Source: https://ecode360.com/12457250
Timestamp: 2019-08-21 20:13:37
Document Index: 124965913

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 450', '§ 450', '§ 450', '§ 450', '§ 450', '§ 450', '§ 450', '§ 10', '§ 450', '§ 450']

City of Weyauwega, WI Vehicles, Abandoned
§ 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.
Chapter 450 Vehicles, Abandoned
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Weyauwega 5-21-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-01 as §§ 10-5-1 to 10-5-7 of the 2001 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
Storage and reclaimer. Any abandoned vehicle which is determined by the Chief of Police or his/her designee to be abandoned shall be retained in storage for a period of 14 days after certified mail notice, as hereinafter provided, has been sent to the Wisconsin titled owner and/or secured party of record with the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles, except that if the Chief of Police or his/her designee determines an abandoned vehicle to have a value of less than $100, or that the cost of towing and storage charges for impoundment will exceed the value of the vehicle, it may be junked or sold by direct sale to a licensed salvage dealer after having been retained in storage for a period of seven days and after certified mail notice, as hereinafter provided, has been sent to the Wisconsin titled owner or secured party of record with the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles, provided that it is first determined that the vehicle is not reported stolen or wanted for evidence or other reason. All substantially complete vehicles in excess of 19 model years of age shall be deemed as a having value in excess of $100. Any such vehicle which may be lawfully reclaimed may be released upon the payment of all accrued charges, including towing, storage and notice charges, and upon presentation of the vehicle title or other satisfactory evidence to the Chief of Police or his/her designee to prove an ownership or secured party interest in said vehicle.
That the vehicle has been deemed abandoned and impounded by the City of Weyauwega;
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.