Chapter 150 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC. ARTICLE I General Provisions. ARTICLE II One-Way Roadways. ARTICLE III Stop, Yield and Restricted Intersections

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1 Chapter 150 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC ARTICLE I General Provisions Findings; Purpose Definitions of words and phrases Specific definitions Authority to install traffic control devices One-way streets designated Stop intersections designated Yield intersections designated Restricted intersections. ARTICLE II One-Way Roadways ARTICLE III Stop, Yield and Restricted Intersections ARTICLE IV Speed Regulations Manner of establishing speed limits. ARTICLE V Parking, Standing and Stopping Application of provisions; posting of signs; angled parking Winter parking-, obstructive parking prohibited Parking prohibited at all times Parking prohibited during certain hours Time limit parking Parking on condominium premises Removal of certain vehicles Redemption of vehicles Notice to owner; reports. ARTICLE VI Removal and Storage of Vehicles

2 ARTICLE VII Truck Exclusions Exclusions stated Exceptions. ARTICLE VIII Traffic Signs Interference with signs prohibited Penalties for offenses. ARTICLE IX Penalties Repeal of prior provisions. ARTICLE X Repealer Time of taking effect. ARTICLE XI When Effective [HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Patterson as Ord. No (readopted by L.L. No ) Amendments noted where applicable.] Noise _ See Ch. 109 Parks - See Ch. 115 Abandoned vehicles - See Ch GENERAL REFERENCES

3 ARTICLE I General Provisions Findings; purpose. The Town Board of the Town of Patterson, New York, hereby finds and declares, as a matter of legislative determination and by authority of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, that it is in the best interest of the public and for the welfare and safety of the inhabitants of the Town of Patterson and to regulate and control traffic, to prevent congestion of traffic and to expedite the orderly movement thereof that this chapter be enacted Definitions of words and phrases. The words and phrases used in this chapter shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by Article I of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York Specific definitions. The following words and phrases, which are not defined by Article I 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. OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD - 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 Authority to install traffic control devices. The Superintendent of Highways shall install and maintain 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. ARTICLE II One-Way Roadways One-way streets designated. [Amended by L.L. No ] The following streets or parts of streets are hereby designated as one-way streets, and vehicles shall proceed only in the direction indicated within the limits designated below:

4 Name of Street Direction Location Fairfield Drive On the easterly side of monument at the intersection of Fairfield Drive with Haviland Drive in Putnam Lake Maple Avenue On the easterly side of monument at t h e intersection of Maple Avenue with Route 311 in the Hamlet of Patterson. Waterford Drive From Haviland Drive to Haviland Drive in Putnam Lake ARTICLE III Stop, Yield and Restricted Intersections Stop intersections designated. [Amended by L.L. No ; by L.L. No ; by L.L. No ; by L.L. No ; by L.L. No ; by L.L ; by L.L ; by L.L. No ; by L.L. No ; by L.L. No ; by L.L. No ] The following Town, County, state and private road intersections in the Town of Patterson are hereby designated stop intersections: Direction Stop Sign on of Travel At Intersection With Academy Road East Rhinecliff Road Lake Shore Drive Addison Drive Kenwood Road Albion Road Lake Shore Drive Allen Drive Homer Drive Jordan Drive Kendal Drive Homer Drive Jordan Drive

5 Kendal Drive Apple Hill Road Collinwood Drive Apple Hill Road Old Route 22 Andover Road Lake Shore Drive Auburn Road Lake Shore Drive Bainbridge Road Lake Shore Drive Baldwin Road Mooney Hill Road Baldwin Road Cushman Road Bangall Road East Gates Drive Rutland Drive Barnard Road Lakeport Drive Lakeport Drive Batavia Road Empire Road Windsor Place Berwick Road Lake Shore Drive Big Elm Road East Old Route 22 (2) Birch Hill Road East Stagecoach Road Blossom Lane Apple Hill Road Bonnie Court Street Bradley Court Big Elm Road Brandon Road Lake Shore Drive Brickhouse Road Cross Road Bridle Ridge Road East Stagecoach Road Brimstone Road East Haviland Drive Caldwell Road Hazel Drive

