Traffic control signals shall be installed, maintained and operated at the intersections and locations described in Schedule I (§ 325-43).
[Amended 6-18-1998 by L.L. No. 9-1998]
No person shall make a turn of the kind designated (left, right, all) at any of the locations described in Schedule III (§ 325-45) during the hours indicated of any day.
No person shall make a right turn, or a left turn from a one-way street onto a one-way street, on a steady red traffic control signal at any of the locations described in Schedule IV (§ 325-46).
The turning of vehicles so as to proceed in the opposite direction (otherwise known as a "U-turn") is hereby prohibited on any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V (§ 325-47).
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI (§ 325-48) are hereby designated as through highways, and stop or yield signs shall be erected on entrances thereto as indicated in said schedule.
The intersections described in Schedule VII (§ 325-49) are hereby designated as stop intersections, and stop signs shall be erected as indicated.
The intersections described in Schedule VIII (§ 325-50) are hereby designated as yield intersections, and yield signs shall be erected as indicated.
The maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed on or along any streets or highways within the Town is hereby established at 30 miles per hour, except that the speed limit for vehicles proceeding on or along those streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IX (§ 325-51) shall be as indicated in said schedule.
A.
All trucks, tractors and tractor-trailer combinations in excess of the gross weights indicated are hereby excluded from all streets or parts of streets described in Schedule X (§ 325-52).
B.
The regulations established in this section shall not be construed
to prevent the delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property
along the highways from which such vehicles and combinations are otherwise
excluded.
[Added 2-19-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
A.
Dimensions and weights enumerated.
(1)
Except as expressly permitted by the United States or the New York
State Department of Transportation, and except where the requirement
for local delivery will permit no alternate legal route, no person
shall operate or move or cause or knowingly permit to be operated
or moved on any public street in Town of North Castle any vehicle
or combination of vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations
provided for in this section.
(2)
Width.
(a)
The width of a vehicle, inclusive of load, shall not be more
than 96 inches, plus safety devices, on any Town highway in the Town
of North Castle.
(b)
The provisions of Subsection A(2)(a) of this section shall not apply to vehicles and implements or combinations thereof not over 13 feet in width used solely for farm purposes during the period from sunrise to sunset, provided that at least two red flags not smaller than 18 inches square are displayed on the left front and rear of each vehicle and implement or combination thereof in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the front and rear for a distance of at least 500 feet. However, no such vehicles, implements or combinations thereof shall be operated on any highway after 10:00 a.m. on any Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, except for trips of two miles or less.
(c)
The provisions of Subsection A(2)(a) of this section shall not apply to omnibuses or buses used solely for the transportation of children to and from school, but the width of such omnibuses shall not exceed 98 inches.
(d)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A(2)(a) of this section, racks for carrying hay straw or unthreshed grain may have a width of 10 feet at the top of the rack. In no case shall the width at the base of the rack exceed 102 inches nor shall the width of a rack exceed 102 inches at any portion thereof while on any Town highway.
(3)
The height of a vehicle from the underside of tire to top of vehicle,
inclusive of load, shall be not more than 13 1/2 feet. Any damage
to highways, bridges or highway structures resulting from the use
of a vehicle exceeding 13 feet in height, where such excess height
is the proximate cause of the accident, shall be compensated for by
the owner and operator of such vehicle.
(4)
Length.
(a)
The length of a single vehicle, inclusive of load and bumpers,
shall be not more than 40 feet unless otherwise provided in this subsection.
(b)
The length of a semitrailer or trailer shall not exceed 48 feet except as provided in Subsection A(5) of this section; provided, however, that the length of any trailer or semitrailer being operated in combination with another trailer or semitrailer shall not exceed 28 1/2 feet.
(c)
The length of buses having a carrying capacity of more than
seven passengers shall not exceed 40 feet, except that the length
of the articulated buses shall not exceed 62 feet.
(d)
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to fire vehicles.
(e)
Any semitrailer with a length not to exceed 48 feet may be operated
on any Town highway, provided that the total length of a combination
of vehicles including such a semitrailer does not exceed 55 feet.
(5)
Length of combined vehicles.
(a)
The total length of a combination of vehicles, inclusive of
load and bumpers, shall not be more than 65 feet.
(b)
The provisions of Subsection A(5)(a) of this section shall not apply to:
[1]
Vehicles of a corporation which is subject to jurisdiction of
the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Public Service Commission
or other regulatory body and which are used in the construction, reconstruction,
repair or maintenance of its property or facilities, provided that
any such vehicle complies with the safety requirements of the laws
and regulations of the United States and New York State pertaining
to over-length vehicles.
[2]
Vehicles hauling poles, girders, columns or other similar objects
of excess length, provided that any such vehicle complies with the
safety requirements of the laws and regulations of the United States
and of New York State pertaining to such over-length vehicles.
