[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Manchester as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Disabled or abandoned vehicles — See Ch. 297.
[Adopted 5-8-1978 (Ch. 172, Art. I, of the 1989
Code)]
The Town Clerk is hereby authorized, pursuant to § 1203-a
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, to issue special parking permits issued by
the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for the use of handicapped persons.
[Adopted 9-9-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986
(Ch. 172, Art. II, of the 1989 Code)]
The parking of any vehicle on any state highway, other than the New
York State Thruway, or on any county or Town highway within the Town of Manchester,
including streets dedicated to the Town of Manchester within subdivisions,
is hereby prohibited between November 1 of any year and April 1 of the following
year.
Whenever any police officer or the Superintendent of Highways of the
Town of Manchester finds any vehicle parked in violation of the provisions
of this article, such officer or Superintendent is authorized to provide for
the removal of such vehicle to a garage or other place of safety.
If an illegally parked vehicle is removed to a garage, the owner or
other person lawfully entitled to the possession of such vehicle shall be
charged with all reasonable costs incurred by the Town of Manchester for removal
and storage, payable before the vehicle is released.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
As defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
The parking of any vehicle in violation of the provisions of this article
shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable as provided in the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
This article shall take effect upon the Town of Manchester's obtaining
an approval of the same in writing from the New York State Department of Transportation
as required by § 1684 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and upon the
posting of signs as required by law.
