A.Â
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 Town Board.
B.Â
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 Town
Board.
After removal of any vehicle as provided in this Article, the Town Board
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.
It shall be the duty of the town police officer 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 police officer shall
also without delay report the removal and disposition of any vehicle removed
as provided in this Article to the Town Clerk.