(a) Any abandoned junk motor vehicle towed or removed in accordance with Section 662.04 shall be impounded. No person shall remove or attempt to remove any vehicle impounded pursuant to this section.
(b) Upon impoundment, the contents of the vehicle shall be inventoried and any personal property removed and stored. Upon presentation of proof of ownership, the owner of the vehicle or the personal property may reclaim any such personal property without charge and without reclaiming the motor vehicle. Any such reclamation of personal property shall occur prior to the expiration of sixty days from the date the vehicle is impounded. Upon expiration of said sixty-day time-period any unclaimed personal property shall be disposed of.
(c) Upon presentation of proof of ownership, the owner of the vehicle, or upon presentation of proof of a valid lien against the vehicle a lienholder, may reclaim the motor vehicle by paying the cost of the towing or removal of the vehicle, impoundment fees of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day and any other actual costs incurred by the City in impounding the vehicle. Upon such payment, the owner or lienholder shall immediately cause the vehicle to be removed from impoundment. Any such reclamation of the vehicle shall occur prior to the expiration of sixty days from the date the vehicle is impounded.
(d) No person shall reclaim an abandoned junk motor vehicle pursuant to this section and return it to the property from which it was removed pursuant to Section 662.04.
(Ord. 5802-18. Passed 7-2-18.)