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Village of Brewster, NY
Putnam County
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A. 
In accordance with Subdivision 3 of § 20 of the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law, and the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, it is the intent of the incorporated Village of Brewster, New York, to legislate to the fullest extent possible the codification enforcement and punishment of vehicular nonmoving violations prescribed by the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) and the New York State Penal Law.
B. 
Said legislation shall include provision for the imposition and levying of fines payable directly to the municipality of the Village of Brewster, not preempted by other local ordinance or state and/or federal statute.
C. 
Provisions of any and all former local laws or ordinances as omitted from prior enabling legislation or local laws in contravention to the provisions of Chapter 250 below are deemed repealed or abrogated.
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.
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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, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD
Whenever certain hours are herein or on traffic control devices, they shall mean the time standard which is in current use in this state.
[Amended 3-4-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
The Village 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, not in contravention of the VTL or the preemptive parameters of the New York State Department of Transportation.
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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 under the authorizing regulations in this chapter, in which shall be entered all regulations after adoption. All regulations shall be adopted with reference to the appropriate schedule as indicated in the various sections of this chapter.
[Amended 3-4-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
B. 
Regulations shall be adopted by the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees in accordance with provisions of the Village Code of the Village of Brewster and the Vehicle and Traffic Law, or by an officer or agency authorized by the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees to adopt regulations pursuant to § 1603 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.