For the purpose of this article the words "vehicle,"
"owner" and "parked" shall have the meanings as defined in the Vehicle
and Traffic Law.
No vehicle shall be parked, left standing or
abandoned upon any Town highway within the Town of Somers:
A. At any time during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other
public emergency or when snow removal or ice control operations are
in progress in those areas affected by any of the foregoing; or
B. At any time:
(1) Where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic;
or
(2) Where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited.
This article shall not apply to the vehicles
owned by or operated in behalf of:
A. Public service corporations actually engaged in the
repair or maintenance of any of their facilities; or
B. Any municipal corporation actually engaged in the
repair, maintenance or removal of snow and ice from any of the public
highways in the Town of Somers.
[Amended 10-17-1991 by L.L. No. 7-1991]
Any vehicle parked, left standing or abandoned
in violation of this article may be removed and stored by the Superintendent
of Highways of the Town of Somers or any duly constituted peace officer
and may be redeemed by the owner upon payment to the Town of Somers
of the amount set by resolution of the Town Board for removing the vehicle and the amount set by resolution
of the Town Board per day for the storage of said vehicle. Such removal,
storage and redemption, respectively, shall be reported, in writing,
by said Superintendent of Highways to the State Police within 24 hours
thereof.
[Amended 6-12-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
Any violation of this article is hereby declared
to be a traffic infraction punishable by a minimum fine of $50 or
imprisonment for not more than five days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.