[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Cayuga Heights 4-20-1966; amended
in its entirety 2-18-2002 by L.L.
No. 1-2002 (Art. IV of the 2004 Code). Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bicycles — See Ch. 97.
The words and phrases used in this chapter shall, for the purpose
of this chapter have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by
Article I of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
The Police Department shall install and maintain traffic control
devices when and as required under the provisions of this chapter
to make effective the provisions of this chapter and may install and
maintain additional traffic control devices as it 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,
1683, and 1684 of that law.
A.
Authority of Police Department to regulate traffic. Pursuant to the
provisions of Subdivision (a) of § 1603 of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, power is hereby delegated to the Police Department to
exercise, by official order, rule, or regulation the following powers
granted to the legislative body of the Village in Article 39 of the
Vehicle and Traffic Law:
B.
Emergency and experimental regulations.
(1)
Authority, limitation. The Chief of Police is hereby empowered to
make and enforce temporary or experimental traffic regulations to
cover emergencies or special conditions. No such temporary or experimental
regulation shall remain in effect for more than 120 days, without
formal action by the Village Board of Trustees.
(2)
Tests. The Police Chief or the Village Engineer may test traffic
control devices under actual conditions of traffic.
The turning of vehicles so as to proceed in the opposite direction
or U-turns are prohibited on all streets and at all intersections.
A.
Through highway signs required. Whenever any local law of the Village
designates and describes a through highway it shall be the duty of
the Police Department to place and maintain a stop sign on all intersecting
highways.
B.
Hazardous intersections; signs required. Whenever any local law of
the Village designates intersections where a particular hazard exists
upon other than through highways, it shall be the duty of the Police
Department to place and maintain stop or yield signs as required by
such local law.
C.
Through highways designated. Those highways and parts of highways
described in the following table are hereby declared to be through
highways for the purpose of this section:
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Name of Street
|
Location
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|---|---|
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Cayuga Heights Road
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Entire length
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Forest Drive
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From The Parkway to Hanshaw Road
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Hanshaw Road
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From Cayuga Heights Road to North Triphammer Road
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Hanshaw Road
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From North Triphammer Road to the east Village line
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Highgate Road
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From The Parkway to Berkshire Road
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Highland Road
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From Hanshaw Road to Highgate Road
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Highland Road
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From Hanshaw Road to the south Village line
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Klinewoods Road
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From Hanshaw Road to The Parkway
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Klinewoods Road
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From Triphammer Road to The Parkway
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North Sunset Drive
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From Cayuga Heights Road to the south Village line
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North Triphammer Road
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From Hanshaw Road to the north Village line
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The Parkway
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From East Upland Road to Klinewoods Road
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The Parkway
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From Highland Road to East Upland Road
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Triphammer Road
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From Hanshaw Road to the south Village line
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Winthrop Drive
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From North Triphammer Road to Simsbury Drive
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Wyckoff Road
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From Cayuga Heights Road East to the Village line
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Wyckoff Road
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From Cayuga Heights Road West to the Village line
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Wyckoff Road
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From Kline Road to the south Village line
|
D.
