[Amended 2-6-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
A.
No person shall abandon a vehicle as is defined in
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 1224 on any Village
street, highway or shopping center and shall not leave a vehicle unattended
in any shopping center where such vehicle as unattended, would constitute
an obstruction to traffic or where stopping, standing or parking is
prohibited. The owner or operator of any abandoned or unattended vehicle
shall be responsible for payment of reasonable charges incurred by
the Village for the removal and storage of any such vehicle.
B.
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 Board
of Trustees.
C.
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway
or public parking lot within the Village where said vehicle constitutes
an obstruction to traffic, said vehicle may be removed by or under
the direction of the Board of Trustees.
D.
No person shall park a vehicle on any Village street
or highway that is not registered pursuant to the New York State Vehicle
and Traffic Law. Registered pursuant to the New York State Vehicle
and Traffic Law shall mean that the vehicle is properly and actually
registered and that a valid registration sticker is fully and property
affixed to the windshield of the vehicle.
[Amended 8-22-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
[Amended 4-7-2004 by L.L. No. 33-2004]
After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, the Board of Trustees may store or cause such vehicle
to be stored 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 Village of the amount of all towing and storage expenses
and fees actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such removal
and storage, plus payment to the Village Court of any fines levied
by the Village Court.
It shall be the duty of the Court Clerk to ascertain
to the extent possible the owner of the vehicle or the 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. Said Court Clerk shall also without delay report the removal
and disposition of any vehicle removed as provided in this Article
to the Village Clerk.
