ORD19844870RDI:NANCE # 487
AN 0RDINANC:E TO AMEND CHAPTER 7,
SECTION 7.16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF T:3E CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN, DO
(Junk Cars)
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1: Chapter 7, Section 7.16 of the Municipal Code
7.16 VEHICLE ABANDONMENT PROHIBITED.
(1) No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle,
trailer, semi-trailer, ,ar mobile home, nor shall any person
allow any disassembled 'or unoperable and unlicensed or
junked, wrecked or abandoned motor vehicles to remain in the
open upon public property within the City for a period in
with an automobile sales or repair business located in a
excess of seventy-two (72) hours unless it is in connection
properly zoned area.
(2) PROCEDURE FOR DISP0,SITION AND SALE, PUBLIC BIGEWAYS.
The following procedure shall apply for the disposition of
vehicles found on public highways:
(a) Vehicles found upon a public highway or upon the
public property of the City and which have remained in
the same place for seventy-two (72) hours or appear to
have been abandoned shall be issued a summons and
notice for removal of the vehicle. A copy of the
summons and notice shall also be served on the last
known registered owner of the vehicle.
1. If notice g3es unanswered, the Court shall
order removal of the vehicle and disposition as
provided in (4 ) .
2. Vehicles found to be a safety hazard to the
motoring public shall be removed by the Police
Department or their agents.
stored at a local junk or storage yard at least 30 days,
(b) The vehicle picked up shall be impounded and may be
but if the apparent value thereof is $100.00 or less and
be destroyed or sold.
if the vehicle is n3t claimed within said period, it may
(c) Immediately upon impounding said vehicle, the Police
of the recovery of the vehicle and its make, motor
Department shall notify the Division of Motor Vehicles
number, series number and registration number, if
ascertainable, and shall obtain from the Division of
Motor Vehicles the name and address of the last
registered owner and lienholder, if any.
(d) If such informat.ion is obtained, the last registered
owner or lienholder shall be notified of the impounding
of the vehicle by the Police Department and advised that
upon payment of towi.ng and storage charges within 30
will be released to the owner or lien claimant or that
days of the date of its impounding, that the vehicle
at the end of 30 days it will be sold or destroyed. If
the vehicle is of the value of $100 or more, then the
Wisconsin Statutes shall be followed.
auction procedure provided for by Section 66.28
salvage yard shall charqe a reasonable fee for handling and
(3) If such vehicles arc claimed by the owner, the junk or
storage. If such vehic1.e~ are not claimed, the impounding,
herein shall be followed.
notification and junking or sale procedure as provided for
(4) Disposition If No Record Owner. Notwithstanding the
provisions above with respect to the storage of vehicles
of abandoned vehicles if the following conditions are met:
for 30 days, the Police Department may immediately dispose
that it has no record of registration of vehicle
(a) The Division of Motor Vehicles advises the City
involved: or
(b) If the motor, serial or registration number of the
motor vehicle are not ascertainable or if no evidence of
ownership is found upon or within the vehicle, such
disposition shall be made to a licensed auto salvage or
junk dealer, if poscible, or if not, then to a person
who shall be willing to pay the expenses of the City in
removing and storing the vehicle under this ordinance.
(5) Any abandoned vehic1.e which is determined by a duly
authorized municipal or county representative to have a
value less than $100 may be disposed of by direct sale to a
licensed salvage dealer upon determination that the vehicle
is not reported stolen.
vehicle as provided above, the municipality or county shall
(6) Within five (5) days, after the sale or disposal of a
advise the division of t.he sale or disposition on a form
supplied by the divisioc.
salvage yards or junk yards that are duly licensed under the
(7) The provisions of tt.is ordinance shall not apply to auto
ordinance provisions of the City pertaining to such
operation.
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(8) Any person who shall interfere in any way whatsoever
with the due process of enforcement of any of the provisions
of this ordinance and shall be found guilty thereof, shall
be subject to a penalty of Twenty-Five ($25) Dollars. Each
motor vehicle involved shall constitute a separate offense.
(9) Penalty. The owner of any vehicle which shall be
impounded or stored pursuant to the provisions of this
ordinance or who shall abandon a vehicle within the City
and fail to remove the v'zhicle when properly notified, shall
be subject to forfeiture of not less than $10 nor more than
payments shall be imprisonment in the County Jail until
$200 together with the costs of said action. Default of the
such forfeiture and cost:; are paid but not to exceed six (6)
months. This penalty is in addition to all other expenses
and charges made applicajle under the provisions of this
ordinance.
inconsistent with or contravening this ordinance are hereby
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 10 DAY OF RfR\L , 1984.
ATTEST : CI
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