Any vehicle parked, whether attended or unattended,
or abandoned on any highway within the Town of Niskayuna during an
emergency as defined in this chapter or found unattended where it
constitutes an obstruction to traffic or any place where stopping,
standing or parking is prohibited shall be subject to impoundment
by removal to a garage or other place for storage, by or at the direction
of any police officer.
Any vehicle impounded in the Town of Niskayuna
pursuant to the provisions of this Code or the Vehicle and Traffic
Law, except as otherwise provided in the Vehicle and Traffic Law,
may be redeemed by the owner or other person lawfully entitled to
possession thereof upon obtaining the written consent of the Niskayuna
Police Department and paying such costs and charges as may be reasonable
for the removal or storage of said vehicle before receiving possession
of said vehicle.
The Town Board of the Town of Niskayuna may,
by resolution, establish and amend a schedule of maximum fees for
the removal or storage of vehicles impounded pursuant to this Article,
and, in such event, no charges for such removal or storage of impounded
vehicles may exceed said maximum fees.
Any operator of a place of business for garaging,
parking or storing vehicles for the public who files a garage operator's
report under the provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall file
concurrently therewith a copy of such report with the Chief of Police.
