For purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:
ABANDONED VEHICLE.
A motor vehicle shall be deemed to be an "abandoned vehicle" if
left unattended:
A.
With no number plates affixed thereto, for more than six (6) hours on
any highway, public street or any other public place in the Village of Morrisville.
B.
For more than twenty-four (24) hours on any highway, public street or
other public place in the Village of Morrisville, except a portion of such
highway, public street or public place on which parking is legally permitted.
C.
For more than forty-eight (48) hours after the parking of such vehicle
shall have become illegal if left on a portion of a highway, public street
or public place in the village on which parking is legally permitted.
D.
For more than ninety-six (96) hours on property of another if left without
permission of the owner.
INOPERABLE
Any vehicle which does not have the appropriate and valid motor vehicle
safety inspection certificate issued by the New York State Department of Motor
vehicles.
MOTOR VEHICLE or VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may
be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power
or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
NUISANCE VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle that is either abandoned, unregistered, inoperable
and/or unusable.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, trust, business or corporation.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE VEHICLES
Unregistered vehicles not fit for highway use, utilized for property
maintenance, i.e., riding lawn mowers, tractors, trailers, etc.
SEASONAL VEHICLES
Any vehicle whose usage is constrained to certain seasons of the
year (i.e., camper trailers, boat trailers, recreational vehicles, etc.) and
maintained in a manner fit for highway use. A current New York State vehicle
inspection certificate in effect for said vehicle shall give rise to the presumption
of fitness for highway use.
UNREGISTERED
Any motor vehicle that does not have in effect an appropriate and
valid registration of any state or other entity granting registration recognized
by the State of New York. Failure to bear appropriate license plate and registration
sticker or other lawful proof of registration shall give rise to a presumption
that the vehicle is "unregistered" (excluding property maintenance vehicles).
UNUSABLE
Any vehicle that is not capable of being lawfully and safely operated
for the purpose of transportation of persons and/or things. A vehicle used
as a source of parts or storage shall be presumptively "unusable."
After removal of any vehicle as provided in this Article, the village
enforcement officer may 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 by payment of any outstanding fines for violations of any village ordinances
or local laws.
The village enforcement officer shall ascertain to the extent possible
the owner of the vehicle or the person having the same in charge and notify
such person of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount
which will be required to redeem the same.
The Village Board may, at its discretion, decide to, if the village
declines to remove and store the vehicles itself, hire through public bidding
a designated removal and storage agency to enforce the provisions of this
Article.