Any vehicle in violation of this chapter shall be removed and impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of under the provisions of §
366-3.
Any abandoned vehicle impounded by the City which has not been reclaimed
or junked or sold by direct sale to a licensed salvage dealer pursuant to
the provisions of this chapter may be sold by public auction sale or public
sale calling for the receipt of sealed bids. A Class I Notice, including the
description of the vehicles, the name(s) and address(es) of the Wisconsin-titled
owner and secured party of record, if known, and the time of sale shall be
published before the sale.
Within five days after the direct sale or disposal of a vehicle as provided
for herein, the Chief of Police or his designee shall advise the State of
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, of such
sale or disposal on a form supplied by said Division. A copy of the form shall
be given to the purchaser of the vehicle enabling the purchaser to obtain
a regular certificate of title for the vehicle. The purchaser shall have 10
days to remove the vehicle from the storage area but shall pay a reasonable
storage fee established by the City for each day the vehicle remains in storage
after the second business day subsequent to the sale date. Ten days after
the sale the purchaser shall forfeit all interest in the vehicle and the vehicle
shall be deemed to be abandoned and may be sold again. Any listing of vehicles
to be sold by the City shall be made available to any interested person or
organization which makes a written request for such list to the Police Department.
The Police Department may charge a reasonable fee for the list.
In the event of any conflict between this section and any other provisions
of the Code of the City of Bayfield, this chapter shall control.