Parking within the Town of Goshen on any highway
or any right-of-way located adjacent thereto is strictly prohibited.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned within
the Town of Goshen on any highway or any right-of-way located adjacent
thereto outside the village located within such Town, said vehicle
may be removed by the Town Highway Superintendent.
After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, the Town Highway Superintendent may store such vehicle
in a suitable place at the expense of the owner. Such owner or person
in charge of the vehicle may redeem the same upon payment to the Town
Highway Superintendent of the amount of all expenses actually and
necessarily incurred in effecting such removal, such removal charges
not to exceed $200, together with any charges for storage, such storage
charges not to exceed $25 per day or fraction thereof.
The Town Highway Superintendent shall without
delay report the removal and the disposition of any vehicle removed
as provided in this article to the Town Clerk, and it shall be the
duty of such Town Clerk to ascertain to the extent possible the owner
of the vehicle or person having the same in charge and to notify him
of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount which
will be required to redeem the same.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates
the provisions of this article shall be guilty of an offense punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment, in the case of
an individual, for not more than 10 days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. In addition to the above-provided penalty and punishment
for violations of this article, the Town Board may also maintain an
action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent
jurisdiction to compel compliance with or restrain by injunction any
violation of this article.