A.
When any vehicle is parked on any street within the
Village during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency
which affects that portion of the public highway upon which said vehicle
is parked, said vehicle may be removed by the Superintendent of Public
Works or his designee.
B.
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway
within this Village where said vehicle constitutes an obstruction
to traffic, said vehicle may be removed by the Superintendent of Public
Works or his designee.
C.
When any vehicle is parked on any highway within this
Village where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, said vehicle
may be removed by the Superintendent of Public Works or his designee.
After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, the Superintendent of Public Works may store such vehicle
in a suitable place at the expense of the owner. Such owner, or the
person in charge of the vehicle, may redeem the same upon payment
to the Village of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily
incurred in effecting such removal and storage, including the allocable
portion of the salaries of employees attending to such removal and
storage, together with the actual charges for storage.[1] The expenses and charges so incurred shall constitute
a lien and charge upon such vehicle until paid or otherwise satisfied
or discharged. This remedy shall be in addition to any penalty provided
for under this Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Vehicle and Traffic Law
§ 1640 et seq.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Public Works to ascertain the name of the owner of such vehicle and to notify him of the removal and storage of such vehicle, the amount which will be required to redeem same and the disposition to be made of the vehicle pursuant to § 125-33 of this chapter if such vehicle is not redeemed within 10 days from the date of the notice. Such notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, or in person, within five days after removal of the vehicle.
If an impounded vehicle being stored pursuant
to the provisions of this article is not redeemed by the owner within
10 days from the date of the notice provided for above, it shall be
sold at public auction. Ownership of unredeemed vehicles shall vest
in the Village 10 days from the date such notice is given. However,
if the last owner cannot be determined, ownership shall vest in the
Village when the fact is ascertained.[2]
