[Amended 11-6-1978 by L.L. No. 4-1978; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
A. When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway
within this Village during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public
emergency or at any time so as to impede snow removal, which affects
that portion of the public highway upon which said vehicle is parked
or abandoned, said vehicle may be removed by the Superintendent of
Public Works of the Village of Kinderhook or someone designated by
the Superintendent.
B. When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway
or sidewalk within this Village where said vehicle constitutes an
obstruction to traffic, said vehicle may be removed by the Superintendent
of Public Works of the Village of Kinderhook or someone designated
by the Superintendent.
C. When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway,
sidewalk or public area within this Village where stopping, standing
or parking is prohibited, said vehicle may be removed by the Superintendent
of Public Works of the Village of Kinderhook or someone designated
by the Superintendent.
[Amended 11-6-1978 by L.L. No. 4-1978]
After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, the Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of
Kinderhook 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 Superintendent of Public Works of the
Village of Kinderhook of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily
incurred in effecting such removal and storage.
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Village
of Kinderhook shall without delay report the removal and the disposition
of any vehicle removed as provided in this article to the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Kinderhook. It shall, however, be the duty
of the Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of Kinderhook
to ascertain to the extent possible the owner of the vehicle or the
person having charge of the vehicle and to notify the owner of the
removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount which will
be required to redeem same.