6 Camden Road Lake Shore Drive Cameron Road East Rhinecliff Road East Shoreham Drive Palmyra Road Rhinecliff Road Shoreham Drive Canton Drive Lakeport Drive Lakeport Drive Center Street East Front Street Street Collinwood Drive East Old Road Cornwall Road Lawrence Drive Couch Road (opposite 190 East Couch Road Couch Road)[Added by L.L. No ] Cross Road Mooney Hill Road Courtney Lane Bradley Court Cushman Road Mooney Hill Road Baldwin Road Baldwin Road Danbury Road Lake Shore Drive Dayton Road Lake Shore Drive Deacon Smith Hill Road East Wilbur Herrlich Road Wilbur Herrlich Road Deerfield Road Lake Shore Drive Delmar Road Canton Drive Dover Lane East gate Terrace Dresden Road Toronto Road

7 Eldred Road Hopewell Drive Elm Way East Mt. View Road Elton Road Canton Drive Fairville Road Oakfield Drive Randall Road Lakeport Drive Randall Road Quogue Road Ferndale Road Deerfield Road First Street East Front Street Street Foxwood Terrace East Ridge View Drive Freemont Road East Garland Road Front Street Townsend Street Fulton Drive Lake Shore Drive Garfield Road Java Road Garland Road Lake Shore Drive Gordon Road Lake Shore Drive Hadley Road Lake Shore Drive Hammond Road Deerfield Road Hanover Road East Garland Road Harmon Road Lake Shore Drive Highview Drive Bullet Hole Road Homer Drive East Lake Shore Drive Hopewell Drive Andover Road Hudson Drive Lake Shore Drive

8 Ice Pond Road Bullet Hole Road Ilion Road Lake Shore Drive Ingleside Cameron Road Interlaken Road East Lake Shore Drive Inwood Place East Empire Road Irby Road Jordan Drive Irene Road East Lake Shore Drive Jackson Road Bainbridge Road Lake Shore Drive Jennifer Lane High View Drive Jerome Drive East Lake Shore Drive Jill Court Street Jordan Drive East Lake Shore Drive Kendal Drive East Lake Shore Drive Kensington Road Wesley Road Kenton Road East Interlaken Road East Knox Road Kenwood Road East Newburgh Road Kingston Road Bainbridge Road Kings Way Manor Road Knox Road East Lake Shore Drive Lacona Drive East Lake Shore Drive Lakeport Drive East Warren Drive Rutland Drive Newburgh Road

9 Lakeshore Drive East Academy Road Academy Road Lake Spring Drive Old Route 22 Lawrence Drive East Lake Shore Drive Leibell Place Route 311 Lisa Court Maple Avenue Livonia Road East Slater Road Lumber Street East Front Street Street Maine Road East Warren Drive Manor Road Mooney Hill Road Marion Road Jerome Drive Lacona Drive Marshall Road East Lake Shore Drive McManus Road East Bullet Hole Road Meadow Ridge Road Sky Lane Lakespring Drive Mooney Hill Road East Cushman Road Cushman Road Morningside Drive East Birch Hill Road Panorama Drive Newburgh Road Iroquois and Lakeport Randall Road Iroquois and Lakeport Manchester Drive Randall Road Newport Road Warren Drive Empire Road Newton Road Newburgh Road

10 Niles Road Jerome Drive Ipswich Road Norfolk Road Lake Shore Drive Stagecoach Road Birch Hill Road Oakfield Drive East Garfield Road Newburgh Road Old Road Old Route 22 Old Route 22 Segment 1 Route 22 Old Route 22 Segment 1 Route 22 Old Route 22 Segment 2 Route 164 Old Route 22 Segment 2 Route 22 Old Route 22 Segment 3 Route 22 Old Route 22 Segment 3 Route 22 Old Route 22 Segment 4 Route 22 Oneida Road East Lawrence Drive Orient Place Rutland Drive Orleans Road Manchester Drive Ottawa Road Interlaken Road Overlin Road Manchester Drive Palisades Road Manchester Drive Palmyra Road Lake Shore Drive Pan Road East Sonnet Lane Panorama Drive East Birch Hill Road Perry Road East Slater Road Sanborn Road Slater Road Pheasant Crossing Lane Indian Hill Road

