[Adopted 9-10-1969 (Ch. 152 of the 1986 Code)]
The words and phrases used in this article shall, for the purpose
of this article, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by
Article I of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
The Town Superintendent of Highways shall install and maintain
traffic control devices when and as required under the provisions
of this article to make effective the provisions of said article and
may install and maintain such additional traffic control devices as
he may deem necessary to regulate, warn or guide traffic under the
Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York subject to the provisions
of §§ 1682 and 1684 of that Law.
[Added 4-10-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for a violation
of any provision of this article which is not a violation of any provision
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York shall, for
a first conviction thereof, be punished 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 punished 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 punished
by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than
90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Adopted 3-16-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets
or parts of streets described below:
Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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School Road
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North
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Entire length from its intersection with Veterans Street to
its intersection with Snyders Corners Road (County Route 68)
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Dennis Road [Added 10-16-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
|
Both
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Entire length from its intersection with Snyders Corners Road
(County Route 68) to its intersection with Madison Way
|
[Added 8-16-2012 by L.L.
No. 2-2012]
A. Commencing
on the 25th day of May each year and continuing through the eighth
day of September thereof, no person shall park a motor vehicle on
either side of any of the following streets, parts of streets or the
public rights-of-way adjacent thereto:
(1) Blue
Factory Hill Road, from its intersection with Plank Road and proceeding
easterly therefrom a distance of 600 feet.
(2) Banner
Hill Lane, from its intersection with Blue Factory Hill Road and proceeding
southerly therefrom a distance of 200 feet.
(3) Plank
Road, commencing at a point 600 feet west of its intersection with
Blue Factory Hill Road and running thence generally northerly and
westerly therefrom a distance of 2,300 feet.
B. Exemption
for cemetery purposes. The short-term parking of motor vehicles incidental
to participation in or attendance at funeral, burial and/or memorial
services at the cemeteries accessed by such roads shall be exempt
from the aforesaid prohibition.
C. Winter parking; penalties.
[Added 3-21-2019 by L.L.
No. 2-2019]
(1) Seasonal parking prohibition. No person shall park a vehicle or trailer
or place any object on a Town highway from October 1 until April 1
in such a way that it interferes with winter road maintenance, including
but not limited to salting, sanding or plowing of any Town road.
(2) Ticketing. In addition to any police or peace officer authorized
to issue violations under the Vehicle and Traffic Law, the Highway
Superintendent is hereby authorized to issue parking tickets to such
offenders.
[Amended 8-16-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision
of law, any violation of this article shall render the owner of the
unlawfully parked vehicle to be subject to a fine not to exceed $50.
In addition, and pursuant to the authority granted by Vehicle and
Traffic Law § 1660(a)(8), any vehicle parked in violation
of this article may be towed or otherwise removed to a facility authorized
by the Town of Poestenkill, and the owner of said vehicle shall be
fully and solely liable for any and all charges for the removal, storage
and redemption of such vehicle.