(a) No person shall leave any motor vehicle, other than an abandoned junk vehicle, as defined in Section 632.01 of the General Offenses Code, on private residential or private agricultural property without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, or on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel, or upon or within the right of way of any road or highway, for forty-eight hours or longer, without notification to the Chief of Police of the reasons for leaving the motor vehicle in such place and the subsequent approval by the Chief of Police.
(b) No person shall leave a vehicle, other than an abandoned junk vehicle, at a repair garage or place of storage for a longer period than that agreed upon by the owner of such garage or place of storage and the owner or person in custody or control of such vehicle.
(c) Subsections (a) through (d) hereof do not apply to any private residential or private agricultural property that is established as a private towaway zone in accordance with Section 452.055.
(d) As used in subsections (a) through (c) hereof, "private residential property” means private property on which is located one or more structures that are used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one or more persons, if no more than three separate households are maintained in the structure or structures. "Private residential property" does not include any private property on which is located one or more structures that are used as a home, residence or sleeping place by two or more persons, if more than three separate households are maintained in the structure or structures.
(f) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 450 and shall also be assessed any costs incurred by the Municipality in disposing of a vehicle, less any money accruing to the Municipality from such disposal.
(Ord. 2000-175. Passed 10-2-00.)