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Home My WebLink AboutO-0647 - Junked or abandoned motor vehicles (Repealed by 860)~r-./1 !I ';'\. ..!('~ ORDINANCE NO.647 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO .\-JRECKED t JUNKED t DISMA1~Tt.EDt. ABANDONrm AND UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLES,PROHIBITING TH~STORAGE,REPAIRING OR DISM.~NTLING THEREOF ON PUBLIC OR CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTIES;DECLARING THE .'SAME TO BE.A NUISANCE;PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT OF .SUCH NUISANCES;AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. IvHEREAS;the leaving of partially dis.mantled t wreclCed t junked, non-operating or discarded vehicles ,on citystr:eets t,rights-of,.waYt or out-of-doors on private property.tend to interfere with the use and erijoymen t;of,and diminish the'va l.ue of public ',and private .. property;and tends ·to·impede.·traffi.c;.invite 'pilferin~and p~undering;creates a fire,safety and healtl1 hazard;.creates a .. dangerous and atractive nUisanceto'children;disturbs the'repose, comfort and well being of'.thepublic;and constitutes a public and private nuisance,now ther~fore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF l~YSVtLLE ))0 ORDAIN AS FOLLOHS; Section 11 It shall be.Unlawful to park,store or leave or permit the parking,storing or leaving of anylicens~d or .unlicensed motor vehiCle of any kind for a period of time in: .excess of seventy-two (72')hours,Which i:9 in a wrecked,junked or partially dismantled,ot:'in an inoperative or abandoned cqndition, 'V1hether atJ:'endrad..toor nd~~upon any pub Li.c or'priva'te property within .:th(;:i .Ci ty'',of Harysville,'unles's the same is completely 'enclosed within a b~ilding .or.1iJn:less it .is placed in connectiOn with a business .enterprise properly ,operated in the appropriate business zone,pursuant to the zoning laws of said City. Section 2: Any motor vehicle parked,stored,left or permitted to oe parked,left or stored in viol,ationof the ., provisions of Section·l.hereof,shall .constitute a nuisarice detrimental to the health,safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Marysville and it shall be the duty of the registered or other owner of such vehicle,and it shall also be the duty of tee owner of the private property or of the lessee or'ot~er person - 1 in pcs aes s Lon of the private property upon which such vehicle -Ls located,either to remove th~same from the City of Marysville or to have the same housed ,in a 'building where it will not be visible,"...~... 'from the street or other priyate property. ,Section 31 It shall be the'ciuty of the 'Chief of Police of •the City of Narysville to 'giv'e writt~n .notn.ce to the'registered or other owner of any motor vehicle which is in violation of this :ordinance or in'the aiter~atiV'eto gi~e such notice to,the 'mmer ,.1 •• :or Les see of ,the private ,property upon Which such motor 'vehicle is." ,si,tuatedto :the 'effect ;'that the parkingstorihg or leaving or ' ,'':"),, ,.', pe:ctnittingof the parking ~'storing or leaving of 'such vehicle is ' in violation of'this ordinance and a Lso demanding,that said vehicle ,, be removed from the City of Marysville't..rithin seventy-nro(72)bouzs or that within seventy~two (72)hours the same be ~housed ina building where it ,will not be visible from the street oradjo~ning, private property.,Said noti~eshalL,be given by'per-s ona L service or by certified mail.'If personal,service c;>r'serv,ice by mail. cannot be made within ten (10)days ,-then such notice shall be posted ina conspf.cuoua.pl ace onSaid'vghi:cle-arld'acopy of said notice which or abutting the street ~pon which said vehicle,is parked. Sect'ion 4:If notice ,is'given as is provided in 'Section 3.' hereof,and the person upon whom said notice'and demand is made shall fail to meet the requirements ,of said notice"then said persons shall be in violation of this ordinance.' 'Section 5:';'lotwithstanding,the provisions of Section 4. hereof,and regardless of whether or not the person orper~ons mentioned therein have been charged with a violation of this ordinance,the Chief of Police ~after giving"the notice requi,red by Section 3.her,eof,and'if the requirements of such notice have .'"', not been complied with upon the expiration of said 72 hour period, may cause the ,vehicle or vehicleS to be removed ,to such ,suitable pt.ace ,for'.s t or-age as 'may be designated by the Chief of Police~' Within forty-eight (48)hours after the removal and storage of su~h ' - 2 .;; vehicle or vehicles,the Chief of Police shall give notice in the manner prescribed'in Sec'tion 3.hereof to the registered owner or other o~.mer of such vehicle,if known,or also to th~owner,lessee or person in possession of the land from which the vehicle was removed,and by said notice shall advise that'thevehicle has been impounded and stored for viola:tionof this ,ordinance.The notice shall include the,location of the pl~ce 'wer,e the vehi!=le is stored,,: shall state the costs incurred by the City for the removal or towing and the storage charges per day accrued or accruing and shall adviSe that if said charges are not paid in full to th~C~ty Clerk within a,period of ten (IO)days inunediatelyfollowing the giving of such not"tce,said vehicle shall b~deemed to have been abandoned and thereafter will be discarded as junk or may,in the discretion ,, of the Chief ,of Police,be sold as an abando~ed vehicle in'the manner prescribed by Section 46.52.11,0,Rev i sed Code of Wash1ngton, relating to stolen,and abandoned vehicles. 'Sectlon 6s ,After any vehicle is impounded and'stored as' aforesaid,the same shall not be released by the appointed keeper thereof until all charges connect~d with the removal,towing'and ", ,storage of such ,vehicle have been fully paid as evidenced by the Citi Clerk's paid,receipt. ,Section 71,It shall be unlawful to disa~.semble,construct', reconstruct,repair,'and/or service moto~'vehicles'of any kind in or upon any street,road,alley or other public thoroughfare in the City of M~rY5ville except for,emergency services;provided, however,that said emergency service shall not extend over a ,period of two (2)hours,and the same does not interfere with or impede the flow of ~raffic; Section 8 s 'Any person who'shall be,in violation of this ordinance and be convicted thereof shall be puniShed by fine of not to exceed $300.,00 or by imprisonment in the'City Jail f.or a term of not to exceed'ninety (90)'days or by both such fine and -3 ,~>••...,:J....•.~~ imprisonment. Section 9:This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its .passage,approval and five (5)days following its publicat.ion as.required by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of li1arysville.this 1968 •.l\~ovember25thdayof _ CITY OF MARYSVILLE ATTESTI ·City Clerk APPROVED :\5 TO FORM I City Attorn~y 4