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ORDINANCE NO 515
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGRANG BE Missouri. AMENDING ORDINANCE 240.190
REGARDING ABANPONMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
WHEREAS, in order to enhance the public safety and welfare if the residents
of the City of La Grange, it is found desirable for the City to enact and
adopt an ordinance which prohibits the abandonment of motor vehicles upon
public or private property, to prevent the attraction and creation of
habitats for vermin and rodents; and
WHEREAS, the existence of abandoned motor vehicles negatively affect the
property values of adjacent properties; and
WHEREAS, the unrestricted legation and abandonment of motor vehicles will be
detrimental to the public health, safety, comfort, race, morals and welfare
of the citizens of the city of LAGRANGE, Missouri;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE dirty COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGRANGE, MISSOURI,
as donors:
SECTION 924|.10: ABANDONMENT OF MO. TOR VEHICLES
A.. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to abandon any motor
vehicle or part thereof upon any street, alley or other private place or
property
within the City of LAGRANGE.
B. A motor vehicle shall Ix deemed abandoned within the meaning of this
Section. if:
1. Any motor vehicle or part thereof which shall be parked or remain at the
same place on any sheet. alley or other public place in the City of LAGRANGE
for a
single continuous period of forty-eight (48) hours or more; or
2. Any motor vehicle or part thereof which is not covered with a fitted
motor vehicle cover or not housed in a suitable garage, structure or
enclosure and
which shall be parked or remain owner, or until thirty (30) days after such
removal, whichever is earlier.
E. Upon removal of any abandoned motor vehicle as hereinabove provided, the
Chief of Police shall exercise reasonable diligence in attempting to
d termite the identity of the owner thereof and in attempting to notify
such owner of the removal and impoundment of said motor vehicle.
F. In the event any such abandoned motor vehicle is not claimed by the owner
within thirty (30) days next following removal of the same, the same shall
be sold by the City, and the proceeds there from shall be used to defray the
expenses of the removal of the same.
G. In the event the owner of any such abandoned automobile shall claim the
same, it shall be delivered up to him forthwith, upon payment by such owner
of all expenses in connection with the removal of such abandoned motor
vehicle, together with such penalty and court costs as may be assessed for
the violation,
if any, of this Section.
H. Every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one
hundred dollars ($100.00) plus costs and expenses for removal.
(Ord. No. 183 91-8)
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT: All Ordinances or parts thereof in convict with or
inconsistent with the terms of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
FULL FORCE AND EFFECI':
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after a copy of
the proposed Ordinance has been made available to the general public by
posting
a copy thereof in the City Office, 1 18 S. Main Street, LaGrange, Missouri,
after it has been read by title two (2) times before the City Council of the
City of LaGrange, Missouri, and after it has been approved by the Mayor
of the City of LAGRANGE, Missouri.
Adopted this 10th day of December 2007. M
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George Ewart wrote:
2. Any motor vehicle or part thereof which is not covered with a fitted
motor vehicle cover or not housed in a suitable garage, structure or
enclosure and
which shall be parked or remain owner, or until thirty (30) days after such
removal, whichever is earlier.
So now car lots must park the cars under some sort of a cover? There's
quite often cars that are on the lot for lots longer than 30 days.
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In article <vt7at35vr73savbfcs4cg1ab4roo96ir45@4ax.com>,
Mike <prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com> wrote:
George Ewart wrote:
So now car lots must park the cars under some sort of a cover? There's
quite often cars that are on the lot for lots longer than 30 days.
Don't they generally have a fence around them? That would make it an
enclosure.
Seth
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Seth wrote:
In article <vt7at35vr73savbfcs4cg1ab4roo96ir45@4ax.com>, Mike <prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com> wrote: Don't they generally have a fence around them? That would make it an enclosure.
Even big car lots usually don't really have a fence as such that would
prevent foot entry when locked (but they might have a chain attached to
posts or such that would make it a bit harder to drive on or off the
lot when closed.)
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