(A) In the event any of the owners or lessees referenced in this section, whether an individual, firm or corporation, fails, neglects or refuses to remove the wrecked or junked vehicle or part(s) of a vehicle, or refuses or fails to house the vehicle or part(s) of a vehicle in a building or area fenced or screened from public view, or otherwise abate the nuisance after the required notice, the City, its agent or assigns, may remove the vehicle or part(s) of a vehicle at a cost based upon the current market rate for towing the vehicle or transporting the part(s), and to be set by resolution with the fines to be assessed for parking violations.
(B) The costs shall be collected, joint and severally, from the registered owner of the vehicle or the owner of the private property, in the discretion of the City Mayor.
(C) Upon removal by the City, its agents or assigns, the ownership of the vehicle or the part(s) removed shall be vested in the City, its agents or assigns, as applicable.
(1985 Code, § 10.02.070) (Ord. 373, passed 3-3-2020)