For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED. Left unoccupied and unclaimed or in a damaged or dismantled condition upon the streets or alleys of the city.
CHIEF OF POLICE. Any authorized law enforcement officer of the city.
COSTS. The expense of removing, storing and selling an impounded vehicle.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
VEHICLE OWNER. Any individual, firm, corporation or unincorporated association with a claim, either individually or jointly, of ownership or any interest, legal or equitable, in a vehicle.
(Ord. 426, passed 2-11-1991)