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Local Law No. 2 - 2016
This local law shall be known as the “Restriction of Truck Traffic from East Hickory Grove Drive,
Rockland Avenue and a section of Myrtle Boulevard” Law.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck
Section 1 – Purpose:
East Hickory Grove Drive, Rockland Avenue and the section of Myrtle Boulevard described below
are in proximity to the Fenimore Road exit from Interstate Route 95 and the industrial district of
the Village of Mamaroneck. As a result there is major truck traffic on these streets as truck drivers
either seek major thoroughfares such as Weaver Street, or to return to the entrance to Interstate
Route 95. To relieve this intrusion upon the peace and tranquility of the residents, the Town
Board, acting pursuant to the authority given to it be section 1660 (a) (8) of the New York Vehicle
and Traffic Law has decided to ban large trucks from East Hickory Grove Drive, Rockland Avenue
and the section of Myrtle Boulevard described below.
Section 2 – Creation of a Ban on Truck Traffic on Certain Streets:
No trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations, tractor-semitrailer
combinations, or tractor-trailer-semitrailer combinations weighing in excess of eleven (11) tons
shall be permitted to drive upon East Hickory Grove Drive, Rockland Avenue and the section of
Myrtle Boulevard lying between its intersections with Weaver Street and Lakeside Drive. This
exclusion shall not be construed to prevent the delivery or pickup of merchandise or other
property from parcels that abut the streets or section thereof from which such vehicles or
combination of vehicles is otherwise excluded pursuant to this law.
Section 3- Violation:
A violation of this local law shall be punishable by a fine of $250.
Section 4 – Severability:
Should any provision of this Local Law be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any
other provisions of this Local Law, which may be implemented without the invalid or
unconstitutional provisions.
Section 5 – Effective Date:
This Local Law shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State.
02/19/16