9505-04 Amend Chapter 20, Article 3 - Addressing Abandoned Vehicles

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Substitute Bill No. 27-04 Ordinance No. S ~5 - 0 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH. BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, OF THE SDUTHBEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING ABANDONED VEHICLES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council notes that § 20-through § 20-30 of the South Bend Municipal Code set forth the city's regulations addressing abandoned vehicles. The Common Council has determined that abandoned vehicles are "detrimental to the health and safety of the general public" and are a public nuisance as well as a health and safety hazard. This ordinance would amend the definition of abandoned vehicle so that it is consistent with the State of Indiana's definition set forth at Indiana Code § 9-13-2-1. It would also include any vehicle which is parked on a city street without a state license plate. This ordinance would also authorize an administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00) which would be collected from the owner or lien holder of all impounded, abandoned, or inoperable, or inoperative vehicles which would be placed in the city's Abandoned Vehicle Fund. The proposed regulations are aimed at improving the local regulations which deal with abandoned vehicles, and are believed to be in the best interests of the city. ~a-u~ f~ez~~ ~ ~f o2a~ r~~eed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. Chapter 20, Article 3, Section 20-28 (a) of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows: (a) Abandoned vehicle means:t (1) A vehicle located on public property illegally; (2) A vehicle left on public property without being moved for three (3) days; (3) A vehicle located on public property in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on a public right-of--way; ~ Indiana Code § 9-13-2-1, sets forth the state's definition for "abandoned vehicle".