[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Bergen as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 431.
[Adopted 9-29-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008]
This is an article to prohibit the parking,
stopping, or standing of motor vehicles on certain portions of Townline
Road and Pocock Road in the Town of Bergen.
The Town Board of the Town of Bergen finds that
in order to preserve, protect and promote the health, safety and welfare
of the citizens of the Town of Bergen, the following provisions shall
be adopted regarding the parking, stopping, or standing of motor vehicles
on certain portions of Townline Road and Pocock Road near the Byron-Bergen
Central School Complex.
The words and phrases used in this article shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by Article 1 of the
Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
No person shall park, stop or stand a motor
vehicle at any time in the following locations.
A.
Townline Road, commencing a distance of 300 yards
from the eastern boundary line of the Byron-Bergen Central School
District Complex continuing and extending a distance of 300 yards
beyond the western boundary line of the Byron-Bergen Central School
District Complex; and
B.
Pocock Road a radius of 300 yards, the center being
the intersection of Pocock and Townline Road.
The owner or operator of any motor vehicle which
is found in violation of this article is guilty of a violation and
shall be subject to the penalty of a fine of $75. A ticket, in form
as approved by the Town Board, may be served on any violator by the
Genesee County Sheriff, New York State Police, or any other police
officer having jurisdiction at the scene of the violation, advising
the violator of such fine and providing for payment of the fine by
mail to the Town Justice Court, unless the violator wishes to contest
the charge, in which event a personal appearance in said court is
necessary. When the absence of the owner or operator of said motor
vehicle prevents personal service of the ticket, the attachment or
affixing of the ticket to the vehicle in violation shall be deemed
sufficient notice to the operator and owner. Except where the violator
contests the charge in court by a personal appearance within 20 days,
failure to pay the $75 fine within 20 days shall cause an automatic
increase to two times said fine amount, and failure to pay said increased
fine within an additional twenty-day period shall result in the issuance
of a bench warrant by the Town Justice Court for the arrest of said
violator.
[Adopted 7-28-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009
This is an article establishing a system of truck routes in
the Town of Bergen.
The Town Board of the Town of Bergen finds that in order to
preserve, protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of the Town of Bergen, the following provisions shall be
adopted establishing a system of truck routes in the Town of Bergen.
The words and phrases used in this article shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them by Article 1 of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 1600 of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law, there is hereby established a system of truck routes
in the Town of Bergen on the following roads:
Any truck, tractor, tractor-trailer combination or other motor vehicle having a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds shall be prohibited from operating on all highways in the Town of Bergen outside of the Village of Bergen, except for the truck routes specified in § 454-9 of this article.
A.
This article shall not be construed to prevent the delivery or pickup
of merchandise or other property along the Town highways from which
such vehicles and combinations are otherwise excluded by the provisions
of this article.
B.
This article shall not apply to any fire or other emergency vehicle.
A violation of this article shall constitute a traffic infraction,
and shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions of § 1800
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
