[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ottawa as § 7.05 of the 1987 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any public street or highway or public or private property for such time and under such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. Whenever any such vehicle has been left unattended without the permission of the property owner for more than 48 hours, the vehicle is considered abandoned and constitutes a public nuisance.
B. 
No person shall leave any wrecked or nonoperable motor vehicle on any street within the Town.
After notice to the owner thereof and an opportunity for hearing thereon, any vehicle in violation of this chapter may be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of under § 312-3; except if the Town Board or its authorized representative determines that the cost of towing and storage charges for the impoundment would exceed the value of the vehicle, the vehicle may be junked by the Town prior to expiration of the impoundment period upon determination by the Town Board or its authorized representative that the vehicle is not wanted for evidence or any other reason.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
Vehicles exceeding $100 in value.
(1) 
If the Town Board or its authorized representative determines that the value of an abandoned vehicle exceeds $100, the owner and lienholders of record shall be notified by certified mail that the vehicle has been deemed abandoned and impounded by the Town and may be reclaimed within 10 days upon payment of accrued towing, storage and notice charges and if not so reclaimed shall be sold. See also § 312-4.
(2) 
If an abandoned vehicle exceeding $100 in value is not reclaimed within the period and under the conditions provided in Subsection A(1) above, it may be sold by sealed bid or at auction. If no satisfactory bid is received, the vehicle may be sold at private sale.
(3) 
After deducting the expenses of impoundment and sale, the balance of the proceeds, if any, shall be paid into the Town treasury.
B. 
Vehicles of less than $100 in value. Any abandoned vehicle which is determined by the Town Board or its authorized representative to have a value of less than $100 may be disposed of by direct sale to a licensed salvage dealer upon determination that the vehicle is not reported stolen.
The owner of any abandoned vehicle, except a stolen vehicle, is responsible for the abandonment and all costs of impounding and disposing of the vehicle, provided no such costs shall be imposed without notice thereof to the owner and an opportunity for the owner to be heard thereon. Costs not recovered by the sale of the vehicle may be recovered in a civil action by the Town against the owner.
Within five days after the sale or disposal of a vehicle as provided in § 312-3, the Town Board or its authorized representative shall advise the State Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, of such sale or disposal on a form supplied by the Division. A copy of such form shall be given to the purchaser of the vehicle and a copy shall be retained on file in the Town.