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It shall be the duty of the City of Flint DDA to take the location of where any vehicle is parked in violation of this article and/or the Code of the City of Flint, and also the license number of such vehicle, the time and date of such violation, the make of such vehicle, and to give notice of violation to the owner, manager or driver of such vehicle as provided in this article.
(Ord. 3694, passed 7-9-2007; Ord. 3725, passed 7-28-2008)
A vehicle parked or occupying any portion of the street in violation of the terms of this article is hereby declared to be a nuisance and may be impounded pursuant to Michigan law. The DDA shall collect all proceeds of such impoundments.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1992, passed 8-21-1967; Ord. 2095, passed 11-11-1968; Ord. 3694, passed 7-9-2007; Ord. 3725, passed 7-28-2008)
In all cases of parking violations, either the registered owner or the operator of such vehicle may be proceeded against by complaint and warrant in a Court of competent jurisdiction which shall be in addition to the right to imprisonment heretofore give, and the registered owner of the vehicle at the time of the violation shall be presumed to be a violator as well as the vehicle itself and the actual operator thereof.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1992, passed 8-21-1967; Ord. 2095, passed 11-11-1968)
(a) The owner of any vehicle who has failed to satisfy or answer, in the manner provided by law, six or more parking violation notices or citations for illegal parking, may subject that vehicle to impoundment from public or private property by or at the direction of the DDA.
(b) No vehicle may be immobilized or impounded unless the registered owner of such vehicle has been previously notified by the DDA, its designated representative or the 68th District Court Clerk that the owner’s vehicle(s) may be subject to impoundment due to the owner’s failure to answer or satisfy six or more parking tickets.
(c) This preimmobilization/impoundment notice to the registered owner shall provide that the owner must contact the DDA in writing within 14 days of the date of the notice to request a hearing on the issue of whether the registered owner of a vehicle has accrued six or more parking tickets, which such owner has failed to satisfy or answer in the manner provided by law.
(d) A hearing shall be scheduled at the 68th District Court within 14 days of the registered owner’s written request for the hearing. The 68th District Court Clerk shall notify the DDA, or the designated representative, and the owner of all such hearings immediately upon such hearing being scheduled.
(e) Upon the conclusion of the pre- immobilization/impoundment hearing, the 68th District Court Clerk shall notify the DDA or the designated representative of the DDA of the determination made at the hearing. If the determination is that the registered owner did not accrue six or more parking tickets which the owner failed to satisfy or answer in the manner provided by law, then the DDA or the designated representative shall cease and desist immobilization/impoundment efforts on the outstanding parking tickets and the registered owner included in the determination. If the determination is that the registered owner did accrue six or more parking tickets which the owner failed to satisfy or answer in the manner provided by law, the DDA or the designated representative may proceed forthwith with immobilization and impoundment efforts on vehicles owned by the registered owner.
(f) Any vehicle impounded under this section may remain impounded until such time as all outstanding parking violation notices or citations have been satisfied or answered, in the manner provided by law, and all towing and storage charges associated with the impoundment of the vehicle have been paid by the owner of the vehicle or the owner’s agent.
(Ord. 2841, passed 6-28-1982; Ord. 3199, passed 3-23-1992; Ord. 3694, passed 7-9-2007; Ord. 3721, passed 7-28-2008)
No person shall willfully interfere with the removal of any vehicle, pursuant to § 28-115.1, by or at the direction of the Police Department.
No person shall remove or attempt to remove any impounded vehicle from storage, except in accordance with the provisions of § 28-115.1.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2841, passed 6-28-1982)
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking device a slug or other metal as a substitute for coins of the denomination of the United States.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1992, passed 8-21-1967; Ord. 2095, passed 11-11-1968)
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance for any person not so authorized to deface, injure, tamper, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking device installed under the terms of this ordinance, or aid and abet in doing the same.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1992, passed 8-21-1967; Ord. 2095, passed 11-11-1968)
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