A. 
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway or public parking lot within this Village during a snowstorm, announced street cleaning, flood, fire or other public emergency which affects that portion of the public highway or parking lot upon said vehicle is parked or abandoned, said vehicle may be removed by or under the direction of the Police Department.
[Amended 8-17-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
B. 
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway or public parking lot within the Village where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, said vehicle may be removed by or under the direction of the Police Department.
C. 
Parking rules during snow emergencies.
(1) 
The Village has the power to ticket vehicles which are not moved during snow removal when requested, and the owner or person entitled to possession of such vehicles shall be held liable for towing charges up to $75 per offense, or actual towing charges incurred, whichever is greater.
[Amended 11-22-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993; 3-27-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
(2) 
During snow emergencies, all streets within the Village are to be considered snow emergency routes.
D. 
Whenever any vehicle is ticketed by a peace officer or law enforcement officer for the violation of any section of this Chapter 157, it shall be subject to removal from the location where ticketed. The owner or person entitled to possession of said vehicle shall be held liable for the removal and towing charges up to $75 per offense, or actual towing costs incurred, whichever is greater.
[Added 3-27-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
[Amended 12-19-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
A. 
The Chief of Police shall have the power and authority to provide for the removal, immobilization and storage of vehicles parked in violation of any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation and of vehicles on which there are outstanding traffic warrants or fines for parking violations.
B. 
Such vehicles may be removed, immobilized and stored by or under the direction of a member of the Department of Police by means of towing or other means of removal, securing by use of a wheel lock or other immobilization device and storage at a public or private impound lot as designated by the Chief of Police.
C. 
Such removal, immobilization and storage shall be at the expense and risk of the owner of the vehicle.
D. 
No vehicle shall be removed, immobilized or stored by or under the direction of a member of the Department of Police for outstanding traffic warrants or fines for parking violations, unless such vehicle has accumulated over $100 in outstanding traffic warrants or fines for parking violations and/or three or more parking violations.
E. 
Any vehicle removed, immobilized or stored as herein provided shall be promptly released to its owner upon the payment of outstanding parking fines, the satisfaction of outstanding traffic warrants and the administrative costs authorized herein.
F. 
While a vehicle is immobilized as herein provided, parking restrictions to which such vehicle may be subject shall be suspended during such immobilization period.
G. 
An administrative surcharge of $50 is hereby imposed to offset the costs of maintenance, placement and removal of the immobilization device; said surcharge to be paid prior to the release of an immobilized vehicle set forth in Subsection A.
H. 
Any attempt by any person to tamper with, deface, remove or destroy an immobilization device or to move by any means a vehicle towed or secured as herein provided may result in the prosecution of such person for any offense separate from and in addition to the parking violations; in addition, such person shall be liable for any loss suffered by the Village due to any such attempt.
[Amended 12-19-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
When an immobilization device is used, the Police Department or its agents shall attach to the vehicle, in such form as directed by the Chief, a notice containing the following information:
A. 
The location and identifying characteristics of the vehicle.
B. 
Date and time of placement of the device and signature of the installer.
C. 
Notice that further parking restrictions will be waived during the immobilization period.
D. 
Notice that any person tampering with the device or the vehicle will be subject to prosecution and liable for any loss to the Village.
E. 
The steps which the owner must take to obtain release of the vehicle.
F. 
Such other information, statements, notices and warnings as the Chief of Police shall from time to time determine.