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SUBSTITUTE BILL ORDINANCE N0. ~~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The purpose of this ordinance is to revise certain provisions governing abandoned vehicles. The Common Council recognizes that amendments in Indiana Code § 9-22-1-1 et sea• have modified the definitions of and provisions governing abandoned vehicles, and that revising certain provisions of the South Bend Municipal Code will expedite the removal of abandoned vehicles from public and private property and enhance the quality of life in the City. Section I. Chapter 20, Article 3, Section 20-28 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: Sec. 20-28. Definitions. For the purpose of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) Abandoned vehicle means: (1) A vehicle located on public property illegally; (2) A vehicle left on public property continuously 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 vehicle traffic on a public right-of-way; (4) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of that property, for more than forty-eight (48) hours; (5) A vehicle from which there has been removed the engine, transmission or differential, or that is otherwise partially dismantled or inoperable and left on public property; (6) A vehicle that has been removed by a towing service or a public agency upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or ordinance other than this article, if the vehicle once impounded is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or his agent within fifteen (15) days of its removal; or