Amending Chapter 20, Article 3, Section 20-29 - to establish fees for towing and storage of abandoned vehicles

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The fee for towing vehicles pursuant to this section shall be Seventy Dollars ($70.00). The fee for storacre of vehicles pursuant to this section shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per day. The cost for removal and storage of an abandoned vehicle not claimed by the owner or lien holder shall be paid from the abandoned vehicle fund. The charges fixed by the City for towing and storage of abandoned vehicles shall be filed with the Bureau. Proceeds of sale of an abandoned vehicle shall be credited against the cost incidental to the removal, storage and disposal of the vehicle. All proceeds from the sale of an abandoned vehicle, including charges for bill of sale, and all monies received from owners or lien holders for the cost of removal or storage of vehicles, shall be deposited with the City Controller and placed by him in the abandoned vehicle fund. All costs incurred in the administering of this article shall be paid from the abandoned vehicle fund. (h) Upon complaint of a private property owner or person in control of the property upon which a vehicle has been left for more than forty-eight (48) hours without the consent of the owner or person in control, an officer shall follow the procedure set forth in this article for removal of said vehicle. (8) Neither the owner, lessee or occupant of the property from which an abandoned vehicle is removed, or any public agency, towing service or automobile scrapyard, is liable for any damage to the vehicle occurring during its removal, storage or disposition. SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, and approval by the Mayor. -~ Member of the Common ouncil Sf ~EADI~!G ~-- t~~. ~~ ~ stied in Clerk's OfftCe FLlSLIC hiEARWG L~r ~,(~_,. `~ ,~~,1~ qq AA ±~ 3 rd READING ~,P<,,. ~® t"' ~i3...-. 1 J 5~~7 NOT APPROVED° ~ !°. ~~ REFERRED LOTt~"'R'~J. CSUDA PASSED /~. ~~/~ ~~