A.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway
within this Town during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency
which affects that portion of the public highway upon which said vehicle
is parked or abandoned, said vehicle may be removed by the Town Superintendent
of Highways or his authorized agent or by the Commissioner of Public
Works or his authorized agent.
B.
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway
within this Town where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction to
traffic, said vehicle may be removed by the Town Superintendent of
Highways or his authorized agent.
C.
When any vehicle is parked in violation of the provisions of §§ 273-4, 273-5 and 273-6 or found abandoned on any highway within the Town of Henrietta, said vehicle may be removed by the Town Superintendent of Highways, his authorized agent or by or at the direction of a Deputy Sheriff, state police officer or other police officer to any place designated by the Town Board as a vehicle pound.
[Amended 5-6-1981]
After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, the Town Superintendent of Highways or his 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 Town Superintendent of Highways or his
authorized agent of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily
incurred in effecting such removal.
The Town Superintendent of Highways or his authorized
agent shall without delay report the removal and the disposition of
any vehicle removed as provided in this article to the Monroe County
Sheriff's Department and to the New York State Police.
