HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0874-1983Suqqested hys Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 874-83
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING KMC 12.25, PROHIBITING ABANDONMENT OF
VEHICLES; RESTRICTING THE DISPOSITION OR KEEPING OF WRECKED,
NON -OPERATING, OR DISCARDED VEHICLES ON STREETS OR PRIVATE
„ PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR IMPOUNDING OF CERTAIN VEHICLES; IMPOSING
PENALTIES; AND REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING KMC 21,05.05C.
WHEREAS, the present ordinances (KMC 12.25.010-050) providing for
disposition of vehicles, deals only with abandoned vehicles, and
WHEREAS, there is a need to address disposition of vehicles
! impounded for other reasons than abandonment, and
WHEREAS, recent court decisions require procedures not presently
addressed by KMC 12.25.010-050.
WHEREAS, in the City of Kenal vehicles are or may in the future
be abandoned in the streets and other places within Itie City, and
WHEREAS, there are or may in the future be illegally parked, i
dismantled, partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, non -operating,
or discarded vehicles left about the City other than in junk
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yards or other appropriate places, and
WHEREAS, ouch conditions tend to impede traffic in the streets or
Interfere with the enjoyment of and reJuc:e the value of private
property, invite plundering, create fire hazards and other safety
and health hazards to children as well as adults, interfere with
the comfort and well-being of the public, and crerete, extend, and
aggravate City blight, and
WHEREAS, adequate protection of the public health, safety, and
welfare requires that such conditions be regulated, abated, or
prohibited. j
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, as followas
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Section 1s KMC 12.25 to hL. eby repealed and re-enacted to
read as o owas '
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Ordinance 874-83
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Sectiones
CHAPTER 12.25
ABANDONED VEHICLES
12.25.010 Definitions.
12.25.020 Abandonment of vehicles.
12.25.030 Leaving of wreaked, discarded, non-oporatinq. or
illegally parked vehicles.
12.25.040 Impounding.
12.25.050 Redemption of impounded vehicloG.
12.25.060 Dioposition--dootruction.
12.25.070 Sale of impounded vehicles.
12.25.080 Waiver of claims for damages.
12.25.090 Penalty.
12.25.010 Definittonst (a) The following doftnit torso
shall apply in the ►�retation and enforcement of thin
Ordinances
(1) "Person" shall mean any person, firm, partnership,
association, corporation, company, or orgonization of any
kind.
(2) "Vehicle" f4hall mean a machine propelled by power other
than human power designed to travel along the ground by une
of wheels, treads, runners, or slides and transport peruono
or property or pull machinery and shall include, without
limitation, automobile, truck, trailer, motorcycle, tractor,
buggy, and wagon.
(3) "Street or highway" shall mean the entire width betwoon
the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any
part thereof is open to the use of the public for the
purpon es of vehicular travel.
(4) "Property" shall mean any real property within thu City
which is not a street or highway.
12.25.020 Abandonment of Vehicleut No poroo;:iiholl abandon
any vehicle withIn M City and no person shall leave any vohiclo
at any place within the City for such tirno and under ouch
circumotances as to cause ouch vehicle reasonably to appear to
have been abandoned.
12.25.030 Leaving of Wrecked Dincnrded Non-O eratincnor
Illegally Parked Vehicles: a) No poroon shall onvo any
part tally dismant ledo non-operatinq, wreaked, or junked vehicle
on any street, highway, or public property within the City.
(b) Any vehicle remaining on public property deoignatod for
parking in violation of regulations, ordinancen, and/or pontod
times, periodo, or conditions nhnll he uubjer.t to emergency
Impound procedures pursuant to KMC 12.25.040(c).
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(e) No portion lit ehnrrllt or coalrol of rtt►y properly wifbin
the City: r4hothnr rtr! owr►er, I rrrinrlf , ovellprtr►f , lrrrrnt)ft, or of ht)r-
wino, ohelI allow fifty purl Iit11y r11a11111111 led, ftoftnoporaf 1n1i,
wrecked, Junked, or ditivarded vohlr,le to rerr►olr► oil ouch proport y
longor thor► 72 houroI arid no parrtorl nha11 11111vo fifty oueh Volt IvIIt
Oft arty prepelrty wtthlr► rho L'➢fy fur a lonrler 11n►e than 411 houro=
except that thin Ord Imifiee ohall lint apply with rftrlard I n
vehicle in aft ofteloned tiuildlnlli a vt)fllcle oft the prntfllann of to
bunifioon erttorprino operated lt► a lawful place and fnnftnor, whorl
nocenoary to lilt) oper"I loll of such huoiftfion t)ntt)rprlot)l or if
vehicle Iit art appropriate of Ovalle place or (Inpon)Iory mist lit nlnod
In a lawful place and rnuufrar by the vIIy.
