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ORDINANCE NO. 1747
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 OF ORDINANCE 1596
(AND PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 9.62.010) BEING
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS;
DECLARING ABANDONED VEHICLES AND ABANDONED VEHICLE
HULKS TO CONSTITUTE PUBLIC NUISANCES AND PROVIDING
FOR THE ABATEMENT THEREOF; DECLARING THE ABANDON-
MENT OF A VEHICLE OR VEHICLE HULK, OR THE KEEPING
OF AN ABANDONED VEHICLE OR VEHICLE HULK ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO CONSTITUTE
A MISDEMEANOR AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS;
SPECIFIYING CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH VEHICLES AND
VEHICLE HULKS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE IMPOUNDED; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES
AND VEHICLE HULKS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1596, and Pasco Municipal Code Chapter
9.62.010, are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3. "Abandoned Vehicle on Public Property", except as
otherwise provided in this section, means any vehicle which
remains in substantially the same location for a period of
five continuous days or longer on any street, alley or other
public way in the City and after a period of ten days or
longer from the date the written notice is mailed by the
Pasco Police Department, by certified mail with a return
receipt requested, to the last known registered or legal
owner of any such vehicle.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this 2 day of December, , 1975.
Attest:
Leo E. Olney; ,C'i.ty Clerk
Approved as to form:
Patrick T.,Roach, ity Attorney
DO AL D. LINTO , Mayor
November 18, 1975
TO: George D. Smith, City Manager
FROM: A. M. Tebaldi, Chief of Polic
SUBJECT: Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance, Amendment
Attached is my recommendation for amending the
abandoned vehicle ordinance. I have also attached
the section of the Municipal Code showing the
deletions and changes.
As you can see the only change I have recommended
is in the time limit on vehicles abandoned on
streets and/or public property. I have not
recommended any change in the ordinance as it
relates to vehicles on private property as we are
bound by state law on that.
I believe this minor change in the ordinance will
give us the necessary means -to speed up the
removal process.
AMT:er
ABANDONED.VEHICLES AND VEHICLE HULKS
9.62.220 Abandoned on private property --
Exemptions.
9.62.230 Removal of vehicle by property owner.
9.62.240 Penalty for violation.
9.62.010 DEFINITIONS (a) "Abandoned vehicle on private
property" means any vehicle which remains for a period of twenty-
four hours or longer on private property, in the city, owned or
occupied by a person other than the vehicle owner or occupant of
the private property.
(b) "Abandoned vehicle on public property," except as other-
wise provided in this section,, means any vehicle which remains in
substantially the same location for a period of.five fourteen
continuous days or longer on any street, alley or other public way
in the city and after period of ten addi-tional-days-or longer from
the date a written notice is mailed by'the police department, by
certified mail with a return receipt requested, to the last known
registered or legal owner or any such vehicle,registered-}e-the
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(c) "Vehicle" means every device capable of being moved upon
a public highway and in,.upon,.or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting
devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon
stationary rail or tracks.
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