(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed in or upon any street any obstruction to the free use of the same by pedestrians or vehicles. "Obstruction," within the meaning of this section, includes the meaning described in Section 319 of the Highway Law, as well as any containers stored or placed within the bounds of any street in such a manner as to interfere with the use of the street; "obstruction," within the meaning of this section, shall also include a semitrailer or trailer, as defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law, parked or left unattended on any street without a tractor or towing vehicle attached.
(b) 
It shall be presumed that the person or persons occupying the premises receiving the benefit of any obstruction, which is in the nature of a material or refuse receptacle, shall have placed or caused to be placed said obstruction in violation of this section.
(c) 
The registered owner of any semitrailer or trailer which shall be parked or left unattended on any street without a tractor or towing vehicle attached, and the operator of a tractor or towing vehicle which may have transported or drawn a semitrailer or trailer to any street and left same parked or unattended thereon, shall be presumed to have placed or caused to be placed an obstruction on a street in violation of this section.
This division shall not apply to roll-off containers owned by licensed cartmen, provided that:
(a) 
Said roll-off container is properly identified with the name, address and telephone number of the owner thereof displayed thereon;
(b) 
The roll-off container shall have thereon a permanent installation of not less than 16 square feet of diagonal reflectorized striping material at each end of the container facing opposing traffic;
(c) 
The roll-off container shall be placed and maintained in such manner so as not to interfere with either the safety or the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic;
(d) 
The roll-off container shall be removed within a reasonable time under the circumstances by the owner thereof, if notified by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works, or the Superintendent of Highways, or an authorized designee of either, that the container is obstructing or interfering with the safety or the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic; and
(e) 
In the event that: i) the Commissioner of Public Works or the Superintendent of Highways or the authorized designee of either shall notify the owner of such a container that the location of the container is interfering with the safety or free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic and the owner does not, within a reasonable time, cause the container to be removed; or ii) the Commissioner of Public Works or the Superintendent of Highways, or the authorized designee of either, determines that the location of such container is interfering with the safety or free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, but is unable to contact the owner of such container, within a reasonable time under the circumstances; or iii) if the Commissioner of Public Works or the Superintendent of Highways or the authorized designee of either shall determine that the location of such a container causes an immediate hazardous or dangerous condition requiring immediate removal; then the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works or the Superintendent of Highways, or the authorized designee of either, shall cause said container to be removed by the Division of Highways of the Department of Public Works of the Town of Oyster Bay or other suitable Town employees, and the cost of such removal shall be charged to and shall be payable by the owner of such container.
(a) 
An offense against any of the provisions of this division shall be punishable pursuant to § 233-2 of this chapter.
(b) 
The imposition of the penalties in this section shall not preclude the Town Attorney from instituting any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent a violation of this division or to correct or abate a violation of this division.