Village of East Syracuse, NY Chapter 326 Vehicles and Traffic

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of East Syracuse 3-24-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003 as §§ 350.1 to 358 of the 2003 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 326-1 Penalties for offenses.

A. Traffic control device violations. Anyone convicted of traffic control device violations shall be fined $5 for the first offense, $8 for the second, and $10 for the third and succeeding offenses.

B. Speed limit violations. Anyone convicted of speeding shall be fined up to $250, imprisoned for up to 250 days, or both.

C. All other violations. Anyone convicted of violating any other provision of this chapter shall be fined up to $50, imprisoned for up to 30 days, or both.

§ 326-2 Definitions.

Terms used in this chapter and not herein defined are defined by Article 1 of the State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

§ 326-3 Traffic control devices.

A. Traffic lights.

(1) Traffic at the intersection of Burnet Avenue and BMS Drive is controlled by a light.

[Amended 5-2-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005; 4-17-2006 by L.L. No. 5-2006]

B. Auxiliary control lights. Signs auxiliary to traffic control devices, such as "no right turn on red," may be erected as authorized by the State Department of Transportation.

§ 326-4 One-way streets.

The following streets are one way in the cited direction:

A. Ray Street southbound.

B. Upton Street, in the 100 block, northbound.

§ 326-5 Stop intersections.

[Amended 7-21-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]

The following intersections are hereby designated "Stop Intersections" and stop signs shall be erected on the listed streets in the directions listed as they intersect the cross streets:

Stop Sign On	At Intersection of	Side
Allen Street	James Street	South
Allen Street	Midland Avenue	North and south
Allen Street	West Manlius Street	North
Bagg Street	West Second Street	North and south
Ball Street	West Manlius Street	South
Basile Rowe	Route 290	South
Bridge Street (original)	East Second Street	South
Charles Street	West Manlius Street	South
Charles Street	West Terrace Street	North
Chevy Drive	Bridge Street Extension	South
Dausman Street	Bennett Manor Drive	South
Dausman Street	East Ellis/Yates Street	North
Dausman Street	East Irving Street	North
Dausman Street	Hartwell Avenue	South
Dausman Street	Heman Street	South
Dausman Street	Mosher Street	North
Division Street	West Manlius Street	South
Division Street	West Terrace Street	North
East Avenue	James Street	South
East Avenue	Midland Avenue	North and south
East Avenue	West Manlius Street	North
East Avenue	West Yates Street	North and south
East Ellis Street	Hartwell Avenue	East and west
East Ellis Street	McCool Avenue	East and west
East Ellis Street	North Center Street	East and west
East Ellis Street	Upton Street	East and west
East First Street	East Manlius Street	West
East First Street [Amended 10-19-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009; 12-7-2009 by L.L. No. 4-2009; 11-1-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]	Rt. 290 connecting road	S/E
East First Street [Added 11-1-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]	Second Street	East and west
East Heman Street	Dausman Street	West
East Heman Street	Hartwell Avenue	East and west
East Heman Street	McCool Avenue	East and west
East Heman Street	North Center Street	East and west
East Heman Street	Upton Street	East and west
East Henrietta Street	North Center Street	East and west
East Irving	Dausman Street	West
East Irving	Hartwell Avenue	East and west
East Irving	Heman Street school crosswalk between North Center Street and McCool Avenue	East and west
East Irving	McCool Avenue	East and west
East Irving	North Center Street	East and west
East Second Street	South Center Street	East and west
East Yates Street	East Ellis Street	West
East Yates Street	Hartwell Avenue	East and west
East Yates Street	McCool Avenue	East and west
East Yates Street	North Center Street	East and west
East Yates Street	Upton Street	East and west
Highland Avenue	James Street	South
Highland Avenue	Midland Avenue	North and south
Highland Avenue	West Yates Street	North and south
Horton Place	West Manlius Street	South
James Street	Kinne Street	East and west
James Street	North Center Street	East
James Street	Silver Street	East and west
Kinne Street	James Street	South
Marcy Street	West Manlius Street	South
McCool Avenue	East Ellis Street	North and south
McCool Avenue	East Heman Street	North and south
McCool Avenue	East Irving Street	North and south
McCool Avenue	East Manlius Street	North
McCool Avenue	James Street	South
McCool Avenue	Yates Street	North and south
Midland Avenue	Allen Street	East
Midland Avenue	East Avenue	East and west
Midland Avenue	Highland Avenue	East and west
Midland Avenue	Kinne Street	West
Midland Avenue	West Avenue	East and west
Mosher Street	Dausman Street	East
North Center Street	East Ellis Street	North
North Center Street	East Heman Street	North
North Center Street	East Irving Street	North
North Center Street	East Manlius Street	South
North Center Street	East Yates Street	North
North Center Street	James Street	South
North Center Street	West Ellis Street	South
North Center Street	West Heman Street	South
North Center Street	West Irving Street	South
North Center Street	West Yates Street	South
North Street	West Ellis Street	South
North Street	West Manlius Street	North
Schrouder Street	James Street	South
Schrouder Street	West Manlius Street	North
Silver Street	West Ellis Street	North and south
Silver Street	West Heman Street	North and south
Silver Street	West Irving Street	North and south
Silver Street	West Manlius Street	North
Silver Street	West Yates Street	North and south
Spring Street	East Heman Street	North
Spring Street	East Irving Street	South
South Center Street	East First Street	South
South Center Street [Added 11-1-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]	Johnson Street	North
South Center Street	Third Street	North and south
South Center Street	West First Street	South
South Center Street	West Second Street	North and south
Stoutenger Street	West First Street	South
Stoutenger Street	West Second Street	North and south
Upton Street	East Ellis Street	East and west
Upton Street	East Heman Street	East and west
Upton Street	East Yates Street	East and west
Welch Street	East Second Street	North
West Avenue	James Street	South
West Avenue	Midland Avenue	North and south
West Avenue	West Yates Street	North
West Ellis Street	Kinne Street	East
West Ellis Street	North Center Street	East and west
West Ellis Street	Silver Street	East and west
West Heman Street	Kinne Street	East
West Heman Street	North Center Street	East and west
West Heman Street	Silver Street	East and west
West Henrietta Street	North Center Street	East and west
West Irving Street	Kinne Street	East
West Irving Street	North Center Street	East and west
West Irving Street	Silver Street	East and west
West Second Street	Bagg Street	East and west
West Second Street	South Center Street	East and west
West Second Street	Stoutenger Street	East and west
West Yates Street	East Avenue	East and west
West Yates Street	Highland Avenue	East and west
West Yates Street	Kinne Street	East and west
West Yates Street	North Center Street	East and west
West Yates Street	Silver Street	East and west
West Yates Street	West Manlius Street North	East
William Street	West Manlius Street	South
William Street	West Terrace Street	North
Worth Street	James Street	South
Worth Street	West Manlius Street	North

