(a) (1) No person shall park or store or permit to be parked or stored on any private or public property for a period in excess of ten days, any motor vehicle which is not in operating condition or is unlicensed, except in an enclosed building or garage.
(2) This section shall not apply to new or used automobiles held by a licensed automobile dealer for sale or resale or for repairs.
(b) Should any motor vehicle be parked or stored in violation of this section, then upon the filing of a complaint, the Manager shall cause a ten-day notice of such violation to be mailed or delivered to the owner, ordering such violation corrected. Should such violation not be corrected, any police officer or other person designated by the Manager shall take possession of such motor vehicle, and such vehicle shall be stored at a place designated by the Manager or the Chief of Police and shall not be released except upon payment of towing and storage charges. Vehicles so removed may be disposed of according to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 737.32. The remedy provided for herein shall be in addition to any penalty provided for in § 452.99, which penalty shall apply to the failure to correct the violation within the time stipulated herein.
(c) In the event that the owner cannot be found or his or her address is unknown, any motor vehicle parked or stored in violation of this section, after thirty days’ notice to the owner of the premises upon which any such motor vehicle is parked or stored, or a notice to the person in possession thereof or the agent of the owner of the vehicle, may be removed to a place designated by the Manager or the Chief of Police, and shall not be released except upon payment of towing and storage charges. Vehicles so removed may be disposed of according to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 737.32.
(Ord. 1533, passed 5-2-1967)