Town of Albion, NY Chapter 98 Vehicles and Traffic

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Albion 4-14-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Appearance tickets — See Ch. 5.

Abandoned vehicles — See Ch. 95.

§ 98-1 Title.

This chapter shall be known as the "Traffic Control Law of the Town of Albion, Orleans County, New York."

§ 98-2 Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter shall be to regulate the flow of traffic at certain intersections within the Town of Albion, Orleans County, New York.

§ 98-3 Stop intersections.

The following intersections are hereby designated as stop intersections, and stop signs shall be erected at such intersections as follows:

Stop Sign on	Direction of Travel	At Intersection of
Allen Road	East and West	Gaines Basin Road
Clarendon Road	South	East County House Road
Lewis Road	North	East County House Road
Moore Street	East	Butts Road
State School Road	North	Washington Street
Washington Street	West	State School Road

§ 98-4 Yield intersections.

The following intersections are hereby designated as yield intersections, and yield signs shall be erected at such intersections as follows:

Yield Sign on	Direction of Travel	At Intersection of
East State Street	East	Butts Road
Long Bridge Road	North	Presbyterian Road

§ 98-5 Maximum weight limit on Gaines Basin Road.

[Added 12-9-2019 by L.L. No. 1-2019[1]]

All vehicles, tractors, trailers and trucks, as defined in the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, in excess of 15 tons in weight are hereby prohibited and excluded from usage of Gaines Basin Road from the Barre town line up to the southernmost entrance/driveway to Walmart on Gaines Basin Road, regardless of travel direction. The foregoing weight limit exclusion and prohibition does not apply to fire vehicles, emergency ambulance service vehicles, environmental emergency response vehicles, county emergency medical services vehicles, civil defense emergency vehicles, and/or farm vehicles.

[1] Editor’s Note: This local law also renumbered former §§ 98-5 and 98-6 as §§ 98-6 and 98-7, respectively.

§ 98-6 Erection of signs.

The Highway Department is hereby authorized and ordered to erect the signs or other traffic control devices required for the above provisions pursuant to the specifications of the State of New York Department of Transportation and the laws of the State of New York.

§ 98-7 Penalties for offenses.

The penalties for violation of this chapter, unless otherwise set forth, shall be as specified in the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.