§ 326-6 Speed limits.

A. General rules.

(1) Speed limit signs on main arteries. Speed limit signs shall be posted on every main artery entering the Village in accordance with the State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

(2) Speed limit signs at entrances. Signs shall be posted on any highway where the speed limit is regulated by § 1643 of the State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

(3) Unsafe speeds. No one shall operate a vehicle at speeds dangerous to people or property, either in terms of controlling or safely stopping the vehicle.

B. General speed limits. The speed limit on all Village streets is 30 miles per hour, except as listed in Subsection C and on the Bridge Street - Route 290 arterial from the southern to eastern Village lines.

C. School zones. Except as otherwise prescribed by state law, the speed limit is 20 miles per hour in the school zones on:

Name of Street	Location
East Heman Street	For 300 feet east and west of Heman Street Elementary School
East Irving Street	From 300 feet east and west of Heman Street Elementary School
Kinne Street	From 250 feet north of the Kinne Street Elementary School building to 300 feet south of St. Matthew's School building
West Heman Street	For 300 feet east of Kinne Street
West Irving Street	For 300 feet east of Kinne Street

§ 326-7 School bus loading zones.

A. Traffic prohibited. Traffic is prohibited on East Irving Street between McCool Avenue and the western boundary of school property, during such times as directed by the Police Chief.

B. School bus loading zone penalties. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be fined between $25 and $50.

§ 326-8 Truck route system.

A. Trucks defined. For the purposes of this section, trucks are any vehicle with a maximum gross weight of more than three tons.

B. Designated routes. Through traffic for trucks is permitted only on:

Name of Street

Bagg Street

Bridge Street

Burnet Avenue

Burrows Street

East Manlius Street

East Second Street east of Welch Street

First Street

[Amended 7-6-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]

Hartwell Avenue

James Street

Johnson Street

Kane Street

Phelps Street

Second Street west of Bagg Street

South Center Street

Third Street

Welch Street

West Manlius Street

Worth Street

C. To and from destinations. Trucks may also travel on any block of any street on which they have a specific destination, and on such other streets as provide the shortest route to and from that destination and the truck routes designated in Subsection B.

D. Truck exclusion penalties. Anyone convicted of violating this section shall be fined from $75 to $250.

§ 326-9 Impounded vehicles.

A. Authority to impound vehicles.

(1) Abandoned during emergencies. Any vehicle parked on a Village street that interferes with traffic or emergency efforts may be removed by the Police Department.

(2) Parked illegally. Vehicles parked where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited may be removed by the Police Department.

B. Storage charges. Vehicles removed under Subsection A shall be stored in a suitable place and released only after the owner or his agent reimburses the Police Department for incurred costs of up to $50 for towing and $5 per day for storage.

C. Notice of removal. The Police Department shall determine the owners of impounded vehicles as quickly as possible and notify them of the removal, place of storage and the costs incurred therein.

D. Lien against impounded vehicles. The proprietor of any storage place shall have a lien against any impounded vehicle for the cost of its storage.