[Added 7-18-2011 by Ord. No. 14-11]
A.
Erection of signs and street/curb marking. The Public Works Director
shall cause to be erected such parking signs and curb or pavement
markings as are necessary to give adequate notice of the parking restrictions,
prohibitions and limitations as provided in the Hudson City Code.
B.
Violation prohibited. A violation of any properly noticed parking
restriction, prohibition or limitation provided in the Hudson City
Code or as shown on the posted signs or markings shall be a violation
of the provisions of this Municipal Code.
A.
Towing of parked vehicles. Any vehicle parked in violation of Wisconsin
Statutes, or contrary to the restrictions, prohibitions and limitations
of this chapter or any provision of the Municipal Code, may be towed
or immobilized. Additionally, vehicles may be towed as deemed to be
necessary for snow removal, highway maintenance/construction or in
the interest of public safety, including, but not limited to, situations
in which the parked vehicle is blocking traffic or otherwise creating
an emergency. The Police Department shall facilitate towing under
this section.
B.
Towing and/or immobilizing illegally parked vehicle with three or
more uncontested and unpaid parking violations.
[Amended 10-3-2011 by Ord. No. 18-11]
(1)
In addition to the violations described in § 235-54 above, an owner of an illegally parked vehicle, which has on the date in question, three or more unpaid and uncontested parking violations outstanding, shall be in violation of this § 235-55B and shall be subject to forfeitures plus costs for violating § 235-55B in addition to being issued a parking ticket for the violation described in § 235-54. Such vehicle may be ordered to be towed or immobilized by the Police Department.
(2)
Upon the issuance of the third violation, a notice shall be mailed
to the owner's last-known address, advising the owner that if he or
she fails to pay the outstanding forfeitures within 10 days, in the
event that another parking violation occurs, his or her vehicle shall
be subject to being towed or immobilized using an immobilization device,
if found illegally parked at any location in the City. In the event
that a vehicle is towed or immobilized under this subsection, the
following procedure shall be applied:
(a)
If the vehicle is immobilized, in addition to the mailed notice of immobilization/towing required below, notice of the immobilization shall also be affixed to the vehicle with instructions that the vehicle owner or operator may go to the Hudson Police Department to arrange for removal of the immobilization device. The notice shall contain the address of the Hudson Police Department and the information required in § 235-55B(2)(b) below.
(b)
Within 24 hours of the tow or immobilization, notice of the
fact of a towing or immobilizing shall be mailed to the vehicle owner's
last-known address, together with a copy of the citation for violation
of this section. The notice shall inform the owner of the following
rights:
[1]
The right to an immediate hearing, to be held within two business
days of his or her receipt of the notice, to determine the validity
of the tow or immobilization. If a hearing in front of the Municipal
Court Judge cannot be scheduled in two business days, an informal
hearing shall be held by the City Prosecutor, with de novo review
by the Municipal Court at the next regular session of the Municipal
Court. The sole issue at the hearing shall be whether or not the owner
has three outstanding parking violations which remain uncontested
and unpaid.
[2]
The right to re-obtain possession of the vehicle, upon payment
of security in the form of a bond, the amount of which shall be equivalent
to the total amount of the unpaid forfeitures outstanding against
the motor vehicle in question and the towing, storage, and related
charges and/or immobilization removal fee listed in the citation,
but not to exceed $500;
[3]
Pursuant to the citation, the right to defend the current citation
in the manner prescribed by Wisconsin law and the municipal ordinances.
