A. Ordinance Violation if Failure to Remove: In the event that the owner or person in control of any derelict or inoperable vehicle or part thereof or who is the owner of, or is in control of, any property upon which a derelict, inoperable motor vehicle or part thereof is situated shall fail to abate the nuisance within seven (7) days after written notice by the city clerk to do so, then, in that event, the city may proceed with an ordinance violation complaint to cause every such derelict inoperable motor vehicle or part thereof, to be moved and conveyed by, or caused to be removed and conveyed by, or under the direction of, a member of the police department to a convenient pound or storage space available for that purpose.
B. Reclamation of Vehicle; Payment of Fees: Before the owner or person entitled to possession of any impounded vehicle or part thereof shall be permitted to remove same, such owner or person shall furnish evidence of his/her identity, ownership of the vehicle or part thereof, and right to possession thereto and upon delivery shall sign a receipt for the vehicle or part thereof. He/she shall pay a fee of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) to cover the cost of removing said vehicle or part thereof from the public way or private property, as the case may be, and in addition thereto, the cost of storage shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) per day for the first five (5) days and thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per day after the fifth day. The foregoing fees shall be in addition to any fee levied or assessed against the owner or operator of said vehicle by reason of the violation of any ordinance or statute, and any arrest which may have resulted from such violation.
C. Disposition of Unclaimed Vehicles: Whenever a derelict or inoperable vehicle or part thereof shall have been impounded, such vehicle or part thereof shall be stored for a period of not less than thirty (30) days. If such vehicle or part thereof is not claimed or removed at the end of thirty (30) days, such will be disposed of in accordance with 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/4-100 et seq., of the Illinois vehicle code. (Ord. 93-8; amd. 1997 Code; Ord. 2-2023, 3-6-2023)