[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Town of Mount Airy 1-5-1981
by Ord. No. 117. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-5-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park an unlicensed motor vehicle,
trailer or travel trailer or a motor vehicle, trailer or travel trailer with
an expired license or to abandon the same for a period longer than seven days
on any public road, highway, street, avenue or alley in the Town of Mount
Airy. The Town of Mount Airy is hereby authorized to take possession of and
remove any such motor vehicle or trailer or travel trailer so parked or abandoned
in violation of this section by means of Town equipment or by contract and
may cause the same to be stored either upon Town property or upon private
property by suitable contract. The cost of removing or towing the same and
of storing the same must be paid by the owner before the same may be repossessed
and such charge will be in addition to any fine or other penalty imposed for
the violation of this section. If the owner fails to repossess the same within
30 days after it is impounded, the same may be sold by the Town at public
auction and the proceeds of such sale, after payment of the cost thereof,
shall be applied first to reimbursing the Town for the cost of removing or
towing the vehicle, trailer or travel trailer and of storing the same; second,
to the payment of all liens on the same and the balance to be paid to the
owner if claimed within six months from the date of sale. If the owner fails
to claim such balance within such period of time, it shall be deemed to be
forfeited and become part of the general funds of the Town.
[Amended 6-5-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-2; 7-10-2000 by Ord.
No. 2000-3]
Unless the same is enclosed in a garage or other building, it shall
be unlawful for the owner of any property within a residential zone to have
or permit anyone to have on such property any unregistered motor vehicle,
trailer or travel trailer or a motor vehicle, trailer or travel trailer, with
an expired registration in excess of 60 days; provided, however, that this
provision shall not apply to not more than one such vehicle on such property
that is actually being restored, repaired or maintained in such operating
condition as would permit it to be lawfully operated upon the public roadways
if currently registered.
[Added 7-7-1986 by Ord. No.
149]
Unless the same is enclosed in a garage or other building, it shall
be unlawful for the owner of any property outside of a residential zone to
have or permit anyone to have on such property any unregistered motor vehicle
or motor vehicle with an expired registration in excess of seven days; provided,
however, that the provision shall not apply to any vehicle being offered for
sale by any licensed automobile dealer or used car lot.
[Added 7-7-1986 by Ord. No.
149]
