner of such vehicle, or person having the same in charge, and to notify him of the disposition of such vehicle and of the amount which will be required to redeem same.
Any person violating any of the provisions of § 280-2 of this chapter shall be punishable for the first offense by a fine not to exceed $10 and for the second offense by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $25. The third or any subsequent offense within one year shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $100 and such third or any subsequent offense within one year shall constitute disorderly conduct and the person violating the same shall be a disorderly person and such violation shall constitute disorderly conduct and such person shall be a disorderly person.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 280-3, 280-4, 280-10 and 280-21 of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $50 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such conviction within 18 months thereafter, such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 45 days or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a third or subsequent conviction within 18 months after the first conviction, such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Amended 12-21-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
The streets or parts of streets described in § 280-20, Schedule I, are hereby designated as one-way streets and vehicles shall proceed only in the direction indicated.
[Amended 12-21-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
A. 
The intersections described in § 280-21, Schedule II, are hereby designed as stop intersections and a stop sign shall be erected at each intersection.
B. 
Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or in the event there is no crosswalk, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of the approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection and the right to proceed shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection C below.
C. 
Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop as required by Subsection B above and after having stopped, shall yield the right of way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another street or road or which is approaching so closely on said street or road as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
[Amended 11-2-1964; 7-7-1975 by L.L. No. 3-1975; 8-25-1975 by L.L. No. 4-1975; 10-6-1975 by L.L. No. 5-1975; 12-21-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
A. 
No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing.
B. 
The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements of this section, drive at an appropriate reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railway grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hillcrest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding street or road and when any special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic by reason of weather or road or street conditions, including, but not limited to, a road or street construction or maintenance work area.
C. 
Thirty miles per hour is hereby established as the maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed within the corporate limits of the Village of Lake Placid, except where the speed limit has been otherwise established and except in those areas designated as school zones, and no person shall operate a vehicle on any street, road or private road open to public motor vehicle traffic at a rate of speed in excess of the maximum speed established by this section.
[Amended 8-2-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999; 11-15-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
D. 
The speed at which vehicles may proceed at or along any street or road within the Village within school zones described in § 280-22, Schedule III, is hereby established as set forth in Schedule III and no person shall drive in excess of such maximum school speed limits during any period when the beacons attached to the school speed limit signs are flashing and such sign is equipped with notice that indicates that the school zone speed limit is in effect when such beacons are flashing, provided, however that such beacons shall only flash during student activities at the school and up to 30 minutes immediately before and up to 30 minutes immediately after such student activities. School speed zones shall include that portion of the street or road that is posted to designate the zone as such for a distance not to exceed 1,320 feet on a highway or road passing a school building entrance or exit of a school abutting on the highway or road.
[Amended 9-22-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
Upon all streets of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the street, except as follows:
A. 
When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
B. 
When overtaking or passing pedestrians, animals or obstructions on the right half of the street;
C. 
When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the street; provided, any person so doing shall yield the right of way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the street within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard; or
D. 
Upon a street restricted to one-way traffic. In addition, upon all streets or roads, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the street or road, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
All vehicles shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian in a crosswalk as designated in § 280-23, Schedule IV.
No person shall move a vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety, without making unreasonable noise or without marking the pavement or roadway (except when water or ice conditions make the absence of marking impossible).
Every person shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device applicable to him placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle under § 1104 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
[Added 11-15-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
The southern/eastern terminus of Hillcrest Avenue, where it meets Olympic Drive, is hereby designated as a yield intersection and a yield sign shall be erected at such intersection. Failure to obey such yield shall be a violation of § 280-14, subject to penalties as set forth in § 280-18, as amended from time to time.
A. 
No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt approved by the New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. No person 16 years of age or over shall be a passenger in the front seat of a motor vehicle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt approved by the New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
B. 
No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless all back seat passengers of such vehicle under the age of four are restrained in a specially designed detachable or removable seat which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.213 or in the case of any other passenger under the age of 10, he/she is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commissioner.
C. 
No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless all front seat passengers under the age of 16 are restrained by a safety belt, or if they are under the age of four, by a specially designed detachable or removable seat as required by Subsection B of this section.
[Added 10-1-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
No person shall operate a vehicle over 10 tons for the purpose of traveling over Mill Pond Drive as a means of access to property or places which are not located on said street, except for local deliveries.
[Amended 11-15-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
Any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by fine or imprisonment in accordance with and as set forth in the provisions of New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law and the regulations thereunder. In addition to any fine imposed, there shall be added any surcharge required to be imposed by the State of New York.
