Please take notice that the Town Board of the Town of Clarence will hold a public hearing at the Clarence Town Hall, One Town Place, Clarence, New York on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.to consider the adoption of local law number 1 to amend Chapter 143 of the Town Code as follows:
Section 143-1. Q is amended to read:
- Bicycles: to ride a bicycle other than on established roadways and parking area.
- Motor assisted bicycles and scooters, including any electrical bicycle as defined under New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law s.102-c: to be ridden or operated in violation of New York State or Local Laws.
Section 143-2 is amended as follows:
- Violation of any of the foregoing rules and regulations shall constitute an offense and a person guilty of such offense shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250.00 or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
- Enforcement officers authorized under this chapter who observe a motor-driven vehicle or motor assisted bicycle or scooter as defined herein being operated in violation of New York state or the Local Laws that creates a risk of harm to persons or property may remove or may arrange the removal of motor-driven vehicle or motor assisted bicycle or scooter to a garage, pound, or other place of safety where it shall remain impounded subject to the provisions of this section. The agent impounding the motor-driven vehicle or motor assisted bicycle or scooter shall promptly notify the owner and the local authority that the motor-driven vehicle or motor assisted bicycle or scooter has been impounded.
A motor-driven vehicle or motor assisted bicycle or scooter so impounded shall be in the custody of the local authority and shall not be released unless:
- The person who redeems it has furnished satisfactory evidence of ownership; and
- Payment has been made for the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the motor-driven vehicle or motor assisted bicycle or scooter. Payment prior to release of the motor-driven vehicle or motor assisted bicycle or scooter shall be not required where the impounded motor-driven vehicle was stolen or rented or leased pursuant to a written agreement for 30 days or less except for costs of removal and storage of the vehicle to any entity rendering such service.
BY ORDER OF THE CLARENCE TOWN BOARD
Karen Hawes, Town Clerk
July 9, 2025
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