Source: https://www.ecode360.com/12457250
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 20:08:12+00:00

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§ 450-1 Abandonment prohibited; definitions.
§ 450-2 Removal and impoundment of vehicles.
§ 450-3 Storage and reclaiming of impounded vehicles.
§ 450-4 Disposal of abandoned vehicles.
§ 450-5 Report of sale or disposal.
§ 450-6 Owner responsible for costs.
§ 450-7 Conflicts with other provisions.
Junked vehicles — See Ch. 378, Art. I.
Abandonment of vehicles prohibited. No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any public street or highway or private or public property in the City of Weyauwega 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 on any street or highway in the City of Weyauwega or upon private or public property without the permission of the property owner or other person charged with the lawful jurisdiction thereof for more than 72 hours, the vehicle shall be deemed abandoned and constitutes a public nuisance.
Any vehicle left unattended for more than 72 hours on any public street or public ground or left unattended for more than 72 hours on private property without the consent of the property owner is deemed abandoned and constitutes a nuisance, provided that the vehicle shall not be deemed abandoned under this subsection if left unattended on private property outside of public view and enclosed within a building or if designated as not abandoned by the Chief of Police or designee.
Exceptions. This section shall not apply to a vehicle in an enclosed building or a vehicle stored on a premises licensed for storage of junk or junked vehicles and fully in compliance with City zoning regulations or to a vehicle parked in a paid parking lot or space where the required fee has been paid.
Any vehicle in violation of this chapter shall be removed and impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of under the provisions of § 450-3.
Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to the removal, storage, notice, reclaimer or disposal of abandoned vehicles as defined in § 450-1.
Any police officer who discovers any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any public street or highway or private or public property in the City of Weyauwega which has been abandoned shall cause the vehicle to be removed to a suitable place of impoundment.
Any abandoned vehicle impounded by the City which has not been reclaimed or junked or sold by direct sale to a licensed salvage dealer pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be sold by public auction sale or public sale calling for the receipt of sealed bids. A Class 1 notice, including the description of the vehicles, the name(s) and address(es) of the Wisconsin titled owner and secured party of record, if known, and the time of sale shall be published before the sale.
Within five days after the direct sale or disposal of a vehicle as provided for herein, the Chief of Police or his/her designee shall advise the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, of such sale or disposal on a form supplied by said Division. A copy of the form shall be given to the purchaser of the vehicle enabling the purchaser to obtain a regular certificate of title for the vehicle. The purchaser shall have 10 days to remove the vehicle from the storage area but shall pay a reasonable storage fee established by the City for each day the vehicle remains in storage after the second business day subsequent to the sale date. Ten days after the sale the purchaser shall forfeit all interest in the vehicle and the vehicle shall be deemed to be abandoned and may be sold again. Any listing of vehicles to be sold by the City shall be made available to any interested person or organization who or which makes a written request for such list to the Police Department. The Police Department may charge a reasonable fee for the list.
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. Costs not covered from the sale of the vehicle may be recovered in a civil action by the City against the owner.

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