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--- (5) --- Cross reference— Health and sanitation, ch. 13; storage of junked vehicles, § 13-41; environment, ch. 10.
Sec. 16-231. - Definitions.#
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Dismantled, junked or abandoned vehicles means major parts thereof, including bodies, engines, transmissions, rear ends, etc.
Premises means public or private property, town streets and public highways.
Public property means property owned by the town or state property acquired by the town at tax sales and all streets and highways within the town, whether or not they are public highways.
Vehicle legally or physically incapable of being operated means one which has not been duly registered according to law or which lacks the equipment in good operating condition as required by law to enable it to be registered.
(Code 1972, § 11-44)
Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 16-232. - License required for storage of inoperable vehicles.#
No person shall deposit, store, keep or permit to be deposited, stored or kept in the open upon public or private property a dismantled, unserviceable, junked or abandoned vehicle, or one legally or physically incapable of being operated, unless a license for such storage has first been obtained from the proper authority.
(Code 1972, § 11-45)
Sec. 16-233. - Duty of owner to remove vehicle; removal of vehicles from streets; when vehicles deemed abandoned.#
(a)
The owner of any vehicle described in section 16-232 shall remove the vehicle within seven days after being ordered to do so in writing by the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises where such vehicle shall be found. If the owner of any such vehicle is not known or cannot readily be ascertained, notice to remove may be given by attaching such notice to such vehicle. The police, upon request therefor, shall assist in ascertaining the name and address of the owner of any such vehicle.
(b)
If the owner of any such vehicle is also the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises, notice to remove as described in subsection (a) of this section shall be given by the police.
(c)
If any such vehicle is on a town street or public highway, 48-hour notice to remove the vehicle shall be given by the police; provided, however, that if such vehicle constitutes a present hazard or unduly obstructs traffic ingress to or egress from private or public property, the vehicle may be removed by the police without any prior notice.
(d)
An unregistered vehicle on premises not owned or occupied by the owner of such vehicle may be deemed to be abandoned.
(Code 1972, § 11-46)
Sec. 16-234. - Removal of vehicle by owner of premises or police department when owner of vehicle fails to do so.#
Upon the failure of the owner to remove any vehicle described in section 16-232 within the time limited in section 16-233, the owner, lessee, occupant of the premises where such vehicle is located or the police division shall forthwith remove or cause such vehicle to be removed from the premises to a location to be provided for such purpose by the town.
(Code 1972, § 11-47)
Sec. 16-235. - Redemption of vehicles.#
The owner of any vehicle removed pursuant to this article may regain possession thereof from the town by making application therefor within two months after its receipt by the city, upon paying to the town all reasonable costs of removal, which shall be repaid to the person who paid or incurred such charges, plus an additional charge of $75.00 per day or any portion thereof for storage charges of such vehicle while in possession of the town.
(Code 1972, § 11-48; Ord. No. 2015-26, 1-6-16)
Sec. 16-236. - Disposal of unredeemed vehicles; disposition of proceeds of sales.#
If no claim for a vehicle removed pursuant to this article is made within two months after receipt thereof, the town may sell such vehicle for the best price obtainable as junk or otherwise, and the proceeds thereof shall be available to pay the reasonable charges of delivering the same to the town if a claim therefor is made by the person who paid such charges and the expense of keeping and disposing of such vehicle. Any balance shall be paid into the general fund of the town.
(Code 1972, § 11-49)
Sec. 16-237. - Owners of premises and town not liable for damage or loss of removed vehicles.#
Neither the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises from which any vehicle shall be removed pursuant to this article, or his or its servant or agent, or the town, shall be liable for any loss or damage to such vehicle while being removed, or while in the possession of the town, or as a result of any subsequent sale or other disposition.
(Code 1972, § 11-50)
Sec. 16-238. - Failure to remove vehicles.#
Any person required by the provisions of this article to remove any vehicle described in section 16-232 who shall fail so to do shall be guilty of an offense punishable in accordance with the provisions of section 1-7.
(Code 1972, § 11-51)