[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Jamestown 8-10-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Secondhand dealers and junkyards — See Ch. 235.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 290.
Zoning — See Ch. 300.
[Amended 8-16-2004; 9-26-2005]
It shall be unlawful to park, store or leave any unregistered motor vehicle of any kind upon public property, or for the owner or occupant of any property to allow, permit or suffer the same to be left upon any privately owned property within the City of Jamestown unless the vehicle is stored in a garage of suitable dimensions or the property owner is a junk dealer duly licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 235, Secondhand Dealers and Junkyards, hereof or the owner of the vehicle is registered by the State of New York to engage in a business requiring limited operation of motor vehicles.
[Amended 5-10-1999]
No violation of this chapter shall be found except upon proof that seven days' notice thereof was given, by personal service or registered mail, to the last known address of the owner of the property on which the vehicle is located or the owner of the vehicle.
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the Chief of Police or another police officer from removing from private property without notice any unattended motor vehicle, the presence of which constitutes a danger or hazard to others; provided, however, that the Chief of Police shall, within 48 hours of such removal, mail a notice of such removal to the last known registrant of the vehicle.