[3]
Fire vehicles.
[4]
Any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is disabled and
unable to proceed under its own power and is being towed for a distance
not in excess of 10 miles for the purpose of repairs or removal from
the highway.
(6)
In determining the number of wheels and axles on any vehicle or combination
of vehicles within the meaning of this section, only two wheels shall
be counted for each axle, and axles that are less than 46 inches apart,
from center to center, shall be counted as one axle. However, in the
case of multiple tires or multiple wheels, the sum of the widths of
all tires on a wheel or combination of wheels shall be taken in determining
tire width.
(7)
Subject to the provisions of § 325-52 of this chapter governing maximum vehicle gross weights, the weight per inch width of the tire on any one wheel of a single vehicle or a combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded, shall be not more than 800 pounds.
(8)
Subject to the provisions of § 325-52 of this chapter governing maximum vehicle gross weights, the weight on any one wheel of a single vehicle or a combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded, shall not be more than 11,200 pounds.
(9)
Subject to the provisions of § 325-52 of this chapter governing maximum gross weights, the weight on any one axle of a single vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded, shall be not more than 22,400 pounds.
(10)
Subject to the provisions of § 325-52 of this chapter governing maximum vehicle gross weights, the weight on any two consecutive axles of a single vehicle or a combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded, and when such axles are spaced less than eight feet from center to center, shall be not more than 36,000 pounds; except that where axles are spaced eight feet or greater, but less than 10 feet, the weight on those two axles shall not exceed that permitted by Subsection A(11)(b) of this section and, in addition, shall not exceed 40,000 pounds. Axles are to be counted as provided in Subsection A(6) of this section.
(11)
Subject to the provisions of § 325-52 of this chapter governing maximum vehicle gross weights, a single vehicle, or combination of vehicles having three axles or more and equipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded, may have a total weight on all axles not to exceed 34,000 pounds, plus 1,000 pounds for each foot and major fraction of a foot of the distance from the center of the foremost axles to the center of the rearmost axle. Axles are to be counted as provided in Subsection A(6) of this section. In no case, however, shall the total weight exceed 80,000 pounds. For any vehicles or combination of vehicles having a total gross weight less than 71,000 pounds, the higher of the following shall apply:
(a)
The total weight on all axles shall not exceed 34,000 pounds,
plus 1,000 pounds for each foot and major fraction of a foot of the
distance from the center of the foremost axle to the center of the
rearmost axle; or
(b)
The overall gross weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles shall not exceed the weight produced by the application of the following formula, except that two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load not to exceed 34,000 pounds, provided that the overall distance between the first and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more. For any vehicle or combination of vehicles having a total gross weight of 71,000 pounds or greater, Subsection A(11)(b) shall apply to determine maximum gross weight which is permitted hereunder, subject to the provisions of § 325-52 of this chapter governing maximum gross weights.
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W = 500 ((L x N)/(N-1) + (12 x N) + 36)
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Where:
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W
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=
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The overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive
axles to the nearest 500 pounds.
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L
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=
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The distance in feet from the center of the foremost axle to
the center of the rearmost axle of any group of two or more consecutive
axles.
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N
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=
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The number of axles in the group under consideration.
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(12)
No vehicle shall be operated on the public streets of the Town
of North Castle other than on pneumatic tires.
(13)
For the purpose of this section, the width of pneumatic tires
shall be ascertained by measuring the greatest width of the tire casing
when the tire is inflated.
(14)
No person shall operate or move a vehicle or combination of
vehicles over, on or through any bridge or structure on any highway
if the weight of such vehicle or combination of vehicles and load
is greater than the posted capacity of the structure or exceeds the
height of the posted clearance as shown by an official sign.
(15)
If a vehicle or combination of vehicles is operated in violation
of this section, an appearance ticket or summons may be issued to
the registrant of the vehicle or, if a combination of vehicles, to
the registrant of the hauling vehicle, rather than the operator. In
the event that the vehicle is operated by a person other than the
registrant, any appearance ticket or summons issued to the registrant
shall be served upon the operator, who shall be deemed the agent of
the registrant only for the purpose of receiving such appearance ticket
or summons. In addition, a notice containing all pertinent information
relating to the charge which is contained on the summons or appearance
ticket shall be mailed by or on behalf of the person who issued the
appearance ticket or summons to the registrant at the address given
on the registration certificate for the vehicle or, if no registration
certificate is produced at the time the appearance ticket or summons
is issued, to the address of the registrant on file with the Department
within five days after the date of issuance of the appearance ticket
or summons, but at least five days before the return date specified
on the appearance ticket or summons. Proof of mailing to the registrant
under this section shall be filed with the court in which the appearance
ticket or summons is returnable on or before the return date. The
provisions of this subsection shall not apply to owner-operators of
any motor vehicle or to any motor vehicle or trailer which is registered
in the name of a person whose principal business is the lease or rental
of motor vehicles or trailers unless the motor vehicle or trailer
is being operated by an employee of the registrant or for a community
of interest other than the lease or rental agreement between the parties
to the lease or rental agreement.