11 Phillard Road Quaker Road Playland Court Sunset Drive Preston Place East Gates Drive Quail Lane East Apple Hill Road Quaker Road Haviland Drive Quebec Road Java Road Queenbury Road Lake Shore Drive Quincy Road Livonia Road Quogue Road East Garfield Road Randall Road Newburgh Road Ravina Road Interlaken Road Reading Road Sanborn Road Redwood Road Eastwood Road Remsen Road Livonia Road Rhinecliff Road Cameron Road Cameron Road Ridge View Drive Cross Road Richard Street East Orchard Street Ripley Road Newport Road Thompson Road Roanoke Road East Newburgh Road Rutland Drive Club Court Saginaw Road East Java Road Salisbury Road East Sullivan Road

12 Zurich Road Sapling Court Sugar Bush Road Seward Road Warren Drive Sharon Road Newport Road Shawe Valley Lane Ice Pond Road Shoreham Drive Lake Shore Drive Sky Lane East Lake Spring Drive Old Route 22 Slater Road Reading Road Rutland Road Saginaw Road Vesper Road Lakeport Road Livonia Road Reading Road Saginaw Road Vesper Road Sophia Lane Tommy Thurber Lane Sommerset Drive Devon Road Street Lumber Street Townsend Street Street [Added Street by L.L. No ] Lumber Street Townsend Street Street [Added Street by L.L. No ] Stagecoach Road Birch Hill Road Sugar Bush Road East Maple Avenue Street Sullivan Road East Toronto Road

13 Roanoke Road Zurich Road Summit Road Maine Road Sunset Drive Panorama Drive Sycamore Road East Warren Drive Newburgh Road Sylvia Barlow Road Ballyhack Road Tammany Hall Road Bullet Hole Road Tammany Hall Road East Tommy Thurber Lane Tammany Hall Road Tommy Thurber Lane Taylor Road Warren Drive Warren Drive Teal Lane East and Apple Hill Road Thames Road Slater Road Theodore Road Fields Corners Road Thompson Road Sharon Road Empire Road Townsend Street Street East Front Street Troy Place Garfield Drive Thunder Ridge Road Route 22 Birch Hill Road (2) Tommy Thurber Road Tammany Hall Road Ulster Road East Kensington Road Jasper Road Valley Road Lake Shore Drive Vega Road East Jasper Road

14 Hermitage Road Venice Road East Overlin Road East Quebec Road Overlin Road Quebec Road Verona Road Reading Road Perry Road Vesper Road Rutland Drive Veteran Road Empire Road Victory Road Toronto Road Toronto Road Vista Lane Longview Drive Wallace Place Warren Drive Sharon Road Webster Place Hazel Drive Wesley Road Jasper Road Street [Added Jill Court by L.L. No ] on Place East Warren Drive Wilbur Herrlich Road Deacon Smith Hill Road William Street Orchard Street Windsor Place Hazel Drive Yonkers Place Saginaw Road Yorkshire Road East Eastwood Road Danbury Road Young Road East Palisades Road

15 A. For the purpose of establishing their location, the roads listed below shall be further identified as shown: (1) Old Route 22, Segment 1 shall be identified as that segment of Old Route 22 which intersects on the east side of NYS Route 22, approximately 1,200 feet north of the southerly Town boundary, and runs to and intersection with Route 22 immediately south of Ballyhack Road. (2) Old Route 22, Segment 2 shall be identified as that segment of Old Route 22 that intersects on the west side of Route 22 approximately 4,000 feet north from the southerly Town boundary, and runs north to intersect with NYS Route 164. (3) Old Route 22, Segment 3 shall be identified as that segment of Old Route 22 intersecting with Route 22 that is on the west side of Route 22 approximately 1,200 feet north of the NYS Route 22, Haviland Hollow Road intersection, and runs to an intersection with Route 22 approximately 1,700 feet north of the NYS Route 22, Haviland Hollow Road intersection. (4) Old Route 22, Segment 4 shall be identified as that segment of Old Route 22 whose southerly intersection is located on the west side of Route 22 approximately 400 feet from the northerly Town boundary, and runs north into the Town of Pawling Yield intersections designated. [Amended by L.L No. 8 of 2004] The following town road intersections in the Town of Patterson are hereby designated yield intersections: Direction Yield Sign on of Travel At Intersection With Alden Road Taylor Road Birch Hill Road East Stage Coach Road Brick House Road and Cross Road east Cushman Road Mooney Hill Road Oneida Road Ipswich Road Palisades Road Venice Road Parma Place Gates Drive

