[Amended 4-11-1983]
Pursuant to Chapter 679 of the Session Laws
of the State of New York for the year 1970, which added § 1660-a
to the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, effective
January 1, 1971, and entitled "Traffic regulations at hospital parking
areas and driveways and shopping centers; private apartment complex,"
it is hereby resolved that pursuant to the written request of the
owner of Southgate Plaza, Inc., the provisions of this article are
enacted as the regulations of the Town of West Seneca for the control
and operation of the parking area at Southgate Plaza, Inc.
All terms, such as "motor vehicle," as used
in this article shall have the same meaning as they have in the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross
a highway from any exit of Southgate Plaza shall yield the right-of-way
to all vehicles approaching on said highway.
No person shall stop, park or leave standing
any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any roadway within
said plaza or in any area marked "fire lane" within said plaza.
Police shall have the power to order the removal
and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned in the parking area during
snowstorms, floods, fires or other public emergencies or found unattended
in the parking area where they constitute an obstruction to traffic
or where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, and to assess
against the owner of or operator of any such vehicle reasonable charges
for such removal and storage.
The violation of any section of this article
or of a rule or regulation provided herein shall constitute a traffic
infraction within the meaning of § 1800 of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York.
For the convenience of the public or of the
users of the parking area, it shall be unlawful for any person to
operate a vehicle in this plaza while said vehicle is unregistered
or while the operator of said vehicle is unlicensed, pursuant to the
terms of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, and
while the vehicle is not equipped in a manner prescribed by the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York, and a violation of any of
the rules and regulations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State
of New York pursuant to the above shall constitute a violation of
this section.
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle
in said plaza during the hours of darkness without having the headlights
of said vehicle on.