[Added 11-15-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004; amended 10-1-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]
McKinley Street is hereby restricted to vehicles weighing over five tons so that no vehicle over five tons shall proceed over or on said streets, except vehicles making deliveries or going to premises located on McKinley Street or Mill Pond Drive may pass over said streets.
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Location
Dow Road
[Added 6-5-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006; repealed 2-19-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
Maple Street
Easterly
From its intersection with Hillcrest Avenue to its intersection with Woodlawn Terrace
Park Street
[Added 5-6-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
East
From the driveway of the St. Eustace Church/Rectory to its intersection with Main Street
Pine Street
Westerly
From its intersection with Hillcrest Avenue to its intersection with Grandview Avenue
Pine Street
[Added 5-6-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
West
From its intersection with Woodland Terrace to its intersection with Hillcrest Avenue
School Street
[Added 9-6-2006 by L.L. No. 5-2006]
South and east
From its intersection with Cummins Road to its intersection with McLenathan Avenue
Spring Street
[Added 6-5-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006; repealed 11-19-2007 by L.L. No. 4-2007]
Woodland Terrace
[Added 5-6-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
South
From its intersection with Saranac Avenue to its intersection with Pine Street
Name of Street
At Intersection of
Sides
Averyville Road
Old Military Road
Averyville Road
Sentinel Road (Route 73)
Blueberry Ridge Road
Sears Drive
North and south
Bradford Street
Hillcrest Avenue
Colden Avenue
McKinley Street
Both sides
Colden Avenue
River Street
Colden Avenue
School Street Extension (parking lot)
Cummins Road
Main Street
Cummins Road
School Street
Essex Street
Forest Street
Essex Street
Pine Street
Forest Street
Hillcrest Avenue
Forest Street
Lakeview Street
Both sides
Forest Street
West Valley Road
Forest Street
[Added 6-18-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; repealed 8-6-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
Grandview Street
Forest Street
Grandview Street
Oneida Avenue
Grandview Street
Pine Street
Both sides
Grandview Street
West Heights
Both sides
Grandview Street
[Added 6-18-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]
Oneida Avenue
Both
Greenwood Street
Lakeview Street
Both sides
Greenwood Street
West Valley Road
Greenwood Street
[Amended 8-6-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
Hillcrest Avenue
Both
Highland Place
Hillcrest Avenue
Hillcrest Avenue
Saranac Avenue
Hillcrest Avenue
[Added 6-18-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; repealed 8-6-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
Hillcrest Avenue
[Added 6-18-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]
Pine Street
Both
Hillcrest Avenue
[Added 8-6-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
Greenwood Street
Both
Hurley Avenue
Averyville Road
Interlaken Avenue
Mirror Lake Drive
Interlaken Avenue
Victor Herbert Road
Lake Street
Mirror Lake Drive
Lakeview Street
Forest Street
Both sides
Lakeview Street
Greenwood Street
Both sides
Lakeview Street
Saranac Avenue
Lakeview Street
West Valley Road
Maple Street
Woodland Terrace
Marcy Road
Hillcrest Avenue
Marcy Road
Main Street
McKinley Street
Colden Avenue
McKinley Street
River Street and West Valley Road
McKinley Street
[Added 8-5-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
McLenathan Avenue
Both
McLenathan Avenue
River Street and Spring Street
McLenathan Avenue
School Street
McLenathan Avenue
[Added 12-18-2006 by L.L. No. 7-2006]
Mill Pond Drive and Spring Street
South
McLenathan Avenue
[Amended 8-5-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
McKinley Street
Both
McLenthan Avenue
[Added 5-19-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008]
School Street and Perkins Hill
All
Middle Street
McKinley Street
Mill Pond Drive
[Added 12-18-2006 by L.L. No. 7-2006]
McLenthan Avenue and Spring Street
West and north
Mirror Lake Drive
Main Street
North and south
Morningside Drive
Parkside Drive
New Street
Sentinel Road
Norton Road
Interlaken Avenue
Norton Road
Stevens Road
Olympic Drive
Main Street
Oneida Avenue
Hillcrest Avenue
Oneida Avenue
West Valley Road
Oneida Avenue