(16)
In any case wherein the charge laid before the court alleges
a violation of this section, any plea of guilty thereafter entered
in satisfaction of such charge must include at least a plea of guilty
to a violation of one of the subdivisions of this section. No other
disposition by plea of guilty to any other charge in satisfaction
of such shall be authorized; provided, however, if the prosecuting
attorney, upon reviewing the available evidence, determines that the
charge of a violation of this section is not warranted, he/she may
consent, and the court may allow, a disposition by plea of guilty
to that or another charge in satisfaction of such charge; provided,
however, the court must impose at least the minimum fine as authorized
in this section for this offense.
B.
Penalties for offenses.
(1)
The violation of the provisions of § 325-52 of this chapter or this § 325-16 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for the first offense; by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for the second or subsequent offense; in both cases, plus the fine provided in Subsection B(2) of this section.
(2)
A violation of the provisions of Subsection A(10) or (11) of this § 325-16 by any vehicle or combination of vehicles whose weight exceeds the weight limitations as set forth in either of such subsections, or the weight limitations specified by a permit issued by the United States or New York State Department of Transportation, shall be punishable by fines levied on the registered owner of the vehicle or vehicles, whether at the time of the violation the vehicle was in charge of the registered owner or his agent or lessee, in accordance with the following schedule [in addition to the fines prescribed in Subsection B(1) of this section]:
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Excess Total Weight
(pounds)
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Greater Than
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Less Than or Equal to
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Amount of Fine
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0
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2,000
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$50
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2,000
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3,000
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$75
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3,000
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4,000
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$100
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4,000
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5,000
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$200
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5,000
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6,000
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$300
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6,000
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7,000
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$400
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7,000
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8,000
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$500
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8,000
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9,000
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$600
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9,000
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10,000
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$700
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10,000
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15,000
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$1,200
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15,000
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20,000
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$1,700
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20,000
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25,000
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$2,200
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25,000
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30,000
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$2,700
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30,000
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$0.06 for each pound in excess of 30,000 pounds
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NOTE: Where the excess total weight is greater than the limits
specified by a United States or New York State Department of Transportation
excess weight permit (10,000 pounds), the permit shall, for the purposes
of computing the fine, be deemed void and the amount of the fine shall
be determined in accordance with the maximum weight which would have
been in effect for the operation of such vehicle if the permit to
exceed such maximum weight had not been issued.
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(3)
A violation of the provisions of Subsection A(8) and (9) of this § 325-16 by any vehicle or combination of vehicles whose weight exceeds the weight limitations as set forth in such subsections or the weight limitations specified by a permit issued by the United States or New York State Department of Transportation shall be punishable by fines levied on the registered owner of the vehicle or vehicles, whether at the time of the violation the vehicle was in the charge of the registered owner or his agent or lessee, in accordance with the following schedule, in addition to the fines as prescribed in Subsection B(1) of this section:
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Percentage of Excess Weight
(pounds)
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Greater Than
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Less Than or Equal to
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Amount of Fine
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0
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5.0
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$100
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5.0
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10.0
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$200
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10.0
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15.0
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$350
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15.0
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20.0
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$600
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20.0
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25.0
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$1,000
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25.0
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30.0
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$1,600
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30.0
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$2,450
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NOTE: Where the excess axle or axles weight is greater than
10% in excess of the limits specified by a permit issued by the United
States or New York State Department of Transportation, the permit
shall, for the purposes of computing the fine, be deemed void and
the amount of the fine shall be determined in accordance with the
maximum weight which would have been in effect for the operation of
such vehicle if the permit to exceed such maximum weight had not been
issued.
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(4)
In connection with the weighing of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, if it is found that there is a violation of Subsection A(11) and also of Subsection A(9) and (10) or both Subsection A(9) and (10) of this section, there shall be a single fine imposed and the maximum amount of such fine shall not exceed the highest fine that could be imposed under Subsection B(1) of this section.
(5)
The court may impose any sentence authorized by this chapter; provided,
however, that any such sentence must include a fine as provided in
this section.
Lanes are hereby designated upon the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XI (§ 325-53) to be used exclusively as indicated (left turn, right turn, through traffic, etc.) in said schedule.
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XII (§ 325-54) are hereby designated as no-passing zones in which markings shall indicate that overtaking and passing or driving to the left of or crossing such markings would be especially hazardous.
