[Ord. 42-1900, 67 § 2, passed 3-27-1967]
No person shall park, store or leave any motor vehicle of any
kind in a wrecked, junked, stripped or abandoned condition, in a place
where its presence constitutes a hazard on private property, and no
owner of such motor vehicle, or the owner or occupant of any property
shall allow, permit or suffer the same, to be left upon any privately
owned property, unless the same he authorized in conjunction with
a business properly operated, pursuant to the zoning laws of the City.
[Ord. 65-2002, 03 § 1, passed 10-27-2003]
If the Director of Public Safety or any of his authorized agents
finds that a violation of this article exists, the Director or his
authorized agents shall notify the owner of the property on which
the motor vehicle is stored or parked, or the owner of the motor vehicle,
or both, of the violation, and order the owner of such motor vehicle
or vehicles within five days thereof and the owner of the property
on which the motor vehicle or vehicles is stored or parked, within
10 days thereof, to remove the motor vehicle or vehicles.
[Ord. 12-1906, 07 § 2, passed 3-27-2007]
Notice shall be given by personal service or by registered mail
to the last known address of the violator. In the event that, on diligent
search, the address of either the property owner or motor vehicle
owner cannot he ascertained, the posting of the notice or copies thereof
on the real property, motor vehicle, structure or area immediately
adjacent thereto shall constitute sufficient notice.
[Ord. 42-1966, 67 § 2, passed 3-27-1967]
If the violation complained of shall not have been remedied
within the period as required by the order, the City shall, through
its own agents, contractors and/or employees, remedy the violations
and charge the costs thereof to the real property owner on whose property
the vehicles are located. Such costs shall, after a proper demand
and refusal or a failure to pay after 30 days, constitute a lien in
such realty which shall be filed by the City Solicitor.
[Ord. 42-1966, 67 § 2, passed 3-27-1967]
Nothing in this article shall prevent the Director of the Department
of Public Safety or duly authorized officials, from removing from
private property without notice, any attended or unattended motor
vehicle, the presence of which constitutes a hazard or threat to the
life, health, safety, welfare and morals of the citizens of the City
which is imminently dangerous and in the opinion of the Director or
authorized officials, constitutes a nuisance which gives rise to the
existence of emergency conditions.
[Ord. 65-2002, 03 § 3, passed 10-27-2003]
Any person who shall violate any section of this article, shall,
upon conviction before any magistrate, alderman or district justice,
pay a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $1,000, plus costs,
and/or be imprisoned not more than 90 days. Each day's failure
to comply with the order of the Director shall constitute a separate
offense for each vehicle in violation thereof.