(A) The requirement that notice be given prior to the removal of an abandoned, nuisance, or junked motor vehicle may, as determined by the authorizing official, be omitted in those circumstances where there is a special need for prompt action to eliminate traffic obstruction or to otherwise maintain and protect the public safety and welfare.
(B) Such findings shall, in all cases, be entered by the authorizing official in the appropriate daily records.
(C) Circumstances justifying the removal of vehicle without prior notices includes:
(1) Vehicles abandoned on streets or highways. For vehicles left on public streets and highways over which Greene County has authority, the Board of Commissioners hereby determines that immediate removal of such vehicles may be warranted when they are:
(a) Obstructing traffic;
(b) Parked in violation of an ordinance or other law or regulation prohibiting or restricting parking;
(c) Parked in a no-stopping or standing zone;
(d) Parked in loading zones;
(e) Parked in bus zones; or
(f) Parked in violation of temporary parking restriction imposed by ordinances or other laws or regulations.
(2) Other abandoned or nuisance vehicles. With respect to abandoned or nuisance vehicles left on county owned property other than the streets and highways, and on private property, such vehicles may be removed without giving prior notice only in those circumstances where the authorizing official finds a special need for prompt action to protect and maintain the public health, safety, and welfare. By way of illustration and not of limitation, such circumstances include vehicles blocking or obstructing ingress or egress to businesses and residences, vehicles parked in such a location or manner as to pose a traffic hazard, and vehicles causing damage to public or private property.
(Ord. passed 10-16-06)