(A) The Police Department or any member thereof is authorized to issue a written demand to the owner, occupant, agent, or person in possession of the premises on which any junked, wrecked, or abandoned motor vehicle is kept in violation of this chapter notifying the person to remove the vehicle from the premises within ten days of receipt of the notice. Upon the failure or refusal of the person to remove the vehicle within the time specified the Police Department shall impound the vehicle and cause it to be removed by a licensed towing agency and store it in a place affording it protection from vandalism or damage.
(B) The owner shall have 30 days in which to reclaim the vehicle by paying the actual expense of the removal and storage. If the vehicle is not reclaimed within the time, the vehicle will be sold for junk or at public auction by the town. Any money received over the expenses of the removal and storage shall be returned to the owner.
(C) The powers given the Police Department herein are intended in no way to abridge or void existing authority given any other department, group, or agency of the town, county, or state, by any ordinances of the town, county, or state statutes now in effect.
(Ord. 8302, passed 10-10-83)