HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD11068 ® BILL NO. 88-47
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN MASON
ORDINANCE NO. //6(,ir
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING CHAPTER
18 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON AS IT PERTAINS TO THE
TOWING OF ABANDONED VEHICLES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 18-151 (Parking in excess of forty-eight
(48) hours) shall be deleted in its entirety and a new Section 18-
151 shall be enacted in lieu thereof. This section shall read as
follows:
Sec. 18-151. Parking in excess of seventy-two (72)
hours.
Where the parking of a vehicle is authorized, the owner
shall not permit the same to be parked at the same place
on the roadway for a period of time in excess of seventy-
two (72) consecutive hours.
Section 2. Section 18-170 (Leaving wrecked,_ Junked, etc. ,_
vehicle standing on private property; parking on private property
without consent of owner, etc. ) shall be deleted in its entirety
and a new Subsection 18-170 shall be enacted in lieu thereof. This
section shall read as follows:
Sec. 18-170. Leaving wrecked, Junked, etc. , vehicle
standing on private property; parking on private property
without consent of owner, etc.
(a) No person in charge or control of any property
within the city, whether as owner, tenant, occupant,
lessee or otherwise, shall allow any partially
dismantled, nonoperative, wrecked, Junked, discarded or
improperly titled vehicle to remain on such property for
longer than seventy-two (72) hours. No person shall
leave any such vehicle on any property in the city for
a period exceeding seventy-two (72) consecutive hours,
except:
(1) When in an enclosed building; or
(2) On the premises of a business operating in a lawful place
and manner, when necessary to the operation of such
business; or
• (3) In an appropriate storage place or depository maintained
by the city.
® (b) No person shall park or leave standing any motor vehicle
upon any privately owned land, parking lot or driveway,
without the express or implied consent of such owner,
occupant, lessee or licensee of the land. On private parking
lots in commercial or industrial zones, a suitable sign, not
less than eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches in
dimension bearing the words "No Parking" together with any
qualifications or restrictions on such parking, if any, shall
be conspicuously displayed on such land, parking lot or
driveway by the owner, occupant, lessee or licensee to make
this sub-section effective.
(c) Upon a signed complaint by any owner, occupant, lessee
or licensee, or any other person adversely affected, that a
motor vehicle has been parked or left standing in violation
of any provision of this section, such vehicle shall be
considered an abandoned or disabled motor vehicle, and the
provisions and procedures in Section 18-171 shall apply and
be observed.
Section 3. Section 18-171 (Removal and disposition of
abandoned or disabled vehicles) subsections (b), (c) and (d) shall
be deleted and new subsections (b), (c) and (d) shall be enacted
in lieu thereof. These new subsections shall read as follows:
(b) The owner of any vehicle in this city under the
provisions of subsection (a) of this seciton, or the holder
of a security interest in the vehicle, which interest is in
default, may reclaim such vehicle from the service station or
garage upon proof of ownership or valid security interest
which is in default and full payment of all charges for the
towing and storage of the vehicle.
(c) The owner of the service station or garage towing
and storing of a vehicle under the provisions of sub-
section (a) of this section, may sell the vehicle for
salvage or the vehicle may be sold at public auction, if
it remains unclaimed for thirty (30) days. Notice of
the sale of a motor vehicle at public auction shall be
posted for at least ten (10) days prior to the sale, at
the service station or storage area where the vehicle is
located, on the bulletin board in the city hall building
and at the county courthouse. The notice shall include
any identifying marks or numbers, date and place where
the vehicle was found, time and place of the public
auction and any accrued charges against the vehicle.
When any vehicle is sold for salvage or is sold at a
public auction, the service station or garage shall
immediately notify the chief of police, in writing of the
sale of such vehicle.
• (d) The proceeds of the sale shall first be used to pay
the costs of the sale, all towing and storage costs
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O incurred Against the vehicle and the balance, if any,
shall be paid into the general revenue fund of' the city,
unless otherwise stipulated in a contract with a service
station or garage providing towing and storing services
for the city.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and approval.
Passed Approved
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ATTEST:
City Clerk