As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated, as set forth from the Vehicle and Traffic Law
of the State of New York, and if no specific definition is set forth
therein, all words shall have their usual meanings in the English
language.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
An officer employed by the Village of Brockport as certified
by the State of New York either in the capacity of code enforcement
officer, building inspector, fire marshal, planning/zoning officer,
peace officer, stormwater manager, floodplain administrator, or any
combination thereof.
EMERGENCY ACCESS ROADS
A road that provides passageway for authorized emergency
vehicles to a facility, building or portion thereof.
FIRE LANE
A road or other passageway developed to allow the passage
of authorized emergency vehicles. A fire lane is not necessarily intended
for vehicular traffic other than for authorized emergency vehicles.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Includes but is not limited to all vehicles propelled by
any power other than muscular power, except horse-drawn wagons or
carriages, which can include but are not limited to automobiles, trucks
and motorcycles.
PARKING
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise
than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
STANDING
The stopping of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, temporarily
for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging
passengers or goods.
STOPPING
When prohibited, any halting, even momentarily, of a vehicle,
whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with
other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police or
fire-police officer or traffic control sign or signal.
STREET
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way
publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the
public for purposes of vehicular travel.
TRAILER
Used in reference to vehicles other than house trailers,
travel trailers or recreational vehicles and shall include all vehicles
coming within the definition of "trailers" in the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York and shall include trailers designed to
carry boats, cargo, freight and other items of personal or discarded
property.
No person shall stop, stand or park any commercial vehicle designed
or rated by its manufacturer to carry cargo of more than one ton,
with or without a trailer, upon any public street, public parking
lot or residentially used premises except for a period of loading
or unloading.
Whenever road conditions in the Village of Brockport have become
hazardous or such that the free movement of fire or EMS apparatus,
police vehicles, any emergency vehicles or municipal vehicular traffic
may have become impeded by reasons of snow, freezing rain, ice, smoke,
fire or any other natural or man-made hazardous cause, the Mayor or
Deputy Mayor or his or her designee is hereby authorized to declare
the existence of parking restrictions and/or emergency parking restrictions
based upon the advice of the Police Chief, Fire Chief, Superintendent
of Public Works, or their designees.
During an emergency parking restriction crisis, the Mayor or Deputy Mayor of the Village of Brockport or his or her designee shall have the authority to declare that a parking emergency exists, which bans any parking from all streets or parts thereof in the Village of Brockport and/or all Village parking lots. This emergency shall be declared by whatever reasonable means are available. In addition to the sanctions prescribed in §§
34-9,
34-10 and
34-13, owners of vehicles shall be responsible for any and all costs of removing their parked vehicles and shall be subject to parking violation fines as established by the Board of Trustees.
Emergency parking restrictions shall exist as long as the emergency
or similar crisis exists. The Mayor or Deputy Mayor of the Village
of Brockport or his or her designee shall, from time to time, issue
public announcements regarding the duration or termination of emergency
parking restrictions by whatever reasonable means are available.