A. 
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.
B. 
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, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day and such other holidays as may be designated by the Village Manager.
[Amended 12-9-2021]
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.
The Village Manager shall install and maintain 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 he 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.
[Amended 7-10-2023 by L.L. No. 13-2023]
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 IX of this chapter, in which shall be entered all regulations after adoption. 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. 
The powers of the Board of Trustees to designate places within the Village where parking, stopping or standing is prohibited, limited or restricted, to designate parking meter zones, to designate places within the Village where handicapped parking is permitted, to designate through highways, to designate an intersection as a stop intersection, to designate an intersection as a yield intersection, to designate intersections where turns are prohibited, to designate streets where trucks are excluded, to designate the locations of loading zones, bicycle lanes and taxi stands and to order and install signs implementing such designations are hereby delegated to the Village Manager.
(1) 
All actions by the Village Manager pursuant to this delegation of authority shall be taken after:
(a) 
Consideration of the volume and nature of traffic, the needs of the public for parking facilities and public safety and convenience.
(b) 
Obtaining the views of the Police Department and consulting with such state, county and Village departments and agencies and others as he may deem appropriate.
(c) 
Publication as traffic rules and regulations of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson in the official newspaper of the Village.
(d) 
Filing with the Village Clerk on or before publication.
(2) 
All rules and regulations or amendments thereto so published and filed shall become effective not less than 30 days after publication on a date stated therein, unless theretofore vetoed or suspended by resolution of the Board of Trustees; provided, however, that if the Village Manager determines that an emergency exists, such rules and regulations, or any amendment thereof shall become effective and the date specified by him therein.
(3) 
Any order, rule or regulation, or amendment thereof issued by the Village Manager pursuant to this section shall be subject to revocation or suspension by resolution of the Board of Trustees on appeal by any aggrieved party to the Board of Trustees at any meeting thereof held prior to the effective date of any such order, rule or regulation, or on its own motion at any time.
(4) 
All signs and markings required by the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York in connection with parking controls contained in rules and regulations, issued by the Village Manager pursuant to delegations of authority made in this section, shall be posted by the Village Manager on or before the effective date of the rules and regulations requiring such signs and markings. Such signs and markings shall be maintained by the Village Manager for so long as the rules and regulations requiring them remain in effect.