[Added 6-18-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]
Grandview Street
Both
Park Street
Main Street
Park Street
Woodlawn Terrace
Parkside Drive
Main Street
Parkside Drive
[Amended 7-2-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
Mirror Lake Drive
Both sides
(2-way stop, east and west)
Perkins Hill
[Added 5-19-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008]
McLenathan Avenue
All
Pine Hills
Averyville Road
Pine Hills
West Valley Road
Pine Street
Hillcrest Avenue
Pine Street
West Valley Road
Pine Street
[Added 6-18-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]
Hillcrest Avenue
Both
Power House Road
Sentinel Road
Power Street
River Street
West and east
River Street
Mill Hill (Route 73)
River Street
Old Military Road
River Street
[Added 9-22-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
McKinley Street
East
River Street
[Added 9-22-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
McLenathan Avenue
Both
River Street
[Added 9-22-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
West Valley Road
West
School Street
Cummins Road
School Street
Main Street
School Street
School Street
School Street
[Added 5-19-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008]
McLenathan Avenue and Perkins Hill
All
Sears Drive
Averyville Road
Sears Drive
Hurley Avenue
Sentinel Road
Cascade Road
Signal Hill Road
Stevens Road
Signal Hill Road
Victor Herbert Road
Spring Street
Colden Avenue
Spring Street
River Street and McLenathan Avenue
Spring Street
[Added 12-18-2006 by L.L. No. 7-2006]
McLenathan Avenue and Mill Pond Drive
East
Stevens Road
Saranac Avenue
Stevens Road
Swiss Road
Stevens Road
Victor Herbert Road
Swiss Road
Mirror Lake Drive
Victor Herbert Road
Lake Street
Victor Herbert Road
Saranac Avenue
Walsh Lane
Interlaken Avenue
Walsh Lane
Stevens Road
West Heights
Grandview Street
Both sides
West Heights
Hillcrest Avenue
West Valley Road
River Street
West Valley Road
Saranac Avenue
Woodlawn Terrace
Saranac Avenue
Location
Speed Limit
(mph)
Lake Placid Elementary School
25
Lake Placid High School
20
St. Agnes School
20
Street
Crosswalk Location
Averyville Road
At intersection Hurley Avenue
Averyville Road
At intersection Sentinel Road (Handlebar)
Colden Avenue
At intersection McKinley Street
Colden Avenue
At intersection School Street
Cummins Road
At intersection Main Street
Cummins Road
High school parking lot
Cummins Road
ORDA ramp entrance
Cummins Road
School ramp — Arena
Cummins Road
School street ramp — ORDA parking lot
Lakeview Street
At Forest Street
Lakeview Street
At Greenwood Street (2)
Main Street
Arena — Thirsty Moose
Main Street
Arena — Villa Dianes
Main Street
Bagel shop — Bookstore
Main Street
Hilton — Artist's Cafe
Main Street
Hilton — Ruthie's Run
Main Street
Mr. Mikes
Main Street
Municipal lot — Adirondack Community Church
Main Street
Municipal lot — Black Bear Restaurant
Main Street
Municipal lot — Golden Arrow
Main Street
Municipal lot — Post Office
Main Street
NBT lot — NBT
Main Street
Northwoods — Adirondack Kitchen
Main Street
Oval — Stracks Garage
Main Street
Oval — Terry Robards
Main Street
Palace Theater — Barnaby's Liquor
Main Street
Park Street — EMS
Main Street
Stewarts
Main Street
Texaco lot — Leslie's Bakery
Main Street
The Diner
Main Street
Town Hall
Main Street
Traffic light at corner of Routes 86 and 73
McKinley Street
At intersection Colden Avenue
McKinley Street
At intersection Main Street
McKinley Street
At intersection McLenathan Avenue
Mirror Lake Drive
#1 Main Park — Hilton
Mirror Lake Drive
Mirror Lake Drive at intersection of Lake Street
Mirror Lake Drive
Mirror Lake Inn — Cottage Lodge
Mirror Lake Drive
Mirror Lake Inn — The Cottage
Morningside Drive
At intersection Route 86
Olympic Drive
At intersection of Main Street
Olympic Drive
La Veranda — Holiday Inn
Parkside Drive
Post Office — Adirondack Community Church
Parkside Drive
Tennis courts
River Street
At intersection South Main Street (Route 73) (IGA)
Saranac Avenue
Comsec Ventures — Town House
Saranac Avenue
High Peaks Optical — Custard and Mustard
Saranac Avenue
Hilton — Lakeside
Saranac Avenue
McDonalds
Saranac Avenue
Mount Valley Pizza
Saranac Avenue
St. Agnes Church — Aroma Round
Saranac Avenue
St. Agnes School — Stevens Road
School Street
At bottom of school ramp
School Street
At intersection Main Street
South Main Street (Route 73)
At intersection Averyville Road (Handlebar)
South Main Street (Route 73)
At intersection River Street (IGA)
Spring Street
At intersection McLenathan Avenue