The purpose of this chapter is to protect the
public health, welfare and safety by regulating the operation of snowmobiles
on public highways and places of the Town of Greenfield in a manner
which will be compatible with the use of such highways and places
for vehicular and pedestrian travel and other uses and which will
promote the safe and proper use of snowmobiles for recreation and
commerce and minimize detrimental effects of such use on the environment.
[Amended 12-28-1988 by L.L. No. 10-1988]
The terms, words and phrases used in this chapter
shall have the same meaning as such terms, words and phrases are defined
in § 21.05 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Law.
[Amended 12-28-1988 by L.L. No. 10-1988]
Operation of snowmobiles on highways and public ways of the Town shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Articles 21 and 25 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law, the rules and regulations of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the rules, restrictions and conditions set forth in §
84-5 of this chapter.
[Amended 12-28-1988 by L.L. No. 10-1988; 12-14-2006 by L.L. No. 8-2006]
Only the following streets or highways of the
Town are hereby designated as uncongested for the purpose of operation
of snowmobiles on the shoulders thereof as authorized by § 25.05
of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law:
A. Lake Desolation Road: all of the Town of Greenfield's
portion of the same.
B. Ormsbee Road, from its intersection with Ballou Road
northerly to its dead end.
C. Barney Road,
from the end of the pavement westerly to the Providence Town Line.
[Added 1-12-2017 by L.L.
No. 1-2017]
Whenever the operation of a snowmobile is permitted
on the shoulder, roadway or inside bank of any Town street or highway
or portion thereof as provided in this chapter, the following conditions
are hereby imposed on all such snowmobile operations:
A. Prohibited operating hours. No person shall operate
snowmobiles on any Town highway between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and
7:00 a.m., except that on Friday and Saturday the prohibited hours
shall be between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
[Added 12-28-1988 by L.L. No. 10-1988]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to
exceed $100 or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or
both.