Town of Dartmouth, MA
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2022-10-18
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Division 1: General By-laws
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 340 Vehicles and Traffic
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Article I Removal of Vehicles Interfering with Plowing
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Division 1: General By-laws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- Ch 9 Aging, Council on
- Ch 12 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 18 Capital Planning Committee
- Ch 22 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 25 Conservation Commission
- Ch 34 Finance Committee
- Ch 37 Financial Procedures
- Ch 44 Historic District Commission
- Ch 60 Noncriminal Disposition
- Ch 65 Officers and Employees
- Ch 76 Residency Requirements
- Ch 82 Select Board
- Ch 87 Soil Conservation Board
- Ch 95 Town Meeting
- Ch 104 Waterways Management Department
- Ch 109 Wire Department
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 122 Alarms
- Ch 125 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 129 Amusements and Entertainment
- Ch 134 Animals
- Ch 146 Boating and Waterways
- Ch 153 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 156 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 162 Business Hours
- Ch 177 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 184 Earth and Soil Removal
- Ch 192 Farming
- Ch 196 Fees and Charges
- Ch 209 Historic Preservation
- Ch 220 Junk, Old Metals and Secondhand Articles
- Ch 231 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 250 Noise
- Ch 259 Paintball Guns
- Ch 265 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 271 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 276 Plastic Bags
- Ch 298 Signs and Lighting
- Ch 305 Soliciting and Canvassing
- Ch 311 Storage Tanks
- Ch 313 Stormwater Management
- Ch 315 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property
- Ch 328 Transient Vendors
- Ch 340 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 340 Art I Removal of Vehicles Interfering with Plowing
- § 340-1 Removal by Department of Public Works.
- § 340-2 Record of removed vehicle.
- § 340-3 Owner responsible for removal and storage costs.
- § 340-4 Notification to owner of removal.
- Ch 344 Vehicles, Junk
- Ch 352 Waste Management
- Ch 356 Water
- Ch 360 Wetlands
- Ch 363 Floodplain Management
- Division 2: Zoning By-law
- Ch 375 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 4-2-1957, approved
9-5-1957 (Art. 92 of the 2011 General By-Laws)]
[Amended 10-18-2011,
approved 2-2-2012]
The Department of Public Works may remove or cause to be removed
from any public way or street under his jurisdiction any vehicle interfering
with the removal or plowing of snow or ice to some convenient place
including a public garage or outdoor parking area.
[Amended 6-7-2011, approved
9-15-2011; 10-18-2011, approved
2-2-2012]
The Department of Public Works shall keep a record of any vehicle
removed under the provisions of this By-Law, which shall contain the
name, when obtained, of the owner, and the registration number of
the vehicle.
A.
The cost
of the removal and towing and the storage charge, if any, shall be
paid by the owner of the vehicle.
B.
The amount
to be paid by the owner of the vehicle for all costs that are associated
with the removal, towing and storage of said vehicle shall be the
maximum rates that are permitted by Chapter 159B, Section 6B,[1] at the time of said removal, towing and storage.
[Amended 9-27-1979, approved
1-14-1980; 10-18-2011, approved
2-2-2012]
[1]
Editor's Note: Reference is to the Massachusetts General Laws.
[Amended 10-18-2011,
approved 2-2-2012]
The owner of the vehicle so removed shall be notified or caused
to be notified by the Department of Public Works of such removal and
of the place to which removed, within a reasonable time after such
removal, provided his identity can be ascertained.