16 Vesper Road Java Road Restricted Intersections. The following intersections are hereby designated as turn-restricted intersections, with the limitations as noted below. Direction Road of Travel At Intersection With Restriction Thunder Ridge Road Route 22 No Left Turn Thunder Ridge Road Route 22 No Right Turn Manner of establishing speed limits. ARTICLE IV Speed Regulations All speed limits in the Town of Patterson shall be prescribed by the New York Department of Transportation pursuant to 1622 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. ARTICLE V Parking, Standing and Stopping Application of provisions; posting of signs; angled parking.[amended by L.L. No ; by L.L. No ; Amended on 7/10/13 by Local Law No.3 of 2013] A. The provisions of this Article shall apply except when it is necessary to stop vehicles to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer, the Code Enforcement Officer or an official sign, marking or traffic-control device. B. When an official sign, marking or traffic-control device has been posted or erected regulating, prohibiting, restricting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of any vehicle on any highway, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on or by such sign, marking or traffic-control device. C. The parking of vehicles upon any of the streets or parts thereof is prohibited except at the angle designated and only within the painted stall lines. On all streets or portions thereof where angle parking is now or shall hereafter be authorized, all vehicles parked thereon shall be parked with the front thereof nearest the curb.

17 Winter parking; obstructive parking prohibited. [Amended by I.I. No ] The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited on all highways within the town between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. from November 15 to April 15 of each year and at all other times when the manner of such parking obstructs the free flow of traffic Parking prohibited at all times. A. The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times in any of the following locations: [Amended ; by L.L. No ] Name of Street Side Location Birch Hill Road Both From Route 22 to Panorama Drive Cornwall Hill Road East On the east side of Cornwall Hill Road for a distance of 330 feet in both a southeasterly and northwesterly direction from the center line of the driveway of the NYS DEC parking area, which is located approximately 200 feet southeasterly of the intersection of Sommerset Drive and Cornwall Hill Road. Fairfield Drive Along the southerly boundary line of Plot H (dam), filed Map 149L in the Putnam County Clerk s office, on which the dam is located. Lake Shore Drive Both For a distance of 100 feet along Lake Shore Drive from the entrance to Interlaken Beach, Lacona Beach, Johnson Beach, Hudson Beach Jackson Beach and Fairfield beach as measured in opposite directions either side of the entrance Street Both From Sugar Bush Road to the cul-desac [Added ]

18 Thunder Ridge Road Both From Route 22 to Birch Hill Road Orchard Street From Route 311 to the end of Orchard Street Street Both From the northerly boundary line of the Carmel Central School District No. 2 as it intersects with Street to the end of Street on the south Waterford Drive Both For a distance of 100 feet along Waterford Drive from the entrance to Warren Beach as measured in opposite directions from either side of the entrance B. The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times on fire lanes and entrances thereto on the Putnam Lake Community Council, Inc., property as follows: Name of Street Side Location Fairfield Drive Right Putnam Lake Dam Haviland Drive Kenwood Road Lake Shore Drive Lake Shore Drive Lake Shore Drive Parma Beach Little Pond Auburn Road Fairfield Beach Fulton Drive Lake Shore Drive Right Hudson Beach Lake Shore Drive Left Interlaken Beach Lake Shore Drive Jackson Beach Lake Shore Drive Right Johnson Beach Lake Shore Drive Lake Shore Drive Lacona Beach Lawrence Drive

19 Lake Shore Drive Lake Shore Drive Norfolk Road Haviland Drive (cove) C. [Added by L.L. No ] The standing of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times in any of the following locations: Name of Street Side Location Birch Hill Road Both From Route 22 to Panorama Drive Old Route 22 Both From Birch Hill Road to Route Parking prohibited during certain hours. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours listed upon any of the following-described streets or parts of streets: Name of Street Side Hours Location Jasper Road Both 6:00 p.m. to From Fairfield 6:00 a.m. Drive to Wesley Road Kensington Road Both 6:00 p.m. to From Fairfield 6:00 a.m. Drive to Wedey Road Rhinecliff Road Both 6:00 p.m. to From Fairfield 6:00 a.m. Drive to Lake Shore Drive Time limit parking. [Amended on 7/10/13 by Local Law No.3 of 2013] A. No person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time limit described below, upon any of the following described streets or portions of streets: Name of Street Side Duration Parking Allowed Location

