(A) The City Council has determined that persons who operate vehicles and use them to solicit prostitution, or to acquire or attempt to acquire controlled substances, bring decay to local neighborhoods where they engage in such activities. The Council has further determined that seizing and forfeiting the vehicles of persons who come into the local neighborhoods to engage in such activities will deter them from creating said nuisances. The City Council finds there is a need to provide for the abatement of such nuisance vehicles.
(B) Any vehicle used to solicit an act of prostitution and/or to acquire or attempt to acquire any controlled substance is declared a nuisance and the vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in this chapter. Any person, or his or her servant, agent or employee who owns, leases, conducts, uses or maintains any vehicle for the purpose of soliciting prostitution and/or acquiring or attempting to acquire any controlled substance shall be guilty of committing a nuisance. Such vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in this chapter. Declaration of this nuisance is made according to the authority of Cal. Government Code § 38771.
(C) The City Council has determined that persons who operate vehicles and use them to illegally dump garbage, rubbish or swill bring decay to local neighborhoods where they dump such matter. The Council has further determined that seizing and forfeiting the vehicles of persons who come into the local neighborhoods to engage in such activities will deter them from creating said nuisances. The City Council finds there is a need to provide for the abatement of such nuisance vehicles.
(D) Any vehicle used to illegally dump garbage, rubbish or swill in violation of § 51.02 of the Indio Municipal Code is declared a nuisance, and the vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in this chapter. Any person or his or her servant, agent, or employee who owns, leases, possesses, conducts, uses or maintains any vehicle to illegally dump garbage, rubbish or swill is guilty of a nuisance. Declaration of this nuisance is made according to the authority of Cal. Government Code § 38771.
(E) The City Council has determined that persons who participate in motor vehicle speed contests blatantly disregard motor vehicle laws resulting in dangerous streets for innocent residents of the City, and have been responsible for deaths in the Coachella Valley area. The Council has further determined that seizing and forfeiting the vehicles of persons who come into the city to engage in such activities will deter them from creating said nuisances. The City Council finds there is a need to provide for the abatement of such nuisance vehicles.
(F) Any Vehicle used to participate in a motor vehicle speed contest is declared a nuisance, and the vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in this chapter. Any person or his or her servant, agent, or employee who owns, leases, possesses, conducts, uses or maintains any vehicle that is used in a motor vehicle speed contest is guilty of a nuisance. Declaration of that nuisance is made according to the authority of Cal. Government Code § 38771.
(Ord. 1355, passed 10-15-03)