[Added 9-5-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995]
The Police Department is hereby authorized,
empowered and ordered to direct, control, restrict and regulate all
traffic, including the movements of pedestrians and animals and vehicular
traffic of every kind, in all streets of the Village of Montgomery
and the temporary diversion or exclusion of traffic whenever it or
any officer thereof deems it necessary. All persons traveling upon
any street or part thereof must obey and comply with the signals and
directions of any officer or member of the Police Department as to
stopping, starting, approaching or departing from any place or the
method of taking on or unloading passengers or loading and unloading
freight or merchandise. So far as practicable, the directions, orders
and regulations of the Police Department in reference to traffic shall
conform to the provisions of this chapter.
The officer in charge of the Police Department
of the Village of Montgomery shall, with the approval of the Board
of Trustees, have the power and authority to formulate and promulgate
from time to time such additional rules, regulations and directions,
not inconsistent with the provisions of the Village laws, as he may
deem necessary for the regulation and restriction of traffic and parking
of motor vehicles and other vehicles.
[Added 4-7-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
The Village of Montgomery Police Department
is authorized to enforce the parking regulations, established by the
Valley Central School District pursuant to § 1670 of the
New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, in the Montgomery Elementary
School parking lots. This authority extends to all duly marked or
posted fire lanes, no-parking or restricted parking areas, curb or
pavement markings, parking spaces or traffic directional markings.
Any failure to obey the duly enacted regulations established by the
School District shall constitute either a traffic infraction or a
violation of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law as stated
therein.
