[Amended 6-23-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
[Amended 5-27-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
A.
When any vehicle, licensed or otherwise, is parked,
abandoned or unattended on any public highway within the Town of Warwick
or on any publicly owned property within the Town, such as but not
limited to Town parkland, during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other
public emergency, which vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic
or otherwise adversely affects that portion of the highway or publicly
owned land, said vehicle may be removed by order of the Town Commissioner
of Public Works or Chief of Police.
B.
When any vehicle, licensed or otherwise, is parked,
abandoned or unattended on any public highway within the Town of Warwick
or on any publicly owned property within the Town, such as but not
limited to Town parkland, where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited,
said vehicle may be removed by order of the Town Commissioner of Public
Works or the Chief of Police.
[Amended 5-27-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, the Town Commissioner of Public Works 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 Clerk of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily
incurred in effecting such removal. Removal charges shall not exceed
$100, and storage charges shall not exceed $10 per day or fraction
thereof.
The Town Commissioner of Public Works shall,
without delay, report the removal and the disposition of any vehicle
removed as provided in this article to the Town Clerk, and it shall
be the duty of such Town Clerk to ascertain to the extent possible
the owner of the vehicle or person having the same in charge and notify
him of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount
which will be required to redeem the same.
