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521.04. Inoperable vehicle.
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: Former Section 521.04 was repealed by Ordinance 457-95, passed July 11, 1995.)
521.05. Playing ball in streets.
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: Former Section 521.05 was repealed by Ordinance 233-23, passed May 2, 2023.)
521.06. Smoking in buses and other public conveyances.
   (a)   No person shall smoke on any motor-propelled vehicle used in the business of transportation of passengers as common carriers for compensation, operated in the City, excepting taxicabs and limousines.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(1952 Code § 17-6-140; Ord. 122-74)
521.07. Refuse dumping at City dumps.
   (a)   No person shall dump refuse matter in any sanitary landfill in the City except during hours established by the Director of Public Service.
   (b)   The Director of Public Service shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations establishing the hours during which dumping of refuse matter shall be permitted and shall publish such regulations by posting notices setting forth the hours when dumping is permitted at conspicuous places on all City sanitary landfills.
   (c)   The rules and regulations adopted by the Director of Public Service pursuant to this section shall have the effect of law and any person violating any rule or any term of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(1952 Code § 17-6-141)
521.08. Release of balloons.
   (a)   Council finds that the release into the atmosphere of large numbers of balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gases poses a danger and nuisance to the environment.
   (b)   No person shall intentionally release, organize the release or intentionally cause to be released within a twenty-four hour period ten or more balloons inflated with a gas that is lighterthan-air except for:
      (1)   Balloons released by a person on behalf of a governmental agency or pursuant to a governmental contract for scientific or meteorological purposes;
      (2)   Hot air balloons that are recovered after launching; or
      (3)   Balloons released indoors.
   (c)   Whoever violates subsection (b) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 762-90. Passed 7-31-90.)
521.09. Vehicles left on private or public property or public street; removal of stored vehicles; notice of nuisance and disposition; unlawful removal of stored vehicle; penalty.
   (a)   The Director of the Department of Neighborhoods or the Chief of Police, upon complaint of any person adversely affected, may order into storage any motor vehicle, other than an abandoned junk motor vehicle, as defined in Section 521.10(a) of the Toledo Municipal Code, that has been left on private property for more than four (4) hours without the permission of the owner or person having the right to the possession of the property. The Chief of Police, upon complaint of the owner of a repair garage or place of storage, may order into storage any motor vehicle, other than an abandoned junk motor vehicle, that has been left at the garage or place of storage for a longer period than that agreed upon. The place of storage shall be designated by the Chief of Police. When ordering a motor vehicle into storage pursuant to this section, the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods or Chief of Police shall, whenever possible, arrange for the removal of such motor vehicle by a private tow truck operator or towing company. The owner, lessee, or lien holder of a motor vehicle that has been removed pursuant to this subsection may recover the vehicle only in accordance with subsection (c)(1) hereof.
   (b)   The Director of the Department of Neighborhoods or the Chief of Police may order into storage any motor vehicle, other than an abandoned junk motor vehicle, as defined in Section 521.10(a) of the Toledo Municipal Code, which has been left on a public street, public way, or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or highway, for more than forty-eight (48) hours. The Chief of Police shall designate the place of storage of any motor vehicle ordered removed by him or the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods. The owner, lessee, or lien holder of a motor vehicle that has been removed pursuant to this subsection may recover the vehicle only in accordance with subsection (c)(1) hereof.
   (c)   (1)   The Director of the Department of Neighborhoods or the Chief of Police shall immediately cause a search to be made of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles' records to ascertain the identity of the owner, lessee, and any lienholder of a motor vehicle ordered into storage pursuant to subsections (a) or (b) of this section and, if known or discovered, shall send notice to the owner, lessee, or lienholder at his last known address by certified mail with return receipt requested. The notice shall indicate that the motor vehicle will be declared a public nuisance and disposed of if not claimed within ten (10) days of the date of mailing of the notice. The owner, lessee, or lienholder of the motor vehicle may reclaim it upon payment of any expenses or charges incurred in its removal and storage and upon presentation of satisfactory proof of ownership, which may be evidenced by a certificate of title to the motor vehicle or by a valid registration card if the motor vehicle is a leased vehicle.
      (2)   If the owner, lessee, or lienholder makes no claim to the motor vehicle within ten (10) days of the date of mailing of the notice, then the vehicle is to be disposed of at public auction as provided in Section 4513.62 of the Revised Code.
      (3)   If any notice sent by certified mail pursuant to this section is returned as "unclaimed" or "undeliverable," notice is deemed complete and effective when sent by regular mail to the owner's, lessee's or lienholder's last known address.
      (4)   Any monies accruing from the disposition of an unclaimed motor vehicle that are in excess of the expenses incurred by the City for removal and storage of the vehicle shall be credited to the General Fund of the City of Toledo.
