[Adopted 6-12-1961]
The words and phrases used in this ordinance shall for the purpose
of this ordinance have the meanings respectively ascribed to them
by Article I of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Malone shall install
and maintain traffic-control devices when and as required under the
provisions of this ordinance to make effective the provisions of said
ordinance and may install and maintain such additional traffic-control
devices as it 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 Section 1682 and 1684 of that law.
A.
Authority of the Chief of Police of the Village of Malone to regulate traffic. Pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (a) of Section 1603 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, power is hereby delegated to the Chief of Police of the Village of Malone to exercise, by official order, rule or regulation, the following powers granted to the legislative body of this village in Article 39 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law:
(1)
Designate through highways and order stop signs, flashing signals
or yield signs erected at specified entrances thereto or designate
any intersection as a stop intersection or yield intersection and
order like signs or signals at one or more entrances to such intersection.
(2)
Prohibit or regulate the turning of vehicles or specified types of
vehicles at intersections or other designated locations.
(3)
Regulate the crossing of any roadway by pedestrians.
(4)
Designate any highway or any separate roadway thereof for one-way
traffic.
(5)
Prohibit, restrict or limit the stopping, standing or parking of
vehicles.
(6)
Designate safety zones.
(7)
Provide for the installation, operation, maintenance, policing and
supervision of parking meters, establish parking-time limits at such
meters, designate hours of operation of such meters, and fix and require
the payment of fees applicable to parking where such meters are in
operation.
(8)
Exclude trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations
and trucks in excess of any designated weight from designated highways.
(9)
Regulate traffic by means of traffic-control signals.
(10)
Prohibit or regulate the operation and the stopping, standing or
parking of vehicles in cemeteries and public parks.
(11)
License, regulate or prohibit processions, assemblages or parades.
(12)
Provide for the installation, operation, maintenance and supervision
of traffic-control signals and the regulation of traffic by the same
on roads and highways other than state highways.
The following streets are designated for one-way traffic. Milwaukee
Street in a westerly direction from its intersection with Pearl Street
to its intersection with Catherine Street.
No pedestrian shall cross Main Street from Finney Boulevard
to Andrus Street; Elm Street from Main Street to the Rutland Railroad
tracks; Howard Place to the Rutland Railroad tracks and Harrison Place
to Duane Street except within a marked crosswalk.
At other places where there are no traffic-control signals,
police officers or intersections, pedestrians shall cross the above-described
streets only at places indicated by parallel painted lines, markers
or signs.
A.
Prohibition of left turns. The left turning of vehicles is prohibited
when proceeding south on Catherine Street to turn east on Milwaukee
Street; when proceeding north on Mill Street to turn west on East
Main Street.
B.
Prohibition of right turns. The right turning of vehicles is prohibited
when proceeding north on Catherine Street to proceed east on Milwaukee
Street; when proceeding west on East Main Street to proceed north
on Elm Street.
C.
Prohibition of U-turns. The turning of vehicles so as to proceed
in the opposite direction is prohibited on all streets.
A.
Through highways.
(1)
East Main Street is hereby designated as a through highway and stop
signs shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: Mill Street
from the south; Catherine Street from the south; Pearl Street from
the south; Washington Street from the south; Clay Street from the
south; Church Place from the north; Morton Street from the north;
Howard Avenue from the south; Spaulding Avenue from the north; Homestead
Park from the north; Edward Street from the north; Center Street from
the south; Stevens Street from the north; William Street from the
south; Raymond Street from the north; Boyea Avenue from the north;
Andrus Street from the south; Hillside Avenue from the south.
[Amended 9-23-2002]
(2)
West Main Street is hereby designated as a through highway and stop
signs shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: Amsden
Street from the north; Academy Street from the south; Brewster Street
from the north; Webster Street from the south; Fort Covington Street
from the north; Rockland Street from the south; Wellington Street
from the south; St. Markes Avenue from the north; Pleasant Street
from the south.
(3)
Webster Street is hereby designated as a through highway and stop
signs shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: Jane Street
from the east; Francis Street from the east: Franklin Street from
the west; Jones Street from the west; Coolidge Court from the east;
Harding Avenue from the west; Shields Street from the east; Willard
Street from the west; Ketchum Street from the east; Woodward Street
from the west; Hillsdale Terrace from the east.
(4)
Fort Covington is hereby designated as a through highway and stop
signs shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: Clark Street
from the east; Shepard Street from the east; Huntington Street from
the east; Maple Street from the east.
(5)
Constable Street is hereby designated as a through highway and stop
signs shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: First Street
from the west; Second Street from the west; Whittelsey Avenue from
the east; Third Street from the west; Fourth Street from the west;
Prospect Street from the east.
(6)
Elm Street is hereby designated as a through highway and stop signs
shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: Park Avenue from
the north-west; Park Street from the southeast; Wheeler Avenue from
the northwest; Morton Street from the northwest; Constable Street
from the north; Terrace Street from the northwest; Lawrence Avenue
from the north; Porter Avenue from the North; Webb Avenue from the
north; Raymond Street from the south; Cedar Street from the southeast;
Short Avenue from the northeast; Williamson Street from the north;
Bentley Avenue from the south.
(7)
Park Street is hereby designated as a through highway and stop signs
shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: First Street
from the east; Second Street from the east; Charles Street from the
west; Third Street from the east; Fourth Street from the east and
west; Fifth Street from the west.
(8)
Duane Street is hereby designated as a through highway and stop signs
shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: College Avenue
from the southeast; Elbow Street from the east; Moses Street from
the east; Willson Street from the west; South Street from the east;
Ketchum Street from the west; Hillsdale Terrace from the west; Howard
Drive from the west.
