(A) (1) When a junked vehicle has been removed to a scrap yard, demolisher or any suitable site operated by the city for processing as scrap or salvage under § 92.03 of this chapter, the Code Enforcement Officer shall cause the junked vehicle or part thereof to be disposed of by removal to a scrap yard or by sale to a demolisher for the highest bid or offer. The fee shall be used to reimburse the city for the cost of removal and storage and demolition of this section shall follow the notification procedures provided by §§ 92.02 and 92.03 of this chapter; except that, custody of the vehicle shall remain with the garage keeper until after compliance with the notification requirements.
(2) A fee of $5 shall accompany the report of the garage keeper to the Police Department. The $5 fee shall be retained by the Police Department receiving the report and used to defray the cost of notification or other cost incurred in the disposition of an abandoned motor vehicle.
(B) An abandoned vehicle left in a storage facility and not reclaimed after notice is sent in the manner provided by §§ 92.02 and 92.03 of this chapter shall be taken into custody by the Police Department and used for Police Department purposes as provided by § 92.04 of this chapter or sold in the manner provided by § 92.07(A) of this chapter. The proceeds of a sale under this division (B) shall first be applied to the garage keeper’s charges for servicing, storage and repair, but as compensation for the expense incurred by the Police Department in placing the vehicle in custody and the expense of auction, the Police Department shall retain 2% of the gross proceeds of the sale of each vehicle auctioned, unless the gross proceeds are less than $10. If the gross proceeds are less than $10, the Department shall retain the $10 to defray expenses of custody and auction.
(C) Except for the termination or limitation of claim for storage for failure to report an abandoned motor vehicle, nothing in this chapter may be construed to impair any lien of a garage keeper under the laws of the state.
(Ord. 2006-02, passed 7-18-2006)