(a) For the purpose of this section, an "abandoned motor vehicle" or "abandoned vehicle" means any motor vehicle ordinarily mounted on wheels or capable of being propelled from place to place either by its own power or power supplied by some vehicle attached or to be attached thereto, not stored in a garage, which is dismantled, inoperative or unlicensed, standing or parked on any lots or lands in the City, unless it is kept in a completely enclosed, authorized building or garage.
(b) No person shall willfully abandon any vehicle or motor vehicle on any property within the City.
(c) When any motor vehicle that is inoperative through failure of the engine or transmission or other mechanical parts, and being unsafe for operation, continues to remain upon such lots or lands and is or becomes a threat or menace to the health, safety and welfare of the City and its inhabitants, and notwithstanding the penalty contained in Section 751.99, the Director of Public Safety shall cause written notice and demand to be served upon the owner of the abandoned vehicle or abandoned motor vehicle that such vehicle shall be removed from such premises within three working days after the service of such notice. In the event that the owner fails to remove the vehicle, or to contact the Director of Public Safety or his designee within three working days of receipt of such notice, then thereafter the City, under the direction of the Director of Public Safety or his designee, may remove such vehicle and cause it to be placed in storage, all at the owners expense. If the owner is a non-resident, the notice shall be sent to the owners last address of record by registered mail. Any police officer may make service and return of the notice provided for in this section.
(d) Any person who has been notified to move a vehicle, who fails to do so within three working days of notice, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 88-133. Passed 11-21-88.)