[Adopted 1-14-1965]
For the purposes of this article, the words
"vehicle," "owner" and "park" shall have the meanings as defined in
the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
No vehicle shall be parked on any County or
Town road within the Town of Liberty between the hours of 1:00 a.m.
and 7:00 a.m. during the period beginning December 1 and ending March
31 of each year.
[Amended 7-8-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
The penalties for violation of this article
shall be those set forth in § 1800 of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any
County or Town road within the Town of Liberty between the hours of
1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. during the period beginning December 1 and
ending March 31 of each year or during snow removal operations by
any department in the Town of Liberty or during flood, serious fire
or other extreme public emergency which affects that portion of the
County or Town road upon which said vehicle is parked or abandoned,
said vehicle may be removed by the Town Superintendent of Highways
or any of the Town Superintendent of Highways' employees or agents.
[Amended 7-8-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
After such removal, the Town Superintendent
of Highways 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 of the
amount of all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in effecting
such removal, such charges shall be as set forth from time to time
by the Town Board.[1]
The Town Superintendent of Highways shall, without
delay, report the removal and the disposition of such vehicle to the
Town Clerk of Liberty, and it shall be the duty of such Town Clerk
to ascertain the owner of such vehicle or person having the same in
charge and to notify said owner of the removal and disposition of
such vehicle and of the amount which will be required to redeem the
same.
