This chapter shall be known and may be cited
hereinafter as the "Snowplow Licensing Law of the Town of Ramapo."
It is the intention of the Town Board of the
Town of Ramapo by the adoption of this chapter to regulate the plowing
of snow by private snow removal contractors within the unincorporated
area of the Town of Ramapo in pursuance of and for the purpose of
securing and protecting the public health, convenience, safety and
welfare and preserving the peace, good order and physical appearance
of the Town of Ramapo and its inhabitants. The Town Board finds that,
in the plowing of snow by private snow removal contractors, snow is
deposited on public roads and highways, thereby creating pedestrian
and vehicular traffic safety and other hazards. It is the purpose
of this chapter to protect the general public from the hazards of
snow and the destruction of or injury to persons and property.
No person, firm or corporation shall plow snow
or cause or allow same to be plowed by the use of any vehicle within
the Town of Ramapo unless a permit therefor, as hereinafter prescribed,
issued by the Town Clerk of the Town of Ramapo, is in full force and
effect and such permit is prominently displayed by affixing to the
vehicle as to be readily visible from the exterior thereof.
No person shall plow, shovel, sweep or pile
snow, ice or other materials in or beyond the right-of-way of any
street or public highway or cause such to be done so as to interfere
with the safety and convenience of public travel.
The Police Department of the Town of the Town of Ramapo and/or the enforcement official as designated in Chapter
376, Zoning, §
376-140 of the Code of the Town of Ramapo shall have the power, right and authority to issue an appearance ticket, as the same is defined in Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York, for the violation of any section or provision of this chapter.