A.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway or public
parking lot within this Town 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 Highway Superintendent
or a constable of said Town.
B.
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway or public parking
lot within the Town where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction
to traffic, said vehicle may be removed by or under the direction
of a constable.
C.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this
Town where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, said vehicle
may be removed by a constable.
After removal of any vehicle as provided in this article, the
Highway Superintendent 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 person
with whom stored of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily
incurred in effecting such removal and storage, such storage charges
not to exceed an amount as set by resolution of the Town Board, together
with any charges for storage, such storage charges not to exceed an
amount per day or fraction thereof as set by the Town Board.
It shall be the duty of the Highway Superintendent or a constable
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 same. Said Highway Superintendent or constable shall also
without delay report the removal and disposition of any vehicle removed
as provided in this article to the Highway Superintendent or Genesee
County Sheriff's or other State Police Department and to the Town
Clerk.