[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hillburn 12-19-1984 by L.L. No. 4-1984 (Ch. 38 of the 1977 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Keeping of junk material or dismantled vehicles — See § 184-10.
Towing of vehicles — See Ch. 230, Art. VI.
The Village of Hillburn has the duty, responsibility and obligation to maintain its streets and thoroughfares in a safe and proper fashion. Derelict, abandoned, unlicensed or immobile vehicles undergoing repair or maintenance on public streets create hazards to normal road traffic, hinders the passage of emergency vehicles and detracts from the aesthetics of the Village.
No person, persons, corporations or other legal entity shall be allowed to place or put an inoperable or abandoned motor vehicle on the streets within the Incorporated Village of Hillburn. Said inoperable or abandoned motor vehicle must remain on the residential property of the owner of said motor vehicle, subject to the regulations imposed by § 184-10 of the Village's Code.
Any motor vehicle that requires repairs or maintenance to render it capable of independent locomotion cannot remain on Village streets for more than a continuous period of 24 hours. The owner or lawful user of said motor vehicle must remove said vehicle in any lawful manner whatsoever off the Village streets for said repair or maintenance. There shall not be allowed any maintenance of motor vehicles on Village streets or any other public area within the Incorporated Village of Hillburn.
If a motor vehicle is on the Village streets or any other public area for a period of time exceeding 24 hours which is either inoperable or abandoned, and after the Village has made a reasonable attempt to ascertain the lawful owner of said motor vehicle, the Village of Hillburn shall have the right to issue a summons to said motor vehicle for a violation of this chapter. After the issuance of the summons, the Village, after 48 hours' written notice to the lawful owner at his last known address, setting forth the violation of this chapter, shall have the right to remove and/or tow away said motor vehicle at the sole cost and expense to the owner of said motor vehicle or to the lawful user of said motor vehicle. Said owner or lawful user of said motor vehicle shall be billed for said cost of removal of same, and if the bill is not paid within 30 days, the Village shall have the right to assess the cost of same to the tax bill of said residential owner or lawful user and use all other appropriate legal remedies to collect same.
Forty-eight hours' notice shall be given by the Village to the lawful owner of said motor vehicle which is inoperable or abandoned by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service or any other legal means before said motor vehicle which is either inoperable or abandoned on residential streets, as stated above, shall be removed or towed away by the Village.
A. 
The Village shall charge a car owner $25 per day for the storage of said motor vehicle by the Village, plus any other costs incurred by the Village in the storage of said motor vehicle. After said motor vehicle has been in storage by the Village for a period of 30 days, the Village shall have the right, on not less than 10 days' written notice sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, by the Village to said owner, at his last known address, advising him or her that such motor vehicle will be sold at a public auction for the best price the Village can obtain. A general description in such notice of the property to be sold shall be sufficient.
B. 
Said sale shall be conducted by the Mayor or by an employee designated by him or by an auctioneer designated by the Mayor.
In the event that a motor vehicle parked on Village streets shall constitute a safety hazard to the public or an attractive nuisance to the residents of the Village or to other persons, then no notice shall be required to be given by the Village to any person before said motor vehicle is towed away by the Village.
Any person, persons or party found guilty of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of up to $250 and/or 15 days in jail, in addition to any costs or expenses incurred in the towing of said motor vehicle by the Village of Hillburn.