20 Center Street Both 2 hours Entire length First Street Both 2 hours Entire length Front Street East 4 hours 20 spaces beginning at NYS Route 311 and extending south. Front Street 1 hour Between NYS Route 311 and Lumber Street Lumber Street Both 2 hours Entire length Townsend Street Both 2 hours Entire length B. Permit Parking. Any individual who resides, or any employee of a business located, in a building located on Front Street, in the area between NYS Route 311 and Lumber, may obtain a permit for parking for daytime and overnight parking on any of the streets listed in Subsection A, above, from the Town Clerk. Parking permits issued for an employee of a business shall only be valid during the time the employee is at work, and shall be for a single vehicle. For residents, a maximum of two parking permits may be issued Parking on condominium promises. The parking of vehicles upon any of the streets, roads, rights-of-way or parts thereof or in any other place on the premises of the Patterson Village Condominium is prohibited except in spaces specifically designated for parking of vehicles and only within the painted stall lines. ARTICLE VI Removal and Storage of Vehicles Removal of certain vehicles. [Amended by L..L No ] A. When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this town 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 a peace officer, the Code Enforcement Officer or any member of the Town Highway Department. B. When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway within this town where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, said vehicle may be removed by a peace officer, the Code Enforcement Officer or any member of the Town Highway Department. C. When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this town where stopping,

21 standing or parking is prohibited, said vehicle may be removed by a peace officer, the Code Enforcement Officer or any member of the Town Highway Department Redemption of vehicles. After removal of any vehicle by any person authorized as provided in this Article, the said person may store such vehicle in a suitable place at the expense of the owner. Such owner or the person in charge of the vehicle may redeem the same upon payment to any Town Justice of the town of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such removal, such removal charges not to exceed an amount as set from time to time by resolution of the Town Board, together with any charges for storage, such storage charges not to exceed an amount as set from time to time by resolution of the Town Board Notice to owner; reports. It shall be the duty of such authorized person to ascertain to the extent possible the owner of the vehicle or person having charge of the same and to notify him of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount which will be required to redeem same, and to cause a report to be made as to any vehicle removed pursuant to this Article and to be forwarded to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as required under the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. ARTICLE VII Truck Exclusions Exclusions stated. [Amended by Ord. No ] All trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors and tractor-trailer combinations over ten (10) tons are hereby designated over the weight limit and are excluded from the following highways within this town: Name of Street Baldwin Road Couch Road Cross Road Cushman Road Mooney Hill Road Location Entire length in the Town of Patterson Entire length in the Town of Patterson [Added by L.L. No ] Entire length in the Town of Patterson [Added by I.I. No ] Entire length in the Town of Patterson From Route 292 westerly to the intersection with Cushman

22 Road Exceptions. The regulations established in this Article shall not be construed to prevent the delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property or the operation of motor vehicles of any municipality or school district along the highways from which such vehicles and combinations are otherwise excluded Interference with signs prohibited. ARTICLE VIII Traffic Signs No person without the consent of the Town Board shall interfere with or remove any sign placed within the town by town authorities for the regulation of traffic or for indicating any points or point along any street, road or public thoroughfare within the town where parking may or may not be made. In case it shall become necessary to remove or change in any manner or interfere with any sign placed or used for the purpose aforesaid, the person desiring to so alter, change or interfere with the sign shall apply to the Town Board for consent to do so, and if the Town Board shall deem it advisable to grant such permission, it may do so upon such conditions as shall be reasonable and advisable. ARTICLE IX Penalties Penalties for offenses. [Amended ; by L.L. No ; by L.L. No ; by L.L ] Any person or corporation, whether as owner, lessee, principal, agent, employee or otherwise, which violates any of the provisions of this chapter or permits any such violation or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof shall be guilty of a violation, which, for the first conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of which were committed within a period of 18 months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 or by imprisonment for not more than 45 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a conviction of a third or subsequent violation, all of which were committed within a period of 18 months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $450 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day s continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.

23 ARTICLE X Repealer Repeal of prior provisions. All ordinances, local laws and resolutions or parts of ordinances, local laws or resolutions of this town in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance or local law repealed prior to the taking effect of this chapter. ARTICLE XI When Effective Time of taking effect [Amended ] A. Except those parts, if any, which are subject to approval under 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, this chapter and any regulations adopted hereunder shall take effect as provided by law. B. Any part or parts of this chapter and any regulations adopted hereunder which are subject to approval under 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall take effect from and after the day on which approval in writing is received from both the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York State Department of Public Works.