[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of New Rochelle: Art. I, 6-20-1966 by Ord. No. 243-1966;[1] Art. II, 6-17-1986 by Ord. No. 151-1986. Section 309-5
amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions.
Art. II. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parking lots and garages — See Ch. 221.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 312.
Towing of vehicles — See Ch. 316.
[1]
Editor's Note: This legislation was included
as Sec. 11-23 of the 1965 General Ordinances.
[Adopted 6-20-1966 by Ord. No. 243-1966]
It is hereby declared and found that abandoned,
junked, discarded, dismantled and unregistered motor vehicles upon
private property within the City of New Rochelle are detrimental to
the public health, welfare and safety. Such vehicles constitute an
attractive nuisance to children and are a peril to their safety, depreciate
the value of neighboring properties and constitute a fire hazard.
It is hereby declared that the adoption of this article has for its
purpose the effective termination of such practices.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Include any vehicles which are incapable of being self-propelled
upon the public streets, vehicles whose owners cannot be identified
and those vehicles which are without current license plates.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation, either as owner, lessee, occupant or otherwise, to store
or deposit or cause or permit to be stored or deposited an abandoned,
junked, discarded, dismantled or unregistered motor vehicle in and
upon any private land or private property within the City of New Rochelle.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the parking
of an unlicensed motor vehicle or motorcycle in a private garage.
This article shall not apply to properties occupied
and used for the repair, reconditioning and remodeling of vehicles
in conformance with the Zoning Ordinance of the City of New Rochelle.[1]
Any person who shall be found guilty of a violation
of this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment
not exceeding 15 days, or both, for each and every violation.
[Adopted 6-17-1986 by Ord. No. 151-1986]
This article shall not apply to worthless, derelict
or abandoned vehicles reported to the Department of Public Works by
the Police Department but shall apply to all other such unidentifiable,
worthless or abandoned property found in the streets.
The Commissioner or his duly authorized representative
is hereby empowered to declare any such derelict property as worthless
and valueless and is authorized to dispose of such property at Department
of Public Works disposal points or, in his discretion, to have such
worthless property removed and disposed of by private contractors.
