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La Mirada, CA Code of Ordinances
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Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 BUSINESS PERMITS AND REGULATIONS
Title 5 BUSINESS LICENSES
Title 6 HEALTH AND SANITATION *
Title 8 ANIMALS *
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY *
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 12 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS *
Title 13 WATER AND SEWAGE *
Title 14 UTILITIES
Title 16 FIRE PREVENTION
Title 17 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION *
Title 20 SUBDIVISIONS 1
Title 21 ZONING *
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10.08.100 Removal of vehicle--Disposal.
Five days after adoption of the order declaring the vehicle or parts thereof to be a public nuisance, five days from the date of mailing of notice of the decision if such notice is required by Section 10.08.090, or fifteen days after such action of the governing body authorizing removal following appeal, the vehicles or parts thereof may be disposed of by removal to a scrap yard or automobile dismantler's yard. After a vehicle has been removed it shall not thereafter be reconstructed or made operable.
(Ord. 131 § 1 (part), 1968; prior code § 4409).
10.08.110 Notice of removal and documents of title to department of motor vehicles.
Within five days after the date of removal of the vehicle or part thereof, notice shall be given to the Department of Motor Vehicles identifying the vehicle or part thereof removed. At the same time there shall be transmitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles any evidence of registration available, including registration certificates, certificates of title and license plates.
(Ord. 131 § 1 (part), 1968; prior code § 4410).
10.08.120 Unpaid administrative and removal costs-Assessment against property.
If the administrative costs and the cost of removal which are charged against the owner of a parcel of land pursuant to Section 10.08.090 are not paid within thirty days of the date of the order, such costs shall be assessed against the parcel of land pursuant to Section 38773.5 of the Government Code and shall be transmitted to the tax collector for collection. The assessment shall have the same priority as other city taxes.
(Ord. 131 § 1 (part), 1968; prior code § 4411).
10.08.130 Abandonment or wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle--Misdemeanor.
It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to abandon, park, store, or leave or permit the abandonment, parking, storing or leaving of any licensed or unlicensed vehicle or part thereof which is in an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative condition upon any private property or public property not including highways within the city for a period in excess of six days unless such vehicle or part thereof is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not plainly visible from the street or other public or private property or unless such vehicle is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer or a junkyard, or unless such vehicle or part thereof is parked or stored in a lawful manner on private property and such vehicle or part thereof is not plainly visible from a public street and is not parked or stored in the front or side yard setback area of such private property.
(Ord. 131 § 1 (part), 1968; prior code § 4412).
10.08.140 Failure or refusal to abate nuisance--Misdemeanor.
It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to fail or refuse to remove an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle or part thereof or refuse to abate such nuisance when ordered to do so in accordance with the abatement provisions of this chapter or state law where such state law is applicable.
(Ord. 131 § 1 (part), 1968; prior code § 4413).