Hazardous intersections designated. Those intersections described
in the following subsections are hereby designated as hazardous intersections
for the purpose of this section:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(1)
A stop sign is required at the following intersections:
|
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
At Intersection of
|
|---|---|---|
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Berkshire Road
|
Southeast
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Highland Road
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Berkshire Road
|
Southeast
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Remington Road
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Berkshire Road
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West
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Cayuga Heights Road
|
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Brook Lane
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South
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Wyckoff Avenue
|
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Burleigh Drive
|
West
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Winthrop Drive
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Cambridge Place
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South
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Burleigh Drive
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Cayuga Park Circle
|
Southeast
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Highland Road
|
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Cayuga Park Circle
|
Southwest
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West Upland Road
|
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Cayuga Park Road
|
South
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Cayuga Park Circle
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Cayuga Park Road
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South
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Cayuga Park Circle
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Cayuga Park Road
|
West
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
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Comstock Road
|
East
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Forest Drive
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Comstock Road
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East
|
The Parkway
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Comstock Road
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North
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Klinewoods Road
|
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Comstock Road
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South
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Klinewoods Road
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Comstock Road
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West
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Hanshaw Road
|
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Comstock Road
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West
|
The Parkway
|
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Corson Place
|
East
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Cayuga Heights Road
|
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Corson Place
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North
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Sunset Drive
|
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Country Club Road
|
East
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Triphammer Road
|
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Dearborn Place
|
East
|
Triphammer Road
|
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Devon Road
|
East
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Cayuga Heights Road
|
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Devon Road
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East
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Hanshaw Road
|
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Devon Road
|
West
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
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Devon Road
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West
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North Sunset Drive
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East Remington Road
|
East
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Highgate Road
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East Remington Road
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West
|
Highland Road
|
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East Upland Road
|
East
|
The Parkway
|
|
East Upland Road
|
East
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Triphammer Road
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|
East Upland Road
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Northeast
|
Hanshaw Road
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East Upland Road
|
West
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Hanshaw Road
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East Upland Road
|
West
|
The Parkway
|
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East Upland Road
|
West
|
Triphammer Road
|
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Hampton Road
|
East
|
Hanshaw Road
|
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Hampton Road
|
West
|
Highland Road
|
|
Hanshaw Road
|
East
|
North Triphammer Road
|
|
Hanshaw Road
|
West
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
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Highgate Place
|
West
|
Highgate Road
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|
Highgate Road
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South
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Hanshaw Road
|
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Highland Park Lane
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West
|
Highland Road
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|
Highland Road
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North
|
Hanshaw Road
|
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Highland Road
|
North
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Highgate Road
|
|
Highland Road
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South
|
Hanshaw Road
|
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Highland Road
|
South
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Highgate Road
|
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Highland Road
|
South
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Kline Road
|
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Hillside Drive
|
East
|
Highland Road
|
|
Hillside Drive
|
West
|
Hanshaw Road
|
|
Iroquois Road
|
East
|
The Parkway
