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 Chief
of Police or the Superintendent of Highways.
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 the Chief of Police or Superintendent of Highways.
[Amended 7-16-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, the Chief of Police or Superintendent of Highways 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 removal charges not to exceed $125
and storage charges not to exceed $40 per day or fraction thereof.
A.
Report of the removal and disposition of such vehicle
shall be made to the Police Department.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Police Department 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.