( d ) Not wI(hatarift tnry KMC 12.25.030(c), fto vohlclo may bo
removed from prIvaIo property wlthot) l the coftoeftl of the property
owner, or occupant.
12.25.040 Im otifid I flu I (a) The Chief of Pol left or arty
momber of 1110 DO ar t iflont donIgrin tod by film is tilt rot) y autlift rlred
to remove or have removed any vohlclo loft tit oily plaeo with,,,
the City which roaaonabIy apponru to bt) In vial at Ion of fifty
ReOulatleu at, Ordinance or loot , of alert, or unclaimed. Such
vohIeIe all all bo Impoundod until lawfully clnirr►od or tilnpoaod of
In occurdativo with thin chapter.
(b) Where art abandoned, wrecked, rton-operat ing, ll lognlly
parked or digeardod vehicle prononto Ito obofructlon or hntard and
In properly regiotorod arid lieenood, on that the owner or other
Intereoted perootto can be notifiud, (tie Chief of Polito, or bin
degiggoe nhnll live notice by 1parnonal norvsco or Certified Mail
with return reoelpt royuontod to the owner and/or intoroolod
portion tit at lit(31
(1) a description of the vohlclo,
(2) the violation or reanon for police action.
(3) the propound action to be takon,
(4) the right of the portion not Ifthd to it hnarinri with, and
an oplJortunit y to be hoard by the Chlof of itol ietl or hit)
donignoo in order i hat the propnood not ijm! qr, t4montlt duo jolly
be nuntuntod.
(5) that gold vofiielo will he t/twod, Impounded, and/or
diapogod of it' unclaimed for a period of !fl dayn after
notleo to goat.
(e) Where an obandonod, wrecked, ftnr►�opornt loci, tllnt]ally
parked, or diaoardod vehicle pr000nto an abut rite! jolt or haifird,
or art emur0eney oxioto, and naid vohicle in impounded or towed,
lintion of the typo, and to the extant, not forth in KMC 12,25,040
ohall be Olvert an noon an pract iof) l after IOwIliq gr I111peund0
(d) Whore (fill owaor or other Itit orent oil pi)roort e.anftut bit
readily one ertaitie d, riot feo by pt►bl►eat ton shall be {liven
oubaoctuont to towiliq or Impound anti prior to 1;111e fie other
dIUpon aI.
(0) The Chef of pollen shall keep a record of all vohlelon
impounded, eantoininq date of Impoundtnfi, donar,pttoo of voillule
I, and nolitontn therein, cantle fur which Impounded, find other
- irlforloat left doefned pert ittent .
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1 2. 2 5.1)'M iNflott►pt t et,► a f' l inpoundotl Ve_h l c l eri i ( it) At l If r it
vofIIvIo flop hour► iIII poundur tin pi-iV r(i;(( i;y ►art or orrl►tiat►rti
flod the owt►or or fiuihol-lind t,r,prnnnr►1fit Ivn of ffiti owrinr of Ilre
voirlelo clot(no iho efifitlt, fill ot►ifII list Informefl of Ifill nfif ulrrr earl
clrc(tin atanceu etitinitig ififl I(npounrintent of ouch vohlr,ln (hill Ill
of)t a I n voloaust t horoor ohtil 1 filly tit 1 t owlt►(l find fit ortititi foes
ut►louu purftuant t it KMC 12.P5.040 11 ill nd►fitninf riit ivoIy dof er-
mined i hftf i Ito stof loll t nkotf wtiu ifnwitrrflit t till, I it wit ielt vitfill t fir+
veflivIit Will 11 he rulnnoofi i(ninndifitely io ihn owner without
col loci ion of roost or of her chorgau.
