No person shall abandon any motor vehicle or trailer on the right-of-way of any public road or State highway as set out in Section
217.020 of this Code.
[R.O. 1995 § 395.005; Ord. No.
2001-20 § 1, 8-30-2001]
A. Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall
be unlawful for the owner and/or occupant of any property within the
City to keep or store a derelict vehicle contrary to the requirements
of this Section, other than in conjunction with the operation of a
vehicle repair facility licensed as such by the City and on the property
where such facility is so licensed.
1.
Derelict Vehicle On Private Property. All vehicles or parts thereof, self-powered or non-self-powered, found upon any lot within the City limits in a dismantled, dilapidated, wrecked, abandoned or non-operative condition or unlicensed or having a State vehicle license which has been expired for thirty (30) or more days shall be considered a derelict vehicle and a public nuisance detrimental to the health and safety of the public, unless such vehicle shall be kept all times within a locked building or locked fenced area and not visible from adjacent public or private property in compliance with the requirements of Section
217.030.
2.
Derelict Vehicles — Unlicensed Vehicles — Illegally Parked Vehicles. Any vehicle or parts thereof, self-powered or non-self-powered, found upon any lot or on any street, alley, easement, right-of-way or highway within the City limits and which is inoperable, disassembled, wrecked, dilapidated, abandoned, unlicensed for thirty (30) or more days, or parked on a non-hard surface contrary to the requirements of Section
355.150 of this Code shall be considered a derelict vehicle for the purpose of this Section.
Except in the case of an accident resulting in the injury or
death of any person, the driver of a vehicle which for any reason
obstructs the regular flow of traffic on the roadway of any public
road or State highway shall make every reasonable effort to move the
vehicle or have it moved so as not to block the regular flow of traffic.
Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of this Section
is guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00)
nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
[Ord. No. 2021-18, 9-7-2021]
A. No
person shall place or erect a basketball hoop, playground or sports-related
apparatus or similar object on or within a public roadway or sidewalk,
nor shall any person use such apparatus or object for any activity
conducted within a roadway or on a sidewalk.
B. The
Director of Public Works or his/her designated representative, or
any Police Officer, may remove any such apparatus or object from a
roadway or sidewalk.
[Ord. No. 2021-18, 9-7-2021]
A. No
person or entity shall place personal property, including personal
property involved in an eviction, on the sidewalk, roadway, or any
part of the public right-of-way within the City of Bel-Ridge, except
as follows:
1. For trash collection by the end of the following day; or
2. In the event of an eviction, property may be so placed by the person
or entity with the right to possession of the property for a period
not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours, after which the property shall
be deemed abandoned and must be removed from the right-of-way by the
person or entity so placing the property.
[R.O. 1995 § 395.100; Ord. No.
311 § 3, 10-26-1971; Ord. No. 99-25 § 2, 9-2-1999]
When any impounded vehicle held by the City shall have been
unclaimed for a period of thirty (30) days, said vehicle shall be
deemed abandoned and unclaimed. Any such abandoned or unclaimed vehicle
held by the City for thirty (30) days may be sold by the City to satisfy
all storage and other charges.
[R.O. 1995 § 395.110; Ord. No.
311 § 4, 10-26-1971; Ord. No. 99-25 § 2, 9-2-1999]
A. The City Clerk shall give a written notice to the owner, if known,
by delivery in person or by letter directed to Certified Mail addressed
to the last known place of business or abode of the owner. The notice
shall contain:
1.
A brief description of such vehicle;
2.
An itemized statement of the City's claim showing the sum due
at the time of the notice;
3.
A demand that the amount of the claim as stated in the notice,
and of such further claim as shall accrue, shall be paid on or before
the day mentioned, not less than ten (10) days from the delivery of
the notice if it is personally delivered, or from the time when the
notice should reach its destination according to the due course of
post if the letter is sent by mail; and
4.
A statement that unless the claim is paid within the time specified,
such vehicle will be advertised for sale and sold for auction at specified
time and place.
[R.O. 1995 § 395.120; Ord. No.
311 § 5, 10-26-1971; Ord. No. 99-25 § 2, 9-2-1999]
After the time for the payment of the claim specified in the
notice has elapsed, an advertisement of the sale, describing such
vehicle to be sold and stating, if known, the name of the owner or
person on whose account such vehicle is held, and the time and place
of the sale, shall be published once a week for two (2) consecutive
weeks in a newspaper published in the City or by posting the advertisement
in not less than six (6) conspicuous places therein and the sale shall
not be less than fifteen (15) days from the time of the first publication
or posting.
[R.O. 1995 § 395.130; Ord. No.
311 § 6, 10-26-1971; Ord. No. 99-25 § 2, 9-2-1999]
In accordance with the terms of a notice so given, a sale of
the property by auction may be had. From the proceeds of such sale
the City shall satisfy its lien, including the reasonable charges
of notice, advertisement, and sale. The balance, if any, of such proceeds
shall be held by the City and delivered on demand to the person whom
it shall have been bound to deliver or justified in delivering such
vehicle, if claimed within sixty (60) days, said balance shall be
paid into the General Revenue Fund of the City.
[R.O. 1995 § 395.140; Ord. No.
311 § 7, 10-26-1971; Ord. No. 99-25 § 2, 9-2-1999]
At any time before such vehicle is sold, any person owing a
right of property or possession therein may pay the City the amount
necessary to satisfy its lien and to pay the reasonable expenses and
liabilities incurred in serving notice and advertising and preparing
for the sale up to the time of such payment. The City shall deliver
such vehicle to such person making such payment.