(a) With the consent of the owner, the Building Inspector may dispose of any vehicle as a junked motor vehicle without holding it for any prescribed period of time.
(b) Any unclaimed junked motor vehicle as defined by this article shall be held for a period of at least 15 days. The owner of any such vehicle may claim his or her vehicle during the 15-day retention period by exhibiting proof of ownership to the Building Inspector and after paying all reasonable costs incident to the removal and storage of the vehicle plus administrative expenses. If after the vehicle is held 15 days it remains unclaimed, such vehicle may be destroyed or sold at private sale as junk.
(c) Within 15 days after final disposition of a junked motor vehicle, written notice thereof shall be given to the Department of Motor Vehicles that the vehicle has been determined to be a junked motor vehicle and disposed of as such. The notice shall contain as full and accurate a description of the vehicle as can be reasonably determined.
(Ord. passed 6-5-1991)