[Adopted 11-12-1976 (Ch. II, § 7, 2-07-05, of the 1991 Code)]
It is hereby declared to be in the public welfare, interest and safety that in order to insure the delivery of food and fuel to enable fire apparatus to reach all areas of the Town, it is necessary that during and after a snow storm all Town roads in the Town be made passable. In order to facilitate the plowing of such roads, it may be necessary for the Police Department or Highway Department of the Town remove vehicles interfering with the plowing of such roads.
All Town roads shall be considered snow routes for the purposes of this article during the period from November 30 through April 1, inclusive.
A. 
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to appoint such agents as he deems necessary to tow away parked, disabled or abandoned vehicles on snow routes during snow storms. Such vehicles shall be towed to the nearest area cleared by the Town for such purposes, if such area exists at the time of such towing. In the event that such area does not exist at the time of such towing, the vehicles shall be towed to any off-street area for storage until the vehicle is claimed by the owner thereof.
B. 
A list of such vehicles shall be kept at the police headquarters, by which the owner of such vehicle so towed may learn the location of his vehicle. Failure to include any vehicle upon the list shall not, however, create any liability upon the Town on account of towing. The Town shall not be liable for damage or loss to the contents thereof.
C. 
The agents appointed by the Chief of Police shall submit evidence of a bond in a sum satisfactory to the Town Treasurer, to hold the Town harmless from any and all claims for damage to personal property arising out of towing.
D. 
Charges.
(1) 
The charges for such towing of vehicles shall be the reasonable charge of the private party who performs the service of towing the vehicle in question.
(2) 
The charges shall be collected by the towing agent as its fee for towing services, and shall be in lieu of any other fee or payment by the Town for such service. The payment of such towing and storage charges shall not release the operator or owner of the vehicle from any penalty imposed for violation of a traffic regulation.
Anyone whose car is found without chains, snow tires, or other heavy-weather driving appliance, and is unable to move of itself on the Town roads, may be towed by the Police Department in accordance with the provisions of § 258-11 of this article, and in addition shall pay a fine of $10.