December 14, 2020, 2:35 pm

THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC SPEAKING PORTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL MEETING.  THE PUBLIC SPEAKING PORTION OF THE MEETING BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 6:30 PM.  THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT CITY HALL, 62 WASHINGTON ST. RENSSELAER.

THE SUBJECT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS AS FOLLOWS:

A LOCAL LAW PROHIBITING TRUCKS, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, TRACTOR-SEMI-TRAILER COMBINATIONS, AND TRACTOR-TRAILER-SEMI-TRAILER COMBINATIONS FROM CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE CITY OF RENSSELAER PURSUANT TO SECTION 1640 (a)(5) OF THE NEW YORK STATE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AND AS DESIGNATED ON SCHEDULE "A" AS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.

Be it enacted by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer as follows:                                                           

Section 1. Purpose.

The City of Rensselaer recognizes the potential for dangerous and unsafe conditions for its residents as a result of trucks, commercial vehicles, tractor-semi-trailer combinations, and tractor-trailer-semi-trailer combinations from utilizing certain streets and highways in the City as designated on Schedule "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Section 2. Restrictions.

The City prohibits trucks, commercial vehicles, tractor-semi-trailer combinations, and tractor-trailer semi-trailer combinations from utilizing certain streets and highways in the City of Rensselaer pursuant to Section 1640 (a)(5) of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law as designated on Schedule "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof.

The provisions of this local law shall not be construed to prevent the local delivery or pick up of merchandise to and from properties located along such designated highways.

Section 3. Penalties.

Any person who violates any provision of this local law shall for a first conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00); for a conviction of a second violation, both of which were committed within a period of eighteen (18) months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00); and upon the conviction of a third or subsequent violation, all of which were committed within a period of eighteen (18) months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than Nine Hundred Dollars (900.00).

Section 4. Separability.

Should any word, section, clause, paragraph, sentence, part or provision of this local law be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the validity of any other part of this local law.

Section 5. Effective Date.

This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State in accordance with Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.

SCHEDULE ‘A’

All City of Rensselaer Streets, Roads, Highways and/or Alleys except for those portions of Columbia Street, South Street, Broadway, Third Avenue, Partition Street, and Washington Avenue which have been designated as New York State Truck Routes.