[Amended 6-9-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
Any motor vehicle, dumpster, boat, trailer or
substantially similar object parked or abandoned on any street or
highway within this Village during a snowstorm, flood, fire or any
other public emergency; or found unattended on any said street or
highway where said vehicle, dumpster, boat, trailer or similar object
constitutes an obstruction to traffic; or found unattended on any
said street or highway where stopping, standing or parking of vehicles
is prohibited may be forthwith removed by any employee or agent of
the Village duly designated by the Village Mayor or Clerk. Such removal
by the Village shall be accomplished without incurring any liability
for damage to said vehicle, dumpster, boat, trailer or similar object,
provided that reasonable care has been taken in effectuating said
removal.
After such removal of any vehicle as provided
in this article, such vehicle may be stored at a place designated
by the Mayor or Clerk to be there held until the owner or operator
of such vehicle shall call for and remove the same.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Prior to such removal from such storage, the
owner or operator of such vehicle shall pay to the Clerk the amount
of all reasonable charges and expenses actually and necessarily incurred
in such removal from such street or highway, not to exceed an amount
as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Proof
of payment by the Village of removal charges or storage charges at
rates not exceeding those hereinabove prescribed shall be deemed prima
facie proof of the reasonableness of such charges.
The Clerk without delay shall report to the
Mayor and the Board of Trustees the removal and disposition of any
vehicle as provided in this article, and also shall notify the owner
or operator of any such vehicle so removed, if the name of such owner
or operator can be ascertained, of the removal and disposition of
any such vehicle and of the amount required to be paid before the
same may be removed from storage.
