The following words and phrases when used in this article shall
have the following meanings:
HIGHWAY
The entire width between the boundaries of every publicly
maintained way within the Town of New Paltz, County of Ulster, State
of New York, lying outside the geographical boundaries of the incorporated
Village of New Paltz, when any part thereof is open to the use of
the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Every vehicle operated or driven upon a public highway which
is propelled by any power other than muscular power, including electrically/driven
chairs being operated or driven by physically impaired person; vehicles
which run only upon rails or tracks (except construction vehicles
actually engaged in the performance of work) and snowmobiles as defined
in this article.
PARKING
The standing of a motor vehicle, whether occupied or not,
other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged
in loading or unloading merchandise or in receiving or discharging
passengers.
PERSON
Every natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation.
ROADWAY
That portion of a highway improved, designed, marked, or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the shoulder and
slope.
SHOULDER
That improved portion of a highway contiguous with the roadway.
SLOPE
That portion of a highway exclusive of the roadway and shoulder.
SNOWMOBILES
Any motorized vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice,
steered by skis or runners and supported in whole or in part by one
or more skis, belts or cleats.
STANDING
The stopping of a motor vehicle, whether occupied or not,
other than temporarily for the purpose of and while engaged in receiving
or discharging passengers.
STOPPING
Any halting, even momentarily, of a motor vehicle, whether
occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or
traffic-control signal or sign.
TOWN
The Town of New Paltz, Ulster County, New York lying outside
the geographical boundaries of the incorporated Village of New Paltz.
The parking, stopping, or standing of any motor vehicle by any
person upon any highway within the Town in violation of this article
is prohibited.
The parking, stopping, or standing of any motor vehicle by any
person upon the roadway or upon the shoulder or upon the slope of
any highway within the Town in the vicinity of any flood, fire or
other public emergency where the parking, stopping or standing of
motor vehicles constitutes an obstruction to traffic or to emergency
or rescue operations, is prohibited.