ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF PARKING
WITHIN THE TOWN.
PARKING REGULATIONS
· Simms Point Road from the Veterinary Clinic to the Northerly end
· East Shore North adjacent to Marycrest Beach
· Folsom Harbor Road
· Hodgkins Place
· No overnight parking around any Town Building
· In front of dry or pressured fire hydrants
· In front of the firestation
The parking of any motor vehicle within any intersection, on a crosswalk, within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant, in front of a private driveway, on a bridge, viaduct, causeway, or the approach thereto, on a sidewalk, or within any area wherein parking is prohibited or otherwise restricted by permit only is prohibited.
No person shall; between the hours of twelve o’clock midnight and eight o’clock am., including Sundays and legal holidays, during the period from December 1 of each year to April 1 of the following year, park any vehicle within the limits of any public highway in the Town in such a manner as to interfere with the prompt and orderly removal or plowing of snow, removal of ice, or sanding or salting of highway.
The Road Foreman shall conspicuously place suitable marking signs in and near the areas affected by the parking regulations of this chapter.
Rules for parking within the confines of the Town Recreation Areas are contained in the Ordinance entitled “ORDINANCE REGULATING CONDUCT IN TOWN RECREATION AREAS”
The Chairman of the Selectboard with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, may regulate the manner of parking any vehicle in places where parking is permitted by this chapter, by causing parking spaces for vehicles to be marked off or painted on the pavement of the street in the area affected, and “No Parking” signs to be placed in places where such spaces are marked off or painted.
Section 2. Any vehicle parked in violations of the provisions of this Article may be summarily removed at the owner’s expense, by order of any law enforcement officer (constable, sheriff and state police), road commissioner, or selectman.
The local law enforcement officer and/or agency and the owner of any public garage to which such vehicle is removed shall keep a record of each vehicle so removed, using manufacturer’s trade name or make, registration number or motor number if the vehicle is not registered, registered owner if the vehicle bears a Vermont registration, such other descriptive matter as may he necessary to identify such vehicle, and the name and address
of any claimant thereof. The law enforcement officer and/or agency shall, in addition, keep a record showing date of such removal, place to which such removal is made, and the reason for such removal. All such records shall be open to public inspection during regular business hours. If any towed vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of five (5) days, the Town Clerk must send written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested,
to the last known address of the registered owner of any towed vehicle, if the vehicle is registered. If the vehicle is not registered, the Town Clerk will publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town information identifying the unclaimed vehicle.
Section 3. If the owner of a vehicle summarily removed under section 5 hereof does not claim such vehicle and pay all towing and storage expenses within thirty (30) days of the date of such removal, the title to such vehicle shall escheat to the Town and the vehicle may be sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Title 27, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Section 11.
Before the owner shall be permitted to reclaim a vehicle which has been removed pursuant to Article VII, he or she must:
· Furnish satisfactory evidence to the law enforcement officer or agency and to the owner or person in charge of such public garage of his or her identity and of his or her ownership of such vehicle.
· Pay to the law enforcement officer or agency all charges for removing said vehicle and all charges for the storing or parking thereof, and for publication of record of removal.
· Sign a written receipt acknowledging delivery of said vehicle.
Section 4. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to make unlawful vehicular stops in obedience to the direction of a law enforcement officer or for causes beyond the control of the operator.