(a) No person shall keep an abandoned motor vehicle on any premises in Single-Family, Two- Family, Multi-Family, Local Retail or General Retail Districts, as defined in the Zoning Code, after twenty- four hours notice given by a member of the Department of Service or the Department of Safety. A notice of removal left at the premises where such vehicle is stored shall be deemed compliance with this section.
(b) The owner of the premises, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, shall be deemed the custodian and keeper of such vehicles for the purpose of this section. The official serving the notice shall make an effort to find the owner of the vehicle or the owner of the property where such vehicle is stored and give personal notice to either party before leaving the notice at the premises where the vehicle is stored, this being only a last resort.
(c) No person shall keep such vehicles in the Commercial Service District or the Industrial District of the City, as defined in the Zoning Code, unless the owner of the premises can show that the keeping of such vehicle is consistent with and in furtherance of the objects of the business being conducted upon the premises. Otherwise, the foregoing provisions shall apply to the keeping of vehicles in such Districts as well.
(d) As used in this section, "abandoned vehicle" means an unlicensed vehicle (in violation of Ohio R.C. Chapter 4503), a seldom moved vehicle or an immovable vehicle, but not a vehicle bearing a license plate of another state which is valid in such state, which vehicle is in this State for less than thirty days and is in good mechanical condition.
(Ord. 1964-75. Passed 6-3-64.)
(e) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02. In addition, such person shall be required to pay to the City any costs incurred by the City in the removal of an abandoned vehicle.
(Ord. 1974-16. Passed 1-16-74.)