A.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway
or public parking lot within this village during a snowstorm, flood,
fire or other public emergency which affects that portion of the public
highway or parking lot upon which said vehicle is parked or abandoned,
said vehicle may be removed by or under the direction of the Director
of Public Works, Fire Chief or designee and/or any member of the Police
Department.
B.
When any vehicle is found unattended on any public highway or public parking lot within the village when said vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, obstruction to vision of traffic and/or other hazard, the vehicle may be removed as stated in Subsection A.
D.
Members of the Police Department may also remove vehicles
consistent with provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State
of New York regarding parking and abandoned vehicles.
After removal of any vehicle as provided by
this Article, the vehicle shall be stored in a suitable location (such
as the towing service yard) until redeemed by the owner or owner-designee
of said vehicle. The owner or owner-designee shall be responsible
for the cost of removal of the vehicle and any storage incurred. The
Village of Groton, its officials and employees are not responsible
for any of the aforementioned charges.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Police Department to make
a report on all vehicles removed pursuant to this Article. The report
shall be in such form as prescribed by the charge officer of the Police
Department. Whenever vehicles are removed by the Director of Public
Works, the Fire Chief or Fire Chief designee, it shall be reported
to the Police Department as soon as possible for such reporting purposes.
B.
The Police Department shall make a report via the
New York Statewide Police Information Network (NYSPIN), in every case
where a vehicle has been removed pursuant to this Article and the
owner or owner-desiguee of such vehicle is unaware of the removal.
