A. 
Definitions of words and phrases.
(1) 
The words and phrases used in this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by Article 1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
(2) 
The following words and phrases, which are not defined by Article 1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section for the purposes of this chapter:
CURBLINE
The prolongation of the lateral line of a curb or, in the absence of a curb, the lateral boundary line of the roadway.
HOLIDAYS
New Year's Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Easter shall be considered "holidays."
PUBLIC PARKING LOT
A plot or parcel of land or building owned, maintained or leased by this Village, not including highways, upon or within which the parking of vehicles is regulated by signs and/or parking meters.
B. 
Word usage; interpretation.
(1) 
Official time standard. Whenever certain hours are named herein or on traffic control devices, they shall mean the time standard which is in current use in this state.
(2) 
Measurements. Any linear measurements specified for various regulations contained in this chapter shall be deemed to be approximate to the extent that such measurements and the regulation to which they pertain shall not be affected or altered in any way by the widening of a street, by the construction of curbs, gutters or sidewalks or by any other action which might tend to obliterate the point from which such measurements were originally made. Unless otherwise indicated, measurements shall be made from the nearest curbline of the street referred to in the location description or, if there is no curbline, from the nearest pavement edge.
The Police Committee of the Board of Trustees (hereinafter referred to as the "Police Committee") shall provide for the installation and maintenance of 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 such 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 and 1684 of that law.
A. 
For the purpose of maintaining an accurate record of all regulations adopted under the provisions of this chapter, there is hereby established a system of schedules, appearing as Article VII of this chapter, in which shall be entered all regulations after adoption or promulgation. Such schedules shall be deemed a part of the section to which they refer. All regulations shall be adopted with reference to the appropriate schedule as indicated in the various sections of this chapter.
B. 
Pursuant to § 1603 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, the Police Committee of the Village of Southampton is hereby authorized to adopt and promulgate regulations in accordance with and implementing the provisions of this chapter and the Vehicle and Traffic Law and, in particular, relating to the schedules established by this chapter. Such regulations shall become effective only upon the filing of signed copies thereof with the Village Clerk. Notwithstanding the delegation of such authority to the Police Committee, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to adopt such regulations as it deems advisable under this chapter and to modify or expand the authority delegated to the Police Committee.
[Added 4-10-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992; 8-12-1994 by L.L. No. 8-1994; 7-11-2002 by L.L. No. 1-20024-13-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006; 8-11-2011; 9-23-2014; 5-9-2024 by L.L. No. 19-2024]
A. 
General penalty. Except as provided in Subsections B, C and D below, every person convicted of an offense against any provision of this chapter which is not an offense against any provision of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York shall be deemed guilty of a traffic infraction and shall, for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $75 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such conviction within 18 months thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $125 or by imprisonment for not more than 45 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a third or subsequent conviction within 18 months after the first conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. 
Penalties for parking on certain streets.
(1) 
Any person or persons violating the stopping, standing or parking restrictions as provided in Schedule L (§ 110-43) of this chapter, except those streets or parts of streets marked with an asterisk (*), shall be liable to a fine of $75.
(2) 
Any person or persons violating the stopping, standing or parking restrictions as provided in Schedule L (§ 110-43) and marked with an asterisk (*) shall be liable to a fine of $150.
(3) 
Any person or persons violating overtime parking shall be liable to a fine of $75.
(4) 
The Board of Trustees may amend the amount of the foregoing fines, from time to time, by resolution.
(5) 
Upon the failure of a person or owner of a vehicle to appear or answer, on or before the return date or any subsequent adjourned date, a summons or summonses charging that said person or owner permitted a vehicle to be parked, stopped or standing in violation of provisions of this chapter, late penalties shall be imposed as follows: if the aforementioned fine shall not be paid within 30 days from the date the summons was issued, a late penalty equal to the original fine shall be added to the fine; if the fine is still not paid within 60 days from the date the summons was issued, a second late penalty equal to the original fine shall be added to the fine; if the fine is still not paid within 90 days from the date the summons was issued, a third late penalty of an additional $25 shall be added to the fine; if the fine is still not paid within 120 days from the date the summons was issued, a fourth late penalty of an additional $50 shall be added to the fine.
C. 
Penalties for loading and unloading on certain streets. Any person or persons who shall cause a vehicle to be parked or remain standing in violation of § 110-31 of this chapter shall be liable to a fine of $75.
D. 
Other penalties.
(1) 
Every person convicted of a violation of § 110-16 or 110-40 shall be punished by a fine of $300.
(2) 
Every person convicted of a violation of § 110-16.1 shall be punished by a fine of $300.
(3) 
Every person convicted of a violation of § 110-45 shall be punished by a fine of $100.
A. 
Except those parts, if any, which are subject to approval under § 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York and § 46 of the Highway Law of the State of New York, this chapter and any regulations adopted hereunder shall take effect as provided by law.
B. 
Any part or parts of this chapter and any regulations adopted hereunder which are subject to approval under § 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and § 46 of the Highway Law of the State of New York shall take effect from and after the day on which approval in writing is received from both the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York State Department of Public Works.
If any Article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or provision of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such adjudication shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the Article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or provision thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
All prior local laws, ordinances, regulations and rules, or parts of such, of the Village of Southampton regulating traffic and parking 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 local law, ordinance, regulation or rule hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter.