(a) No person shall stand or park a vehicle upon any street, alley or public ground within the Municipality for a period in excess of ninety-six consecutive hours. Any vehicle parked in violation hereof shall be deemed abandoned and may be impounded and sold, subject to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 4513.60 et seq.
(Ord. 1966-3. Passed 3-15-66.)
(b) The Police Chief, upon complaint of any person adversely affected, may order into storage any motor vehicle that has been left on private residential property for at least four hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property. The Chief of Police, upon complaint of the owner of a repair garage or place of storage, may order into storage any motor vehicle that has been left at the garage or place of storage for a longer period than that agreed upon. The place of storage shall be designated by the Chief of Police. When ordering a motor vehicle into storage, pursuant to this subsection, the Chief of Police shall, whenever possible, arrange for the removal of such motor vehicle by a private tow truck operator or towing company. Subject to the provisions stated herein, the owner of the motor vehicle that has been removed pursuant to this section may recover the vehicle only in accordance with the provisions stated herein.
(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to any private residential or private agricultural property that is established as a private tow-away zone in accordance with Section 351.17.
(d) "Private residential property" means private property on which is located one or more structures that are used as a home residence or sleeping place by one or more persons. Private residential property does not include any private property on which is located one or more structures that are used as a home or residence or sleeping place by two or more persons, if more than three separate households are maintained in the structure or structures.
(e) The Chief of Police shall maintain a record of motor vehicles that he orders into storage, pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, and of vehicles removed from private property in his jurisdiction that is established as a private tow-away zone of this he has received notice. The record shall include an entry for each motor vehicle or vehicle that identifies the motor vehicle's license number, make, model and color, the location from which it was removed, the date and time of its removal, the telephone number of the person from whom it may be recovered, and the address of the place to which it has been taken and from which it may be recovered. Any information on the record that pertains to a particular motor vehicle or vehicle shall be provided to any person who either in person or pursuant to a telephone call identifies himself as the owner or operator of the motor vehicle or vehicle and requests information pertaining to its location. Any person who registers a complaint that is the basis of the Police Chief's order for the removal and storage of the motor vehicle under subsection (b) hereof shall provide the identity of the law enforcement agency with which the complaint was registered to any person who identifies himself as the owner or operator of the motor vehicle and requests information pertaining to the location.
(Ord. 1994-60. Passed 11-1-94.)