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Ord 3757 1/27/1981 ORDINANCE NO. .."'- ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 29-29 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPART- MENT OR MEMBERS THEREOF TO IMPOUND CERTAIN VEHICLES; PROVIDING NOTICE TO BE GIVEN TO THE REGISTERED OWNER BY MAIL IF POSSIBLE OR BY PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: That Section 29-29 of the Code of Ordinances be amended to read as follows : SECTION 1. "The Chief of Police or his duly authorized agent or representative is hereby authorized to remove a vehicle from a street or highway or private property to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the police department, or otherwise maintained by this City under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated: (1) When any vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct, or causeway, or in any tube or tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic. (2) When a vehicle upon a highway is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic and the person or persons in charge of the vehicle are by reason of physical injury incapacitated to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its custody or removal. (3) When any vehicle is left unattended upon a street and is so parked illegally as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic. (4) When a motor vehicle is inoperable and over eight years old and is left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours. (5) When a motor vehicle has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than 48 hours. (6) When a motor vehicle has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than 48 hours. (7) When any vehicle is left unattended in a properly designated fire lane or fire zone which is marked by signs designating same as a fire lane or fire zone. (8) When the driver of a vehicle is arrested and is incapacitated to the extent that he is unable to arrange for the dispos- ition of the vehicle. (b) A police department or member thereof that takes into custody an abandoned motor vehicle shall notify within 10 days thereof, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, the last known registered owner of the motor vehicle and all lien holders of record pursuant to the Certificate of Title Act, as amended (Article 6687-1, V.A.T.S. ) , that the vehicle has been taken into custody. The notice shall describe the year, make, model and vehicle identification number of the abandoned motor vehicle, set forth the location of the facility where the motor vehicle is being held, inform the owner and any lien holders of their right to reclaim the motor vehicle within 20 days after the date of the notice upon payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, or garagekeeper':s charges if notice is pursuant to the provisions dealing with garagekeepers and abandoned vehicles. Further, the said notice shall state that the failure of the owner or lien holders to exercise their right -2- • to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner and all lien holders of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle and their consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. (c) If the identity of the last registered owner cannot be determined, or if the registration contains no address for the owner; or if it is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and addresses of all lien holders, notice by one publication in one newspaper of general circulation in the area where the motor vehicle was abandoned shall be sufficient to meet all requirements of notice pursuant to this Article. Such notice by publication can contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles. Any such notice shall be within the time requirements prescribed for notice by registered or certified mail and shall have the same contents required for a notice by registered or certified mail. " SECTION 2 . The necessity for maintaining the streets and highways free of obstructions for the public and to provide for the health and safety of the public at large gives rise to an emergency and for such reason, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure, effective the date of passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this the ,-%day of 14-/,‘„. 7 , 1981. M A Y O R ATTEST: f City Clerk -3- Affidavit of Publication THE STATE OF TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 3758 COUNTY OF WICHITA ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE (Pa JUNK YARD COMMISSION: REGULATING MOTOR VEHICLE SETTING DEFINITIONS: On this 16th day of February APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING; BONDS; .1 p CONSTRUCTION AND A.D 1,9.Yk personally appeared before me,the undersigned authority M A I N T E N A N C E ': AMORTIZATION; LICENSE FEES; TERMINATION AND Myra G h o I son bookkeeper TRANSFER OF LICENSE; REQUIRING ENCLOSURES; S PROCEDURES S PE o NF o for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls REVOCATION OR LICENSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County,Texas,and THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND CUMULATIVE OF ALL ! OTHER REGULATIONS. upon being duly sworn by me,on oath states that the attached,advertisement is a true Anyone violating this ordinance One e 1 will be siubiect to a fine not to exceed$200.00 per violation. and correct copy of advertising published in issues ORDINANCE NO.3756 ORDINANCE AMENDING thereof on the following dates: SECTION 20-41, 20-42, 20-43, 20-44 AND 2.0-51 AND DELETING SECTION 20-46 February 149 1981 AND 20-47 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR A NEW DEFINITION OF "JUNKED VEHICLE",I` , ADDING CERTAIN �NN� � EXEMPTIONS: PROVIDING FOR HEARING; PROVIDING Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR ABATEMENT OF THE of Wichita Falls NUISANCE;AND PROVIDING eA PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. Anyone violating this ordinance I Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written. will be subject to a fine not to exceed$200.00 per violation. ORDINANCE NO. 3764 SEC ORDI TION NAN17-1C4 E AMENOF THE DICODE NG fj j ���,,� �� , OF O R D I N A N C E S / C -1 lIII�� ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR D I S P O S A L O F ACCUMULATIONS OF ROCK, Notary public WASTE, BUILDING DEBRIS PAT Cjiff��$Ef?LIN, ' exa� AND OTHER TRASH ; In aad for V�ichita Cotirlw r, SETTING FEES; AND P R O V I D I N G F O R EX.0,EPTIONS. DURING CERTAIN CLEANUP CAMPAIGNS; PROVIDING F O R R U L E S A N D REGULATIONS; AND ESTABLISHING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. Anyone violating this ordinance will be subject to a fine not to exceed$200.00. ORDINANCE NO.3761 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18-48 (a) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, REQUIRING A NOTICE TO BE GIVEN, RESULTS FROM FAILURE TO ABATE, AND SETTING A SCHEDULE OF COSTS FOR ABATEMENT. ORDINANCE NO. 3757 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 29-29 OF THE CODE O F ORDINANCES ; AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR MEMBERS THEREOF TO IMPOUND CERTAIN VEHICLES; PROVIDING NOTICE TO BE GIVEN TO THE REGISTERED • O W N E R B Y M A I L I F P O S S I B L E OR B Y PUBLICATION ; AND∎ D E C L A R I N G A N EMERGENCY.