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Town of Easton, CT
Fairfield County
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[Adopted 3-25-1980 as Title IVC of the 1980 Code of Ordinances]
No person, firm or corporation shall allow any vehicle used or owned by him or it or registered in his or its name to remain on a public street during or after a snowstorm in such a manner as to interfere with the work of removing or plowing snow or removing ice or in such a manner as to create a traffic hazard.
Any vehicle remaining on a street in violation of § 421-11 may be removed, towed or conveyed by or at the direction of any member of the Police Department by means of towing the same or otherwise to any Town property or outdoor parking area or to a commercial place.
[Amended 9-15-2014]
The Board of Police Commissioners is authorized to designate one or more suitable places for the impounding of motor vehicles. Impounded motor vehicles may be repossessed only upon payment of a towing charge and a storage charge. Said charges shall be set by the Board of Police Commissioners from time to time. Preference will be given by the Board of Police Commissioners to garages and towing facilities located within the Town of Easton.
No person, firm or corporation, including those owning, leasing, occupying or having charge of any premises, shall cause or allow the removal or deposit of snow from said premises onto the traveled portion of any public street.
Any person who violates the provisions of §§ 421-11 and 421-14 shall be fined not more than $25. The fine shall be an addition to any towing and storage charges paid under the provisions of § 421-13.