This article shall be referred to as the "Town of Newfane Winter
Parking Ordinance."
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the parking of vehicles
during winter months for snow removal and to authorize the Highway
Superintendent to remove vehicles that are in violation of the prohibited
winter parking from the Town highways.
As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings indicated:
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Includes all portions of Town highways owned or maintained
by the Town or used for public travel, including but not limited to
shoulders, ditches, culverts and bridges.
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including licensed
or unlicensed vehicles, except any devices which are moved by human
power or used exclusively on rails.
No vehicle shall be allowed to park on any Town highway or right-of-way
between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from November 15 to April
1.
The Highway Superintendent shall have the power to cause the
removal of all vehicles in violation of this article.
Where any vehicle is removed by the Highway Superintendent under
this article with Town equipment, the owner shall be charged with
the cost of removal, disposition and storage of said vehicle. The
schedule of such cost is to be fixed from time to time by the Town
Board.
It shall be the duty of the Highway Superintendent or other
designated officials to submit reports to the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles under any applicable provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York.
If a vehicle is in the Town's possession for more than
30 days and is unclaimed, then the Town Superintendent of Highways
or other designated officials may sell the vehicle at public auction
upon notice conspicuously posted in three public places within the
Town at least six days before the date of said sale. Any official
conducting the sale may, in his discretion, give other publicity to
the sale or delay the sale in the interest of justice.
Any violations of this article shall be deemed traffic infractions
under the Vehicle and Traffic Law. Each violation of this article
shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $50 for each and every violation
thereof.