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Town of East Hampton, NY
Suffolk County
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A snow emergency declaration shall be made by the Superintendent of Highways or his deputy. Such declaration shall be made at the discretion of the Superintendent of Highways when snow has accumulated on any main artery of travel so as to necessitate snow removal operation.
B. 
The Town Supervisor or the Superintendent of Highways or his deputy shall declare a snow emergency in a signed written notice to the Town Clerk or his deputy within 24 hours of said declaration. Said notice shall become effective immediately after signing and shall indicate date and exact time of the declaration. The Police Department shall be notified immediately following a snow emergency declaration.
C. 
The Superintendent of Highways or his deputy shall notify at least one local radio station immediately following a snow emergency declaration.
D. 
The snow emergency declaration shall be in effect until such time as a snow emergency termination has been received by the Town Clerk or his deputy in accordance with § 240-38 of this article.
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Editor's Note: Former § 240-36, Removal and impounding of illegally parked vehicles, was repealed 5-17-1991 by L.L. No. 9-1991. That local law also provided for the renumbering of former §§ 240-37 through 240-42 as §§ 240-36 through 240-41, respectively.
No parking is permitted on either side of any main artery of travel during a snow emergency declaration pursuant to § 240-36 of this article.
A. 
A snow emergency termination shall be declared by either the Superintendent of Highways or his deputy. Such termination shall be made at the discretion of the Superintendent of Highways or his deputy when snow removal operations have been completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Highways.
B. 
The Superintendent of Highways shall declare a snow emergency termination in a signed written notice to the Town Clerk or his deputy. Said notice shall become effective immediately upon receipt and shall include the date and exact time of the snow emergency termination. The Police Department shall be notified immediately following a snow emergency termination.
C. 
The Superintendent of Highways or his deputy shall notify at least one local radio station immediately following a snow emergency termination.
D. 
The snow emergency termination shall nullify any provisions or conditions resulting from a snow emergency declaration as provided for in this article.
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Editor's Note: Former § 240-39, Parking prohibited on main arteries of travel during certain hours of certain months, was repealed 4-4-1997 by L.L. No. 12-1997.
It is prohibited to shovel, plow or otherwise deposit snow onto any main artery of travel in the Town of East Hampton.
[Amended 6-2-2022 by L.L. No. 17-2022]
A. 
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a violation and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $25 for the first offense and for the second offense by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $35 or by imprisonment for not less than two nor more than 15 days. The third or any subsequent offense within one year may be punishable by a fine not exceeding $100.
B. 
Any person or entity found by the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to have violated the provisions of § 240-37 shall likewise be subject to a monetary penalty not to exceed the maximum fine amounts set forth in the instant chapter, for the respective violations referenced therein for a first offense, subsequent offenses and continuing offenses.