(a) For purposes of this section, "abandoned motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle or other vehicle, or any structure, mounted on wheels or capable of being propelled from place to place, either by its own power supplied by some vehicle attached or to be attached thereto, not stored in a garage, which is dismantled, inoperative or unlicensed, standing or parked on any lot or land in the Village, unless it is kept in a completely enclosed, authorized building or garage.
(b) No owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of lots or lands shall have standing or parked upon such lots of lands an abandoned motor vehicle as defined in subsection (a) hereof.
(c) If any motor vehicle that is unsafe for operation or that is inoperative through failure of the engine, the transmission or other mechanical parts, continues to remain upon such lots or lands and is a menace to the health, safety and welfare of the Village and its inhabitants, then, notwithstanding the penalty contained herein, and in addition thereto, the Inspector of Buildings, upon ascertaining that an abandoned motor vehicle is upon such lots or lands as described herein shall cause written notice and demand to be served upon the owner, lessee, agent or tenant that such vehicle shall be removed from such premises within five days after the service of such notice. If the owner or other person having charge of such lots or lands is a nonresident whose address is known, the notice shall be sent to his or her address by registered mail. If the address of the owner is unknown, it shall be sufficient to publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in Cuyahoga County. Any police officer may make service and return of the notice provided for in this section. The five days as prescribed herein commences from the day of the service of notice.
(d) Any person who has been notified to remove a vehicle and who fails to do so before the expiration of the five-day period shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense; for a second offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; for each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 92-6-5. Passed 9-1-92.)