|
|
Iroquois Road
|
East
|
Triphammer Road
|
|
Iroquois Road
|
West
|
Highland Road
|
|
Iroquois Road
|
West
|
The Parkway
|
|
Jessup Road
|
East
|
Pleasant Grove Road
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Jessup Road
|
West
|
Triphammer Road
|
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Kelvin Place
|
South
|
Dearborn Place
|
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Kline Road
|
East
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
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Kline Road
|
East
|
Highland Road
|
|
Kline Road
|
East
|
The Parkway
|
|
Kline Road
|
West
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
Klinewoods Road
|
East
|
The Parkway
|
|
Klinewoods Road
|
East
|
Triphammer Road
|
|
Klinewoods Road
|
West
|
Hanshaw Road
|
|
Klinewoods Road
|
West
|
The Parkway
|
|
Lenox Road
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East
|
Highgate Road
|
|
Lenox Road
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Southwest
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Hampton Road
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Lexington Drive
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South
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Burleigh Drive
|
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Lisa Lane
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North
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Texas Lane
|
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Lisa Place
|
East
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Lisa Lane
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Lowell Place
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South
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Sheldon Road
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Midway Road
|
North
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Forest Drive
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Midway Road
|
North
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Klinewoods Road
|
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Midway Road
|
South
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Northway Road
|
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North Sunset Drive
|
East
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
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North Triphammer Road
|
South
|
Hanshaw Road
|
|
Northway Road
|
West
|
The Parkway
|
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Oak Hill Place
|
North
|
Oak Hill Road
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Oak Hill Road
|
East
|
Triphammer Road
|
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Oak Hill Road
|
West
|
The Parkway
|
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Overlook Road
|
North
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Kline Road
|
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Overlook Road
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South
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Wyckoff Road
|
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Pleasant Grove Road
|
North
|
Hanshaw Road
|
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Randolph Road
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South
|
Winthrop Drive
|
|
Remington Road
|
East
|
Berkshire Road
|
|
Remington Road
|
East
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
Remington Road
|
East
|
North Sunset Drive
|
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Remington Road
|
West
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
Remington Road
|
West
|
North Sunset Drive
|
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Ridgewood Road
|
East
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Wyckoff Road
|
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Savage Farm Drive
|
East
|
North Triphammer Road
|
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Sheldon Road
|
West
|
Triphammer Road
|
|
Simsbury Drive
|
North
|
Winthrop Drive
|
|
Spruce Lane
|
East
|
North Triphammer Road
|
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Sunset Drive
|
East
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
Sunset Park
|
South
|
Wyckoff Road
|
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Texas Lane
|
West
|
North Triphammer Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
North
|
East Upland Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
North
|
Hanshaw Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
North
|
Klinewoods Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
North
|
Northway Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
South
|
East Upland Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
South
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Klinewoods Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
South
|
Northway Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
West
|
Highland Road
|
|
Triphammer Road
|
North
|
Hanshaw Road
|
|
Tyler Road
|
East
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
Warwick Place
|
South
|
Winthrop Drive
|
|
West Upland Road
|
East
|
Hanshaw Road
|
|
West Upland Road
|
West
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
White Park Place
|
North
|
Iroquois Road
|
|
White Park Road
|
East
|
Triphammer Road
|
|
White Park Road
|
West
|
Highland Road
|
|
Winthrop Drive
|
West
|
Simsbury Drive
|
|
Winthrop Drive
|
West
|
Winthrop Drive
|
|
Winthrop Place
|
North
|
Winthrop Drive
|
|
Wyckoff Road
|
East
|
Highland Road
|
|
Wyckoff Road
|
Northwest
|
Kline Road
|
|
Wyckoff Road
|
West
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
(2)
A yield sign is required at the following intersections:
|
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
At Intersection of
|
|---|---|---|
|
Forest Drive
|
Southwest
|
The Parkway
|
|
Texas Lane cul-de-sac
|
Northwest
|
Texas Lane
|
|
The Parkway
|
Northwest
|
Highgate Road
|
[Amended 1-16-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007; 5-10-2010 by L.L. No. 5-2010]
Maximum speed limits. Thirty miles per hour is hereby established
as the maximum speed limit at which vehicles may proceed on highways
within the corporate limits of the Village of Cayuga Heights, except:
A.
Applicability of section. The provisions of this section shall apply
except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with
other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or official traffic control device.
B.
Parking, standing, or stopping in designated locations.
(1)
The parking, standing, or stopping of vehicles is hereby prohibited
in any of the following locations:
(a)
Between sidewalk and curb.
(2)
Parking
prohibited at all times.
[Amended 8-21-2018 by L.L. No. 8-2018; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
Brook Lane
|
East
|
Wyckoff Avenue to Kelvin Place
|
|
Brook Lane
|
West
|
Wyckoff Avenue to Kelvin Place
|
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
