1293LOCAL LAW NO.7 OF THE YEAR 2016
A Local Law entitled "Local Law No. 7 of the Year 2016, designating a Three -Way Stop at the
Intersection of Carroll Drive and Davies Drive."
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger as follows:
Section I: Title:
This Local Law shall be known and cited as Town of Wappinger "Local Law No. 7 of the Year
2016, designating a Three -Way Stop at the Intersection of Carroll Drive and Davies Drive", which shall
amend the present Vehicles and Traffic Code, as set forth below.
Section II: Legislative Intent:
In response to concerns raised by Town residents regarding speeding on Carroll Drive, and based on
observations made at the intersection, the Engineer to the Town, in consultation with the Town Supervisor
and the Town Highway Superintendent, has recommended that a "three-way stop" at the intersection of
Carroll Drive and Davies Drive would have a calming effect on traffic.
The Town Board, after examination of the facts and circumstances, and the recommendation of
Highway Superintendent, Vincent F. Bettina, and Engineer to the Town, Robert J. Gray, has determined that
it is in the best interest of the citizens of the Town of Wappinger to revise the Town's Vehicles and Traffic
Code §230-43 "Schedule IX: Stop Intersections" and to designate a three-way stop at the intersection of
Carroll Drive and Davies Drive as hereinafter described.
Section III: Stop Intersection:
The Town of Wappinger Code §230-43 is hereby amended by alphabetically inserting into Schedule
IX the following designated full stop intersection:
Direction
"Stop Sign on of Travel At Intersection of
Carroll Drive Both Davies Drive
Davies Drive South Carroll Drive."
Section IV: Stop Sign:
The Town Board hereby directs the Highway Superintendent to place a stop sign at each
intersection as follows:
• On Carroll Drive eastbound, at its northwest intersection with Davies Drive;
• On Carroll Drive westbound, at its northeast intersection with Davies Drive; and
• On Davies Drive southbound, at its southwest intersection with Carroll Drive.
Section V: Numbering for Codification:
It is the intention of the Town of Wappinger and it is hereby enacted that the provisions of this Local
Law shall be included in the Code of the Town of Wappinger; that the sections and sub -sections of this Local
Law may be re -numbered or re -lettered to accomplish such intention; the Codifier shall make no substantive
changes to this Local Law; the word "Local Law" shall be changed to "Chapter", "Section" or other
appropriate word as required for codification; and any such rearranging of the numbering and editing shall
not effect the validity of this Local Law or the provisions of the Code effected thereby.
Section VI: Separability:
The provisions of this Local Law are separable and if any provision, clause, sentence, subsection,
word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or
circumstance, such illegality, invalidity, or unconstitutionality, or inapplicability, shall not affect or
impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, subsections, words or parts of this local law or
their application to other persons or circumstances. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the
Town Board of the Town of Wappinger that this Local Law would have been adopted if such illegal,
invalid or unconstitutional provision, clause, sentence, subsection, word or part had not been included
therein, and if such person or circumstance to which the Local Law or part thereof is held inapplicable
had been specifically exempt therefrom.
Section VI: Effective Date:
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon adoption and filing with the Secretary of State
as provided by the Municipal Home Rule Law.