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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 740ORDINANCE NO. 740 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AUTHORIZING ITS POLICE OFFICERS TO REMOVE UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND ALLEYS WITHIN CITY LIMITS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Rescission. Ordinance No. 361, an ordinance prohibiting abandonment of vehicles and providing for the impounding thereof, and Ordinance No. 558, amending Ordinance No. 361, are hereby rescinded in their entirety. SECTION 2: Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide the authority to the City of Beaumont Police Department and its members thereof to remove, or cause to be removed, any and all unattended motor vehicles on any City street, highway or alley within the City limits in violation of this Ordinance. SECTION 3: Definitions. As used herein the terms "alley", "highway", "street", and "motor vehicle" shall have the same definitions as found in the California Vehicle Code at Section 100 et seq. SECTION 4. Circumstances Permitting Removal. The City of Beaumont Police Department and its members thereof may remove a motor vehicle located within the teritorial limits of the City of Beaumont under any of the circumstances described in Vehicle Code Section 22651, which Section is incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in full, as such Section now exists or may hereafter be amended. Additionally, the Police Department or any member thereof may: a. Remove any motor vehicle parked or left standing upon any alley, street or highway for 72 or more consecutive hours, and; b. Remove any motor vehicle parked on an alley, street or highway during the time the use of such alley, street or highway, or portion thereof, is necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the alley, street or highway, or for the installation of underground utilities, provided that signs giving notice that the vehicle may be removed were erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal, and; c. Remove any motor vehicle parked or left standing where parking or standing is prohibited and signs are posted giving notice of such prohibition and the authorization to remove. SECTION 5. Obstruction of or Interference With Police Officers. No person shall interfere with or obstruct in any way any Police Officer or other officer or employee of this City in his or her enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance. The removal, obliteration or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark used by any Police Officer or other employee or officer of this City in connection with the enforcement of the parking regulations set forth herein constitutes such interference or obstruction. SECTION 6. Violation and Penalty. Violation of this Ordinance is an infraction punishable by: a. A fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation, or; b. A fine not exceeding $200.00 for a second violation of this Ordinance within one year, or; 1 c. A fine not exceeding $500.00 for each additional violation of this Ordinance within one year. MOVED, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of December 1993. ATTEST: CITY LERK (Deputy) MAY�� OF THE C T OF BEAUMONT CERTIFICATION I, Julia White, Deputy , City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on November 22 , 1993, and were duly adopted upon second reading on December 13 , 1993, upon the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Member Berg, Brey, Parrott, Russo and Mayor Leja. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: None. file:vech-aba.te tf2/142-A (Deputy) CI CLERK, CITY OF BEAUMONT 2 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION 12015.5 C.C.P.1 COMMUNITY ADVISER NEWSPAPER State of California )ss. County of Riverside I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to or interested in the above - entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of The Community Adviser, a newspaper printed and published weekly in the City of Beaumont, County of Riverside. and which newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Riverside. State of California, under date of April 2. 1990, Case Number 203688, that the notice. of which the annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue. of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to -wit: Published on: all in the year 1993. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Signature Date: '� at 'si►ic--v^tet. 19/- . (This Space for Clerk's Filing Stamp) NOTICE TO IEAUMONT mums REGARDING ADOPTION Of ORDINANCE NO. 740 On December 13, 1993, the Beaumont City Coundl adopted Ordinance No. 740, authofzing Beaumont Police Officers to remove unattended motor vehides on City streets, highways and alleys within the City Umits.. You may wish to examine the certified copy of the full text of Ordinance No. 740, which Is posted in Room 9, qty Hall, 550 E. 6th St Dated: December 16, 1993 -s-Julia white Deputy City Clerk CERTIFICATION I, Julia white, Deputy City Clerk of the Clty of Beaumont DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the qty Coundl of said City held on the 22nd day of November, 1993, and was duly adopted spar second reading on the 13th day of December, 1993, upon the falovikrg roll cal vote: AYES: Council Member Berg, Brey, Parrott, Russo and Mayor LeJa NOES: Nate. ABSTAIN: Nam. ABSENT: Nate. Deputy Clty Clerk Publish in the conrnt. ly Mrhsr 12/23/93'