[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Pittsford 7-21-1992 as Ch. 10, Art. I, of the 1992 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to protect those
residents of the Town of Pittsford in the more densely populated areas
from injury or damage by the discharge of firearms in those areas
of the town, which said discharge creates a hazard to the general
public and nearby residents.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any weapon which acts by the force of gunpowder or from which
a shot is discharged by the force of an explosion, and any air gun,
spring gun or other instrument or weapon for the propelling of shot,
the force of which consists of springs, air or carbon dioxide.
[Amended 9-17-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
The areas described below are hereby designated
as areas wherein the discharge of a firearm is deemed hazardous to
the general public or nearby residents and, therefore, is declared
to be unlawful and prohibited subject to the penalties hereinafter
specified:
A.
Area 1. Bounded on the south by West Jefferson Road
and East Jefferson Road; on the west by the Pittsford-Henrietta town
line and the Pittsford-Brighton town line; on the north by the Pittsford-Brighton
town line and the Pittsford-Penfield town line; and on the east by
the Pittsford-Perinton town line; excepting the lands which are within
the corporation limits of the Village of Pittsford.
B.
Area 2. Bounded on the west by Mendon Road; on the north by Van Voorhis
Road; on the east by Mill Creek; and on the south by the northern
boundaries of Town-owned tax parcels Nos. 192-01-1-18.111 and 192.02-3-42.
Posting of signs giving notice prohibiting the discharge of firearms in the areas described in § 83-3 of this chapter shall be along each highway at the entrance to the said designated areas.
[Amended 10-18-2011 by L.L. No. 8-2011]
This chapter shall not apply to any duly authorized person in the employ of and on the business of any law enforcement agency while engaged in the protection of the people of the State of New York or to an Animal Control Officer appointed by the Town while in the exercise of his or her duties pursuant to Article III of Chapter 58 of this Code.
