The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to remove or have removed any vehicle left at any place within the Village or on any Village property within or without the corporate limits which reasonably appears to be in violation of this Chapter or abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed. Such vehicle shall be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of in accordance with 625 ILCS 5/4-201 et seq. and provisions of this Chapter; provided, however, that any vehicle left at any place, other than on Village property, shall not be removed and impounded as provided herein until the Chief of Police shall have given written notice to either the owner of such vehicle or the person owning or controlling the property on which such vehicle is located to remove said vehicle after a waiting period of seven (7) days or more (in accordance with 625 ILCS 5/4-201(b)) after the mailing or giving of such notice and of the intention of the Chief of Police to remove and impound such vehicle if it has not been removed by the end of such waiting period. Such notice shall be given by at least two (2) of the four (4) following described notification methods:
1. Affixing notice on such vehicle;
2. Sending notice by mail to the owner of such vehicle at his/her last known address if the owner is reasonably ascertainable;
3. By sending notice by mail to the person owning or controlling the property on which such vehicle is located; and
4. By making reasonable attempts to contact the owner of such vehicle, if the owner is reasonably ascertainable, by telephone or other electronic means.
The Chief of Police or his/her designee may enter upon private property at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting such vehicle, posting notice thereon and removing and impounding such vehicle, and it shall be unlawful for any person to prevent the Chief of Police or his/her designee from entering on private property for purposes of carrying out his/her duties under the provisions of this Chapter. The Chief of Police may tow, or cause to be towed, any vehicle abandoned, parked or otherwise kept in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, to a suitable storage area.
(Amd. Ord. 5198, 7-3-17)