A.Â
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this
village during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency
which affects that portion of the public highway upon which said vehicle
is parked or abandoned, said vehicle may be removed under the direction
of the police officers or Coordinator of Public Works of the Village
of North Collins.
B.Â
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway within the village
where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, said vehicle
may be removed under the direction of the police.
C.Â
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this
village where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, said vehicle
may be removed under the direction of the police.
After removal of any vehicle as provided in this Article, the
police or Coordinator of Public Works of the village may cause such
vehicle to be stored 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 person with whom stored of the amount of all expenses
actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such removal. Maximum
removal and storage charges shall be established from time to time
by resolution of the Board of Trustees. The schedule of such charges
shall be kept on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
It shall be the duty of the police or Coordinator of Public
Works of the village to ascertain to the extent possible the owner
of the vehicle or the person having the same in charge and to notify
him of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount
which will be required to redeem the same.