   (d)   For purposes of this section, the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods and the Chief of Police includes any subordinate employee, inspector or law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Neighborhoods or the Department of Police Operations.
   (e)   No person shall remove or cause to be removed any motor vehicle that has been ordered into storage pursuant to paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section, except as provided for in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
   (f)   Whoever violates Section 521.09(e) of the Toledo Municipal Code is guilty of unlawful removal of a stored motor vehicle, a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 457-95. Passed 7-11-95.)
521.10. Abandoned junk motor vehicle defined; declaration of public nuisance; abandoned junk motor vehicle on public or private property; time-periods; notice and order of removal; forfeiture and disposition procedure.
   (a)   "Abandoned junk motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle meeting all of the following requirements:
      (1)   Has been left on private property for more than seventy-two (72) hours or left on a public street, public way, or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or highway, for more than forty-eight (48) hours;
      (2)   Is three (3) years old, or older;
      (3)   Is extensively damaged, including but not limited to any combination of the following types of damage: deflated, wrecked, or missing tires or rims; missing or wrecked body parts; broken or missing headlights, taillights or brake lights; broken, cracked or missing windows or windshields; missing all or part of the motor or transmission; missing or invalid license plate(s); or is otherwise apparently inoperable;
      (4)   Has a fair market value of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) or less.
   (b)   In addition to the provisions of this section, the location or presence of any abandoned junk motor vehicle, as defined in subsection (a) hereof, on any public or private land or property, or public or private street, alley, or way within the City of Toledo is hereby deemed a public nuisance and is subject to summary abatement as provided in this section or any section of the Toledo Municipal Code or as provided under any relevant provision of the Ohio Revised Code.
   (c)   (1)   Any motor vehicle which meets the requirements of subsection (a) hereof shall be deemed an abandoned junk motor vehicle if, after issuance and service of a written notice and order to remove such motor vehicle from the property, said owner fails or refuses to do so within seventy-two (72) hours from issuance of such notice and order where the motor vehicle is left on private property, or within forty-eight (48) hours from issuance of said notice and order where the motor vehicle is left on a public street, way or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or highway.
      (2)   The Director of the Department of Neighborhoods and the Chief of Police are hereby given authority to issue such written notice and order to remove the motor vehicle. The written notice shall describe with reasonable specificity the make or model, condition and location or address of the motor vehicle, state that it constitutes an abandoned junk motor vehicle and a public nuisance, the penalty for failure to abate a public nuisance, that the owner has the applicable time-period to remove it, as specified in subsection (c)(1) hereof, or he will be assessed the costs incurred by the City if the City has to remove it or cause its removal, and that the vehicle will thereafter be disposed of to a salvage dealer or scrap metal processing facility. Issuance and service of such written notice and order to remove the vehicle shall occur when placed conspicuously on the vehicle. Notice to the owner is deemed complete and effective when issued and served in accordance with this subsection.
      (3)   The Director of Neighborhoods or the Chief of Police shall order the motor vehicle towed or otherwise removed from the property or place where found, if such owner fails or refuses to remove the motor vehicle therefrom within the applicable time-period specified in subsection (c)(1) hereof, after issuance of the notice and order described in subsection (c)(2) hereof. Thereafter, such motor vehicle shall be treated as an abandoned junk motor vehicle and shall be deemed forfeited, to be disposed of as provided in subsection (d) hereof.
      (4)   For purposes of this section, the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods and the Chief of Police includes any subordinate employee, inspector, law enforcement officer, or traffic aide employed by the Department of Neighborhoods or the Department of Police Operations.
   (d)   (1)   The Director of the Department of Neighborhoods or the Chief of Police shall order any abandoned junk motor vehicle to be photographed by any law enforcement officer, inspector or other employee of either. Such person shall record the make and model of the motor vehicle, the vehicle identification number when available, and shall also detail the damaged or missing parts or equipment to substantiate the value of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) or less.
      (2)   The Director of the Department of Neighborhoods or the Chief of Police shall thereupon tow, remove, or cause to be removed such abandoned junk motor vehicle and shall immediately dispose of it to a motor vehicle salvage dealer as defined in Section 4738.01 of the Revised Code or a scrap metal processing facility as defined in Section 4737.05 of the Revised Code. Any monies accruing from the disposition of an abandoned junk motor vehicle that are in excess of the expenses incurred by the City for towing, removal or storage of the vehicle shall be credited to the General Fund of the City of Toledo.
   (e)   Notwithstanding Section 521.09 of the Toledo Municipal Code, any motor vehicle meeting the requirements of subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4) hereof which has remained unclaimed for more than ten (10) days by the owner, lessee, or lienholder following the notification provided for in Section 521.09(c)(1) of the Toledo Municipal Code may be disposed of as provided in subsection (d) hereof.
(Ord. 699-99. Passed 9-14-99.)
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