HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1766ORDINANCE NO. /~~'
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CPMC 10.12.040 AND 10.12.070
PERTAINING TO DISCARDED VEHICLES
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, OREGON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Central Point Municipal Code Section 10.12.040
is hereby amended to read as follows:
10.12.040 Unlawful Acts. It is unlawful for any person
owning or in possession or control of any property within the
city to keep, wreck, store or allow to remain thereon in such
manner as to be exposed to view from without the property, a
discarded vehicle unless the vehicle (=~
ca~~t}~-~~---bu4=}d}ng .,r ~a~ss }-~) is storer~ in connection with a
business enterprise dealing in junked vehicles lawfully conducted
within the city. For (t-He) purposes of this section, if an
automobile is permitted to remain upon premises for longer than
ten consecutive days without being removed therefrom, it is
deemed to have been "stored" or "allowed to remain" thereon.
Hrter the expiration oz the said ten-day periods and each day
during which the vehicle or part thereof is stored or permitted
to remain on the premises in violation of this chapter shall be
punishable as a separate offense.
Section 2. Central Point Municipal Code Section 10.12.070
is hereby amended to read as follows:
10.12.070 Police--Duty. A. It is the duty of the chief of
police, whenever a discarded vehicle is found upon private
property to:
1. Make an investigation to discover the owner of the
VeillC le and the perSC.^. in charg2 Of file property llpOR wh1Ch SUCK
is located, and give written notice to them by personal service
or by registered or certified mail, that the vehicle is in
violation of this chapter; and
2. If the owner of the vehicle is not found, to place a
notice upon the windshield or some other part of the vehicle
where it can be easily seen.
B. The notice shall state that a certain discarded vehicle
is in violation of this chapter and that within seven days of the
day of_ the sending or posting of the notice:
I. The vehicle must be removed from the city or to the
storage yard of a business enterprise dealing in junked vehicles
lawfully conducted within the city; or
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2.
C. The notice shall also state that the alternative to
compliance with subsection B of this section is to petition the
city recorder and request appearance in writing before the city
council within seven days of sending or pasting of the notice and
show cause why such vehicle should not be immediately abated as
provided in this chapter.
D. The notice shall also state that failure to comply with
this chapter authorizes the city to remove the vehicle and charge
the cost.
Section 3. An emergency is hereby declared to exist, and
this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage.
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of
its passage this i~ ~~day of ~~~~,~~%, 1997.
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May~usty McGrath
ATTEST:
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City 'Representative
Approved by me this (-~'~ day of _ ~~~u.~ 1997.
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Mayor Rusty McGrath
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