[Amended 11-17-1948; 5-17-1961 by Ord. No. 3-1961; 8-21-1974 by Ord. No. 3-1974]
[Amended 9-18-1985 by L.L. No. 10-1985; 4-2-1986 by L.L. No. 5-1986; 4-6-1988 by L.L. No. 5-1988]
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any
highway within the City of Rye during a snowstorm, flood, fire or
other public emergency which affects that portion of the highway upon
which said vehicle is parked or when any vehicle is found unattended
on any highway within said City where such vehicle constitutes an
obstruction to traffic or when any vehicle is parked or abandoned
on any highway within said City where stopping, standing or parking
is prohibited or when any vehicle has been parked more than three
times within two weeks after the issuance of a parking violation appearance
ticket against such vehicle at that location or when any vehicle is
illegally parked or abandoned in any public place and has three or
more outstanding parking violations or has unpaid parking violation
fines of at least $100, said vehicle may be removed by the Police
Department of the City of Rye or its duly authorized agent. The term
"snowstorm" shall include not only the period of actual snowfall but
such additional period thereafter as may be necessary to remove the
fallen snow.
After the removal of any vehicle as provided
in this article, the Police Department of the City of Rye or its duly
authorized agent may store such vehicle 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 City
of Rye or its duly authorized agent of the amount of all expenses
actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such removal, together
with any charges for storage. The cost of removal and storage of any
vehicle as herein authorized shall be a lien upon the vehicle removed
and may be collected by the public sale thereof.
The Police Department of the City of Rye shall
ascertain to the extent reasonably possible the owner of the vehicle
or person having charge of the same and notify him of the removal
and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount which will be required
to redeem the same. The removal and storage charges shall be in addition
to any penalty provided for violation of the provisions of this chapter
or the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
No vehicle shall be parked on any highway within
the City of Rye during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency
after the owner or operator thereof shall have received notice by
any duly authorized agent of the City of Rye that parking in said
highway is prohibited or to remove said vehicle from said highway.
