(a) This chapter shall not apply to any collector's vehicle as defined in Ohio R.C. 4501.01(F) on private property with the permission of the person having the right to possession of the property that is concealed in accordance with Section 303.10(b) of this Traffic Code. This section shall also not apply to persons operating a junk yard or scrap metal processing facility licensed under authority of Ohio R.C. 4737.05 to 4737.12, or regulated under authority of the Municipality; or if the property on which the motor vehicle is left is not subject to licensure or regulation by any governmental authority, unless that person having the right to the possession of the property can establish that the motor vehicle is part of a bona fide commercial operation.
(b) This chapter is intended to be a remedy in addition to the other provisions as to vehicles contained in the Traffic Code. Nothing contained in this chapter shall invalidate the provisions of Section 303.08 as to impoundment of vehicles including, but not limited to, "abandoned junk motor vehicles", Section 303.081 as to impoundment of vehicles left on private residential or agricultural property without permission, Section 303.082 as to "Private Tow-Away Zones", Section 303.083 as to release of vehicles, records and charges, Section 303.09 as to junk and other motor vehicles left on private or public property without permission or notification, Section 303.10 as to leaving junk motor vehicles on private property with permission of the owner, Section 303.11 as to storage and towing charges and impoundment of motor vehicles in connection with the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the City in enforcement of its ordinances and the laws of the State, and Section 351.16 as to parking and storage of out-of-repair and unlicensed motor vehicles in residential districts. This section shall allow junk motor vehicles left on private property with permission of the owner under Section 303.10 and out-of-repair and unlicensed vehicles parked or stored in residential districts for more than 15 days under Section 351.16 to be removed according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 113-94. Passed 12-27-94.)