A.
Authority of Superintendent of Highways.
(1)
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this
Town 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 by the Town Superintendent
of Highways.
(2)
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway within this Town
where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, said vehicle
may be removed by the Town Superintendent of Highways.
(3)
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway within this
Town where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, said vehicle
may be removed by the Town Superintendent of Highways.
B.
Storage and charges. After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, the Town Superintendent of Highways 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. Maximum removal and storage charges
shall be set from time to time by the Town Board.
C.
Notice of removal. The Town Superintendent of Highways shall without
delay report the removal and the disposition of any vehicle removed
as provided in this section to the Town Clerk, and it shall be the
duty of the Town Clerk to ascertain to the extent possible the owner
of the vehicle or person having same in charge and notify him or her
of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount which
will be required to redeem same.
Pavement markings in accordance with the standards and specifications
established by the New York State Department of Transportation shall
be applied on the highways or portions of highways in the Town as
may be necessary or convenient as determined by the Town Superintendent
of Highways.
