Port Chester to Hold Public Hearing on New 'Towing and Booting' Law

Port Chester will hold a public hearing Oct. 19 to discuss a proposed new law that would give commercial property owners the right to tow and boot unauthorized vehicles on their sites.

Under the proposal, commercial property owners could apply for a village license allowing them to tow and/or boot vehicles, and a list of approved locations would be kept by the police department.

“The purpose and intent of this local law is to regulate the towing and booting of Unauthorized Vehicles on private parking lots in the Village of Port Chester,” the proposed law states. “It is hereby declared and found that the towing and booting of Unauthorized Vehicles from parking lots that are on Privately Owned Property, as defined in this chapter, in the Village of Port Chester involve matters affecting the public interest. Regulation of these commercial activities through a licensing process is necessary to establish a uniform and predictable system of business operations, maintain the rights of private owners to manage and operate their property, and to protect the rights of consumers against unreasonable fees, and predatory and illicit practices.”

Click here to view the proposed law.

The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Village Courtroom, 350 North Main St.

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