A.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway
or public parking lot within this Village 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 special officer of the Village.
B.
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway
or public parking lot within the Village where said vehicle constitutes
an obstruction to traffic or where said vehicle is illegally parked
in a handicapped parking space, said vehicle may be removed by or
under the direction of the Chief of Police or special officer of the
Village.
C.
When any vehicle is parked illegally on any highway
or public parking lot within the Village, and where court records
indicate that the vehicle has five prior outstanding parking tickets
against it, the vehicle can be removed and towed to the Village impound
or can be restrained using a restraining device or boot, when approved
by the Chief of Police, and can be held until said outstanding tickets
are paid in full. This shall not include the immediate ticket.
[Added 9-15-1997 by L.L. No. 9-1997]
A.
After removal of any vehicle as provided in this article,
the Chief of Police or special officer of the Village 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 Police Department of the amount of all
expenses actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such removal
and storage, i.e., such towing and storage fees as listed below:
(1)
Towing charges.
[Amended 4-1-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002; 10-6-2003 by L.L. No.
8-2003; 6-21-2010 by L.L. No. 5-2010]
|
Type
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
(a)
|
Charge by towing firm for towing an illegally
parked vehicle which does not require the use of a dolly
|
$85
|
|
Clerical fee
|
$10
| |
|
Total
|
$95
| |
|
(b)
|
Charge by towing firm for towing an illegally
parked vehicle which requires the use of a dolly
|
$125
|
|
Clerical fee
|
$10
| |
|
Total
|
$135
| |
(2)
Storage fees. Storage fees for towed vehicles shall
be $5 per day.
(3)
All outstanding tickets which are owed against the
vehicle for prior parking violations. This shall not include the immediate
ticket.
[Added 9-15-1997 by L.L. No. 10-1-1997]
B.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to waive
storage fees or to release the vehicle prior to payment of certain
fees if good cause exists.
[Added 9-15-1997 by L.L. No. 10-1997]
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 shall be required
to redeem the same. Said Police Department shall also, without delay,
report to the Village Clerk the removal and disposition of any vehicle
removed as provided in this article.
A.
Reimbursement for removal. After removal of a vehicle
ticketed for illegal parking on Village roads or illegal parking in
a municipally owned parking lot as provided in this article, the owner
of such vehicle shall be eligible to receive an adjustment on incurred
towing charges which total $50 or less, upon application to the Village
Administrator, with Village Board approval, provided that:
B.
Reimbursement for incomplete removal. The owner of a vehicle ticketed for illegal parking on Village roads or illegal parking in a municipally owned parking lot as provided in this article shall be entitled to compensation for payments necessarily incurred to avoid towing of said vehicle, totaling $15 or less, upon application to the Village Administrator, with Village Board approval, provided that the provisions set forth in Subsection A(1) through (3) above are met.