West
|
Kline Road to Village line
|
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
West
|
At Village line
|
|
Country Club Road
|
North
| |
|
Country Club Road
|
South
| |
|
Devon Road
|
North
|
Hanshaw Road to Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
Devon Road
|
South
|
Hanshaw Road to Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
Hanshaw Road
|
At Hanshaw Corner
| |
|
Hanshaw Road
|
North
|
20 feet northeast past the school
|
|
Hanshaw Road
|
North
|
Village line to Pleasant Grove
|
|
Hanshaw Road
|
South
|
Upland Road to North Triphammer Road
|
|
Highland Road
|
East
|
Hanshaw Road to Village line (The Parkway)
|
|
Highland Road
|
West
|
Kline Road, north 300 feet
|
|
Iroquois Road
|
North
|
100 feet from Triphammer Road
|
|
Iroquois Road
|
South
|
The Parkway to Triphammer Road
|
|
Kelvin Place
|
East
|
Dearborn Place to Brook Lane
|
|
Kelvin Place
|
West
|
Dearborn Place to Brook Lane
|
|
Kline Road
|
North
|
Cayuga Heights Road to Wyckoff Road
|
|
Kline Road
|
South
|
Cayuga Heights Road to Wyckoff Road
|
|
North Triphammer Road
|
East
|
15 feet south to Hanshaw Road
|
|
Northway Road
|
North
|
The Parkway, East for 90 feet
|
|
Northway Road
|
South
|
The Parkway, East for 90 feet
|
|
Oak Hill Place
|
Cul-de-sac
| |
|
Oak Hill Place
|
East
| |
|
Oak Hill Road
|
North
|
25 feet west of Triphammer Road
|
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Oak Hill Road
|
South
|
25 feet west of Triphammer Road
|
|
Oak Hill Road
|
South
|
Triphammer Road to The Parkway
|
|
Overlook Road
|
West
|
Kline Road, 100 feet south of Intersection
|
|
Overlook Road
|
West
|
Wyckoff Road, 30 feet north of Intersection
|
|
Pleasant Grove Road
|
East
|
Hanshaw Road to Jessup Road
|
|
Pleasant Grove Road
|
South
|
900 feet south, both sides
|
|
The Parkway
|
East
|
White Park Road to Parkway Place
|
|
The Parkway
|
North
|
White Park Road to Highland Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
South
|
White Park Road to Highland Road
|
|
The Parkway
|
West
|
White Park Road to Parkway Place
|
|
Triphammer Road
|
East
|
Village Line to Oak Hill Road
|
|
Triphammer Road
|
North/South/East/West
|
100 feet of Upland Road
|
|
Triphammer Road
|
West
|
Village Line to Oak Hill Road
|
|
West Remington Road
|
Both
|
North Sunset Road to East Shore Drive
|
|
White Park Road
|
North
|
Triphammer Road to 25 feet of intersection
|
|
White Park Road
|
North
|
White Park Place to The Parkway
|
|
White Park Road
|
South
|
Triphammer Road to the Parkway
|
|
White Park Road
|
Tri
| |
|
Wyckoff Road
|
North
|
Highland Road to Kline Road
|
|
Wyckoff Road
|
North
|
Kline Road to Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
Wyckoff Road
|
North/South
|
West Village Line to Cayuga Heights Road
|
|
Wyckoff Road
|
South
|
Highland Road to Kline Road
|
(3)
Parking
prohibited certain hours.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Hours/Days
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Iroquois Road
|
North
|
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Mon. through Fri.
| |
|
Oak Hill Place
|
West
|
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Mon. through Fri.
|
Oak Hill Road to the Cul-de-sac
|
|
Oak Hill Road
|
North
|
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Mon. through Fri.
|
To The Parkway
|
|
White Park Place
|
East
|
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Mon. through Fri.
|
To Iroquois Road
|
|
White Park Road
|
North
|
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Mon. through Fri.
|
Triphammer Road to White Park Place
|
C.
Parallel
parking. Except where angle parking is authorized, every vehicle stopped,
standing, or parked upon a highway where there are no adjacent curbs
shall be stopped, standing, or parked parallel with the edge of the
roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic.
D.
No overnight
parking. The parking of a vehicle is hereby prohibited on all highways
within this Village between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. A vehicle will
be deemed to be in violation when any tire of a vehicle is on any
roadway or within four feet of the edge of any roadway. Signage at
Village entrances:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
|
Sign at Village Entrance at
|
Side
|
|---|---|
|
Burleigh Drive
|
West
|
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
North
|
|
Cayuga Heights Road
|
South
|
|
Highland Road
|
North
|
|
Highland Road
|
South
|
|
Kline Road
|
West
|
|
North Sunset Drive
|
South
|
|
Pleasant Grove Road
|
East
|
|
Simsbury Drive
|
West
|
|
Triphammer Road
|
South
|
|
Tyler Road
|
North
|
|
Tyler Road
|
South
|
|
West Remington Road
|
West
|
|
Winthrop Drive
|
West
|
|
Wyckoff Road
|
East
|
|
Wyckoff Road
|
West
|
A.
Authority to impound vehicles.
(1)
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on or within the right-of-way
lines of any highway within this Village during a snowstorm, flood,
fire, or public emergency which affects that portion of the public
highway upon which vehicle is parked or abandoned, said vehicle may
be removed by the Police Department.
(2)
When any vehicle is found unattended within the right-of-way lines
of any highway within this Village where such vehicle constitutes
an obstruction to traffic, said vehicle may be removed by the Police
Department.
(3)
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on or within the right-of-way
lines of any highway within this Village where stopping or parking
is prohibited, the Police Department is hereby authorized to cause
such vehicle to be removed under its own power, or by towing, to a
local garage or service station.
B.
Storage and charges. After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this chapter, the Police Department may store or have such vehicle
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
of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in
effecting such removal.
C.
Notice of removal. The Police Department shall, without delay, ascertain
to the extent possible the owner of the vehicle removed, or person
having same in charge, and notify such user of the removal and disposition
of such vehicle and of the amount which will be required to redeem
same.[1]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this
chapter, which is not a violation of any provision of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York, shall be guilty of a violation
as defined in the Penal Law of the State of New York and shall be
punished in accordance therewith by a fine of up to $250, imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
All prior ordinances or local laws or parts of ordinances or
local laws of this Village regulating traffic are hereby repealed,
except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution
or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation
of any ordinance or local law hereby repealed prior to the taking
effect of this chapter.