(9)
Franklin Street is hereby designated as a through highway and stop
signs shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: Rockland
Street from the north; Highland Avenue from the south; Wellington
Street from the north; Pleasant Street from the north.
(10)
Pearl Street is hereby designated as a through highway and stop signs
shall be erected on the following entrances thereto: Milwaukee Street
from the east; Frederick Street from the east; Monroe Street from
the east; Catherine Street from the southwest; College Avenue from
the east and west.
B.
Stop intersections.
(1)
The intersection of Jane Street with Academy Street is hereby designated
as a stop intersection and a stop sign shall be erected on Jane Street
at its entrance to said intersection from the west.
(2)
The intersections of Academy Street with Academy Hill are hereby
designated as stop intersections and stop signs shall be erected on
Academy Street at its entrances to said intersection from the north
and south.
(3)
The intersection of West Street and Rennie Street is hereby designated
as a stop intersection and a stop signs shall be erected on West Street
at its entrance to said intersection from the northeast.
(4)
The intersection of Coffee Street and Front Street is hereby designated
as a stop intersection and a stop sign shall be erected on Coffee
Street at its entrance to said intersection from the northeast.
(5)
The intersection of Duane Street and Harrison Place is hereby designated
as a stop intersection and a stop sign shall be erected on Duane Street
at its entrance to said intersection from the south.
(6)
The intersection of South William Street and Andrus Street is hereby
designated as a stop intersection and a stop sign shall be erected
on South William Street at its entrance to said intersection from
the west.
(7)
The intersection of Willow Street and College Avenue is hereby designated
as a stop intersection and a stop sign shall be erected on Willow
Street at its entrance to said intersection from the north.
(8)
The intersection of College Avenue and Willow Street is hereby designated
as a stop intersection, and a stop sign shall be erected on College
Avenue at its entrance to said intersection from the west.
(9)
The intersection of Hillsdale and Webster is hereby designated as
a four-way stop intersection.
[Added 3-9-1987]
Thirty miles per hour is hereby established as the maximum speed
at which vehicles may proceed within the corporate limits of this
village.
[Amended 3-13-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]
A.
General limit. Thirty miles per hour is hereby established as the maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed within the corporate limits of this village, except as set forth in Subsection B.
B.
School speed limit. Twenty miles per hour is hereby established as
the maximum school speed limit in designated school zones during school
days between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The following are
hereby designated school zones:
(1)
St. Joseph's School: Elm Street as it passes said school building
and for 300 feet from the building line of the school abutting on
said highway.
(2)
Middle School: Jane Street, Francis Street, Webster Street and Academy
Street as they pass said school building and for 300 feet in each
direction from the building line of said school building abutting
on said highways.
(3)
G. B. Davis School: Webster Street as it passes said school building
and for 300 feet in each direction from the building line of said
school building abutting on said highway.
(4)
Lamberton School: West Street as it passes said school building and
for 300 feet in each direction from the building line of said school
building abutting on said highway.
(5)
Notre Dame School: Spaulding Avenue as it passes said school building
and for 300 feet in each direction from the building line of said
school building abutting on said highway.
(6)
Bishop Smith School: Webster Street as it passes said school building
and for 300 feet in each direction from the building line of said
school building abutting on said highway.
A.
Application of Article. The provisions of this Article shall apply
except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with
other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or official traffic control device.
B.
Parallel parking. All vehicles shall be stopped, standing or parked
parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful
traffic.
A.
Authority to impound vehicles.
(1)
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this
village during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency
which affects that portion of the public highway upon which said vehicle
is parked or abandoned, said vehicle may be removed by the village
police of the Village of Malone.
(2)
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway within this village,
where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic or where
stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, said vehicle may be removed
by the village police of the Village of Malone.
B.
Storage and charges. After removal of any vehicle, as provided in
this Article, the village police of the Village of Malone may store
such vehicle in a suitable place at the expense of the owner. Such
owner or person in charge of the vehicle may redeem the same upon
payment to the village police of the Village of Malone of the amount
of any expenses actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such
removal, together with any charges actually and necessarily incurred
for storage.
[Amended 2-24-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
C.
Notice of removal. The village police of the Village of Malone shall,
without delay, report the removal and the disposition of any vehicle
removed, as provided in this Article, to the Malone Village Board,
and it shall be the duty of such Board to ascertain, to the extent
possible, the owner of the vehicle or person having the same in charge,
and to notify him of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and
of the amount which will be required to redeem the same.
Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for a violation of any of the provisions of § 59-5 or 59-9 of this ordinance shall, for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $50 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such conviction within 18 months thereafter such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment of not more than 45 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a third or subsequent conviction within 18 months after the first conviction such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
A.
Ordinances repealed; general. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
of this village in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall
not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person
for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby
repealed prior to the taking effect of this ordinance.
B.
Ordinances repealed; specific. The following ordinances or parts of ordinances are hereby specifically repealed: Article 2, Sections 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23; Article II A, Sections 1, 3, 4, 5A and 7 and amendments relating thereto.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: These are prior ordinances as numbered in pamphlet,
Malone Village Ordinances, 2-14-1947.
If any part or parts of this ordinance are for any reason held
to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance.
A.
This ordinance shall take effect from and after the 26th day of June
1961, except those parts, if any, which are subject to approval under
Section 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and Section 46 of the
Highway Law of the State of New York.
B.
Any part or parts of this ordinance which are subject to approval
under Section 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and Section 46 of
the Highway Law of the State of New York shall take effect from and
after the day on which approval in writing is received from both the
New York State Traffic Commission and the New York State Department
of Public Works.
