(A) Inoperable motor vehicles declared to be a nuisance. Inoperable motor vehicles, as defined in this subchapter, whether on public or private property, are declared to be a nuisance.
(B) Disposition of inoperable motor vehicles. All persons are required to dispose of any inoperable motor vehicle or parts thereof under their control upon written notice received from the corporate authorities or any police officer of the city commanding the disposition. The notice shall specify required disposition of the inoperable motor vehicle or abandoned motor vehicle within a period of not less than seven days.
(C) Hearing. The person or persons, or the designated agent thereof, to whom the notice as specified in division (B) above is directed, shall have the right to a hearing before the Municipal Court on the matter of whether the motor vehicle cited in such notice is an inoperable motor vehicle in violation of this section. All enforcement of this chapter shall be stayed pending said hearing and determination by the Municipal Court.
(D) Towing. In the event that the Municipal Court finds that the motor vehicle cited in such notice is an inoperable motor vehicle in violation of this section, then the defendant shall, within seven days of service of the Municipal Court's order finding the motor vehicle as being inoperable, dispose of the motor vehicle or enclose the motor vehicle within a building. In the event said vehicle is not disposed of or enclosed within a building within seven days of service of the said order, then the city law enforcement officers, or agents acting on their behalf, shall cause the towing or removal of the inoperable motor vehicle without further, prior notice thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of said vehicle to provide documentation and/or demonstrate the said vehicle has been put into operable condition to the corporate authorities, law enforcement or the Municipal Court prior to towing or removal of said vehicle. In the event no such written documentation and/or demonstration of operability of said vehicle has been made to the corporate authorities, law enforcement or the Municipal Court prior to towing or removal, it shall be presumed that said vehicle remains inoperable and may be towed or removed. The vehicle shall be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of in accordance with ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 4-201 through 4-214.
(1986 Code, § 5.06.020) (Ord. 1544, passed - -2001; Ord. 20-1013-229, passed 10-13-2020) Penalty, see § 95.99