[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Chenango 1-26-1987 by L.L. No. 1-1987; amended in its entirety 7-2-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall park the same unattended
on any Town street or highway or county highway within the Town of
Chenango between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. from November
15 to April 15 of each year.
B.
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the public health, safety
and general welfare and to permit the free use of Town and county
highways, free of snow and winter conditions for all of the traveling
public.
The motor vehicles in violation hereof may be towed away by
or at the direction of the Highway Superintendent of the Town of Chenango
and impounded until reasonable towing and storage costs are paid.
The Highway Superintendent shall maintain appropriate signs
at all main entrances to the Town of Chenango between November 15
and April 15 of each year stating "No Parking on Town Streets and
Highways and County Highways within the Town of Chenango between the
hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m."
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall
be guilty of a traffic infraction and may be punished upon conviction
as hereinafter, or as set forth in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of
the State of New York.
Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of
this chapter be declared unconstitutional or unjust for any reason
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter
shall not be affected thereby.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Town
Law of the State of New York and the Motor Vehicle and Traffic Town
Law and the Motor Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
All ordinances, local laws, and parts thereof inconsistent with
this chapter are hereby repealed.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the New York State Secretary of State in accordance with § 27
of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
