[Adopted 1-12-1971 (Ch. 13, Art. III, Div. 3, of the 1985
Code of Ordinances)]
The Highway Commissioner is hereby empowered
to declare a temporary parking ban for such periods of time as he
deems advisable for the purposes of expediting the removal of snow
from the public highways of the Town and to facilitate the flow of
traffic over said highways.
The Highway Commissioner shall take all reasonable
steps to post and convey the parking ban to the residents of the Town
by notifying the Police Departments and/or local radio and television
stations of said ban.
During said ban, it shall be unlawful for any
owner or operator of any vehicle to park such vehicle on the public
highways of the Town.
Any police officer may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle left on the public highways of the Town in violation of § 340-13 to some designated place where it shall be surrendered to its owner upon payment of any authorized charges. If any such vehicle is unregistered it may be disposed of in any manner deemed reasonable by the Police Department.
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Editor's Note: State law reference - Removal
of vehicles, G.L. 1956, § 31-22-13 et seq.
