346.02 NOTIFICATION TO REMOVE.

   (a)   When the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, ascertains that an "unlicensed or out-of-repair vehicle" is parked, stored or left uncovered in the open upon lots and lands within the Municipality he or she shall cause written notice and demand to be served upon the owner, lessee or bailee of the motor vehicle or owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of such lots or lands that such vehicle shall be licensed, repaired covered by being housed in a garage or other suitable structure, or removed from the premises within fifteen days after service of notice. If the owner or other person having charge of the lands is a non-resident whose address is known, the notice shall be sent to this address by certified mail. If the address of the owner is unknown, it shall be sufficient to publish notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in Cuyahoga County. Any police officer of the Municipality may make service and return of the notice provided for in this section.

   (b)   The fifteen-day period as prescribed herein shall be deemed to commence from the day of the service or the date of publication, if any.

   (c)   If the person notified fails to license, repair, cover or remove such motor vehicle within the time prescribed by this section, the City may remove or cause to be removed such motor vehicle and dispose of the same according to Sections 4513.61 and 4513.62 of the Ohio Revised Code. All expenses and costs of removal and/or disposal shall be charged against the owner of such motor vehicle or the owner of the lots or lands upon which such motor vehicle is parked, stored or left in the open, or both, and shall be in addition to any fine, cost or penalty for which the owner, lessee or bailee of such motor vehicle or the owner or other person having charge of such lots or lands may have become liable.

(Ord. 2002-099. Passed 7-2-02.)