[Adopted 1-15-1975 by L.L. No. 1-1975]
[Amended 3-16-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
No owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall
park, or leave parked, the same unattended on any Town street or highway
or county highway within the Town of Union following any snowfall
of two inches or more but prior to said street or highway being plowed
by or at the direction of the Highway Department of the Town of Union.
Any two-inch snowfall shall, for the purpose of this article, constitute
a “snow emergency.”
A.
The motor vehicles in violation thereof may be towed
away by or at the direction of the Highway Superintendent of the Town
of Union and impounded until reasonable towing and storage costs are
paid.
B.
As an alternative to the towing away of motor vehicles,
motor vehicles left on Town streets after a two-inch snowstorm may
be ticketed with the imposition of a fine of $25 for each offense.
In the event that the vehicle owner, registrant or operator fails
to return the ticket with a plea of not guilty and/or fails to appear
in court on the return date, the Justice of the Town Court may enter
a plea of not guilty in absentia and set the matter down for a trial.
If, following due written notice of trial to the vehicle owner, registrant
or operator by the Town Court of the Town of Union, the vehicle owner,
registrant or operator fails to appear for trial or otherwise defaults,
the Town Attorney may elect, on the return date of the trial or such
later-noticed return date set by the Town Court, to proceed civilly
against the vehicle owner, registrant or operator for a civil judgment
of default to include the costs of the fine and other court costs
as may be awarded by the Town Court. Any such civil judgment may be
transcripted by the Town of Union Town Court to the Broome County
Clerk's office.
[Amended 5-21-1986 by L.L. No. 9-1986; 2-24-1988 by L.L. No.
4-1988; 3-16-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005; 3-4-2009 by L.L. No.
2-2009]
C.
The provisions of this article shall not be applicable
to areas of the Town of Union where alternate side of the street parking
has been established. In such areas, motor vehicles may remain on
the side of the street where parking is authorized despite the existence
of a snow emergency as such term is defined in this article.
[Added 2-11-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
The Highway Superintendent shall maintain appropriate
signs at all main entrances to the Town of Union between November
15 and April 15 of each year stating "No Parking on Town Streets and
Highways and County Highways Within the Town of Union After a Two-Inch
Snowfall Until Said Streets and Highways Have Been Plowed."
