A.Â
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway
or in a municipally controlled parking area within the incorporated
limits of this Village during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public
emergency which affects that portion of the public highway or municipally
owned parking area upon which said vehicle is parked or abandoned,
said vehicle may be removed by the Police Department of the Village
of Piermont.
B.Â
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway
or in any municipally controlled parking area within the incorporated
limits of this Village where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction
to traffic, said vehicle may be removed by the Police Department of
the Village of Piermont.
After the removal of any vehicle as provided
in this article, the Police Department 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 the payment to the
Village Clerk of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily
incurred in effecting such removal, such charge not to exceed $50,
together with any charges for storage, such storage charge not to
exceed $5 per day or fraction thereof.
The Police Department shall ascertain without
delay, to the extent possible, the owner of the vehicle or person
having custody of the same and notify him of the removal and disposition
of such vehicle and of the amount which shall be required to redeem
the same.