(A) No person may store or permit to be stored a vehicle or other personal property believe to be disabled or abandoned in the same location on the public right-of-way or other public property in excess of 24 hours, or as defined in ORS 819.110, without permission of the local law enforcement entity or City Administrator.
(B) Failure to operate and/or move such vehicle off of the block face, or right-of-way along the property line, or public property within a 24-hour period, or as defined in ORS 819.110 through 819.120, constitutes a prima facie evidence of storage and may be abated.
(C) (1) Any unattended, stored, or abandoned vehicle that is placed in a manner or location that constitutes an obstruction, hazard, or an impediment to traffic or to public safety shall, at the discretion of the investigating officer, be towed immediately, without prior notice, per ORS 819.110 through 819.120.
(2) Any vehicle may be towed in accordance with ORS 819.110 through 819.120 after a “Notice of Intent to Tow” has been affixed to the vehicle, if the vehicle is stored, abandoned, or parked in violation of any parking regulation.
(3) In accordance with ORS 819.110 through 819.120, any vehicle may be towed within 24 hours of a notice of towing being applied to the vehicle.
(D) A “Notice of Towed Vehicle” shall be mailed by certified mail to the registered owner of record within 48 hours of the towing not including holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The registered owner may repossess the vehicle within 45 days upon payment of all towing fees, miscellaneous fees, and a $350 fine. The owner is also responsible for all costs of removal and storage per ORS 819.150.
(E) The “Notice of Intent to Tow” and “Notice of Towed Vehicle” shall contain the information required in § 72.04.
(F) If, after 45 days, no one has claimed the towed vehicle, the City may authorize the sale thereof in accordance with the provisions of any relevant and authorized towing contract. In the absence of any such contract, the City Administrator may authorize the public sale thereof in accordance with the appropriate state regulations.
(Ord. 665, passed 10-7-2020) Penalty, see § 74.99