(a) For the purpose of this section, "abandoned vehicle" or "motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle or any vehicle or structure 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 lot or lands in the City, unless it is kept in a completely enclosed, authorized building or garage.
(b) No owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of lots or lands shall have standing or parked upon such lots or lands an abandoned motor vehicle as defined herein.
(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 land and is a menace to the health, safety and welfare of the City and its inhabitants, and notwithstanding the penalty contained in Section 303.99 and, in addition thereto, when the Director of Public Safety ascertains that an abandoned motor vehicle is upon such lots and lands as described herein, he shall cause written notice and demand to be served upon the owner, lessee, agent or tenant that such vehicle shall be removed from such premises within five days after the service of such notice. If the owner, or other person having charge of the lands, is a nonresident whose address is known, the notice shall be sent to his address by registered mail; if the address of the owner is unknown, it shall be sufficient to publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in Cuyahoga County. Any police officer may make service and return of the notice provided for in this section.
(d) The five days as prescribed herein commences from the day of the service of notice. Any person who has been notified to remove a vehicle, who fails to do so before the expiration of the five-day period, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable under the provisions of Chapter 501 of the Codified Ordinances. Each additional day's violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 7047-1987. Passed 8-4-87.)