(A) The code enforcement officer, or his or her subordinates and/or designee, is hereby granted the authority to cite any person for allowing any abandoned motor vehicle to remain located on any lot or parcel of ground within the corporate limits of the city.
(B) The property owner or owner of the abandoned or junk motor vehicle, shall have 30 days from the date of this notice to remove the abandoned and/or junk vehicle or to make arrangements acceptable to the code enforcement officer for the removal of such vehicle.
(C) After such notice, the code enforcement officer or his or her designee is hereby granted the authority to remove, transport and store any abandoned or junk vehicle which is located on any lot or parcel of ground within the corporate limits of the city. The removal, transportation and storage of said abandoned vehicle shall be at the sole expense of the owner of the vehicle or landowner who allows the violation to occur on his or her lot or parcel of ground.
(D) The city shall not be responsible for any damage to the abandoned or junk motor vehicle, or property associated with the motor vehicle, as a result of the removal of the abandoned or junk vehicle after proper notice to the violator or owner of the property. After the vehicle has been towed to a storage facility, the city, and any private person or entity who has taken possession of the vehicle for storage, shall have a lien on the vehicle, which shall be enforced pursuant to KRS 376.275. The owner of the property may redeem the abandoned or junk motor vehicle within 30 days after its removal, said redemption to be at the sole expense of the owner of the said property. At the expiration of the 30-day storage, the storage lot owner or the city shall dispose of the said property in any manner deemed appropriate by that person or entity.
(Ord. 2020.03, passed 8-21-20)