A. 
When any vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic or is parked or abandoned on any street, highway or parking area within this Town during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency which affects that portion of the public street, highway or parking area upon which said vehicle is parked or abandoned, said vehicle may be removed by the Town.
B. 
An impounded vehicle may only be redeemed by the registered owner, a person authorized by the registered owner, or one who has purchased the vehicle from the registered owner, who produces proof of ownership or authorization and who signs a receipt therefor. Any person redeeming a vehicle must establish that he or she has a valid driver’s license.
[Added 1-15-2013]
The locations described below are hereby designated as tow-away zones and when any vehicle is found unattended and unlawfully parked in such a zone, said vehicle may be removed by the town or any duly constituted police department or agency, or their respective designees:
A. 
Any public parking field owned or leased by the Town of Islip.
B. 
All no-parking or restricted parking areas on the streets and highways in the town.
[Added 1-15-2013]
A. 
A vehicle may be impounded with or without citation and without giving prior notice to its owner only when a vehicle is parked in a public right-of-way or on other publicly owned or controlled property and the vehicle is on the scofflaw list, as established by § TC7-11B of this Code; that is, there are four or more parking violations issued against the vehicle for each of which the registered owner has failed to respond, failed to appear at a requested hearing or failed to pay a parking violation for at least 30 days from the date of the notice of infraction.
B. 
Any person redeeming a vehicle impounded pursuant to this chapter must pay all outstanding penalties, fines, or fees owed relating to all parking violations, plus all booting, removal, towing, storage, lost boot, and the administrative fees charged against the vehicle and owed by the registered owner to the Town of Islip. Upon payment in full the Bureau may issue a written release authorization allowing the vehicle to be removed from impound.