(A) Any person receiving a notice of violation of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of $25 for each violation. This fine may be paid within seven days following the date of violation by mail or in person at the office of the Town Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) Any vehicle found to be in continuous violation of this chapter may receive an additional notice of violation for each two hours of violation, and after 48 hours of continuous violation, the vehicle shall be subject to the tow-in provisions contained in division (D) of this section.
(C) Whenever a vehicle is found to have accrued five notices of violation of this chapter and the violations remain unpaid for a period of seven days after the date of the last violation, the vehicle shall be subject to the tow-in provisions found in division (D) of this section.
(D) Any vehicle found to be in violation of division (B) of this section may be immediately towed away. Any person receiving notice of violation and/or seeking to obtain possession of the vehicle may discharge his or her fine by paying the fine provided for each notice of violation to the Town Clerk-Treasurer and by further paying all charges owed for towing and storage of the vehicle. If the vehicle is not redeemed within 30 days after its being towed in, the vehicle may be treated as abandoned property and disposed of according to laws of the state.
(E) Any person wishing to challenge the notice of violation must submit in writing to the Town Clerk-Treasurer within seven days following the date of violation their request for a hearing before an appeal hearing officer.
(F) Three appeal hearing officers shall be designated by the Town Council from time to time and they may be designated by position or name, and they shall conduct a hearing on a challenged notice of violation. A requested hearing shall be heard by any one or more of the appeal hearing officers within seven days after receipt of the request for a hearing. The appeal hearing officer shall designate the time and place for hearing.
(Ord. 1995-3, passed 1-10-1995; Ord. 2018-17, passed 5-29-2018; Ord. 2019-03, passed 1-29-2019; Ord. 2020-01, passed 1-28-2020)