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.
CURBLINE
HOLIDAYS
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD
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:
The prolongation of the lateral line of a curb or, in the
absence of a curb, the lateral boundary line of the roadway.
New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence
Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
Day.
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 Highway Superintendent 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. The Police
Department shall survey the condition of traffic control devices on
a regular basis and file recommendations with the Highway Superintendent
as to devices in need of installation, replacement or maintenance.
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 in which shall be entered
all regulations after adoption.
B.
Regulations shall be adopted by the Town Board in
accordance with provisions of the Town Law and the Vehicle and Traffic
Law, or by an officer or agency authorized by the Town Board to adopt
regulations pursuant to § 1603 of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law.
Any linear measurements specified under this
chapter shall be deemed approximate, and the regulation to which they
pertain shall not be affected in any way by the altering or reconstruction
of a street.
The New York State Department of Transportation
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is hereby made applicable
to the streets of the Town. All pavement markings made upon Town streets
shall have the same meaning and effect as similar markings upon state
roads or highways.
