(A) Prohibited action. No person shall store or permit the storage of a discarded, abandoned, or inoperative vehicle for more than seven days upon private property within the City, except for no more than one vehicle that may be in an inoperative state for not more than 60 days while undergoing repairs/rehabilitation, or unless said vehicles are parked in a wholly enclosed building or are screened from public view in accordance with Chapter 90 or unless it is in connection with a lawfully conducted and licensed business dealing in vehicle repair or junked vehicles.
(B) Entry on private property. A law enforcement officer is authorized to enter onto private property at all reasonable times and examine a vehicle to determine if it is an abandoned vehicle. Except when an emergency exists, before entering onto private property, the law enforcement officer shall obtain the consent of an occupant, or upon obtaining a warrant from the Municipal Court authorizing entry.
(C) Notice. The owner of any such abandoned vehicle, or the property owner on which the vehicle is stored if the vehicle owner is not found, shall be provided a written notice by personal service or certified mail that the vehicle is in violation of this chapter. The investigating officer shall place a notice on the windshield or some other easily visible part of the vehicle and mail or deliver a notice to the owner of the real property where the abandoned vehicle is located.
(D) Appeal. The recipient of any such violation notice may file an appeal to the City Council within five business days of receipt of said notice. The filing of an appeal shall suspend all action until the next regularly scheduled Municipal Court date.
(Ord. 665, passed 10-7-2020) Penalty, see § 74.99