For the purposes of this article, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section:
All wheeled carts propelled by human power which are commonly
used as a means of conveyance for merchandise, goods and chattels.
Any vacant land, plot or curtilage, wholly or in part, whether
there is thereon a building in whole or in part, said building having
been abandoned and not legally occupied.
[Added 12-27-1972 by Ord. No. 54-1972]
Every person who uses handcart vehicles or who permits or
suffers handcart vehicles under his control to be used by others.
Any public street, avenue, road, alley, lane, highway, boulevard,
driveway, sidewalk or crosswalk, and every class of road, square,
place or municipal parking lot used by the public.
It shall be unlawful for any person or his agent
or employee to leave or abandon or to suffer or permit to be left
or abandoned any handcart vehicle owned by him or in his possession,
custody or control, upon any street in this City.
[Amended 12-27-1972 by Ord. No. 54-1972]
An identification tag containing the name of
the owner shall be permanently secured to each handcart vehicle.
[Amended 12-27-1972 by Ord. No. 54-1972; 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986]
The Director of Public Works shall remove or
cause to be removed any handcart vehicle found unattended or abandoned
upon any street or lot and shall take and impound the same or cause
the same to be taken and impounded and shall thereafter dispose of
the same as provided in this article.
Whenever the Director of Public Works shall
take and impound or cause to be taken and impounded any handcart vehicle,
he shall send or cause to be sent a notice by ordinary mail to the
owner thereof if there is identification of the owner on such vehicle,
advising that such property is held by the Director of Public Works
and that the property may be redeemed within five days at a rate of
$250 per cart. If the same is not redeemed within 10 days after the
date of mailing of such notice or within five days after the same
has been taken and impounded where there is no identification of the
owner on such vehicle, the Director of Public Works shall sell such
vehicle or cause the same to be sold as provided by law. Such five-day
periods shall be exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays.