(1) 1r the oporofov fir owner of if►ll vohieIstt upon fill fit' IFill
he rove a piatiot ►n round not goilly or Iho vtstl;if ►tit, is wit ,flit till
io charged, tho linpounilod vefliclu nhi►I1 he 1,111e111mil InunnfilLit oil y
to the owner without col loct ton of reels or other chfir'(1011 11 stilt
owner or operator (if our;h votiir?ln it) rfiunfi (fill It- by 1117 )ud(io0
any rino irnp000d under the provtolofill of the upproprlatn gout 11#11
of thin t file ohall bo in tiddif ;tin to tho Iowlfill find fitorotle
chargoo bore ill proocrIbod.
(c) A votiir,ln ill devInreil to Is of Impo,lrrdo(I whet► fill tiuihor-
tzed puruuatif Io and unffer still hor•11y or thin t It lot
roquouto dtopatch of fin t ow t ruck t it orrnef t he ►mpoundmnnt . A
poroon wflouo voh i c l o flan been 1 mpourrdod (filly ob t ft i n I lie re 1 nano lit
the impounded vehicle, i f t owinq flat) t►ot r.o(f►meIle till t by paving t fle
tow contractor the t at, i rrnd or cunt runt rote tilt t►rtiv i dtid tilt,
canoel loll t ripo, prov 1(Intl i flat ouch ifitpounrlmstnl Its etist whom the
owner to otftitlod to roluat)e et, ifill vall IvI(I. itila itn1,,1 ton hull if 11
offout an n oil of foil, t Icket t tit compininl ifiuf mt)y he itimmd in
eonneet ion with [Ito f mpoundrfiont .
12.25.660 Ulu ionit toll —flout rust 111111 ( ti) I f tit" I;hlnt of
Police or flit) don gnoo (lot e:m tine f" �iin lit) fill dotill if vefl►oln
iropoundod purollanI to thla chapter flan been till rupped, (IItimont loll,
or doolroyod beyond repair all provided In A.!1. 211,10.221(if)(2),
and A.S. 20.10.051(e)( 3) t or I t' ho dot orminon that bor,fttioe of I fill
ago and condition or Iho vtilt lclst It in tilt Iotiger fir itiflit vtiift
value, fill may difilmoo fir 11 by orfifth llit) or olhor rnstonu of
loot ruct fell upon t ho oxp i rot ion of t tilt 411 fifty por iod rottut rod by
KMC 12.25.040.
(b11 1111) 1;I1y may alas itIoption et, Jtlr-k vnfi►t-Itio tit the
written requet)t of the roullifero(I uwoor or tflri vet►Iele or pot,aoti
in lawful ponfloonion or control or the vrlh►r,ln. lhift wrltltill
votlueot ohal l he on if rorm prenr.riliod by t'tin City.
12.25.070 tinl_u_ om f lsounded Vehlr, lent When iftic vtilln fill"
boor) Imioundud far v c�ii ntin tif� ► n� iTat the Chlrlf or Poltrt,
or flit) dofttgnotod rrryetit nhal l fiend ti tintless by cart ► rind mfil 1 Ill
both the legal find rocilutifred owner of the vtill ieIo, if (Itrrit rest l
Ito roonu, when tflo name of ttie owner at, ownnro can till fiocertfilf►od
by cbockltilt ilia rocordif ai' Ilist AIankit Dopfii,Iintini of Ptit) l iI!
,surely. the not lee uhal l out:urf°itoly finoortbe Ilia v111IoIit and tiny
proporty thoralit, (IIvo Ihn (fate itie vollIv111 wen Impoufill ed fir►fi
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fit of o that ur►1 000 t ILL, voh 11, 1 n 111 raf. I a 1 rand w t t It 111 30 dayn r rum
I ho (flit ry 1 tiff flol 1 ru, I t wi l I lift (f 111ponolf or purnuuttt t o of nt It
law.
12.25,000 Watvor or Clulnto far Uurnu( uus Ali uwnr► ur ur a
nbandoll"d, dinrli a(, or Tli
tf(,it y por od vohirlo, wit IVon ony
clafmn ho may havo ror 1la1011(p to 1110 volifelo whlrh folly roault
Prom not Conn t akon purouanf t o t hlrt vitopI or, liurh dnfoafie
Includorl, but to flat li►nited In oceltlonto; (In11111(to or deofroat Ian
nerfill iorsed by rumovul , t rar.uport , of orago, and art a or third
pf►rt ieo.
12.25,090 Tona_lts A porunr► who violators KML' 12.M620 or
030 of thin chop or�,i►pnn eonvief ion, in plsnlahable by a elfin or
flat loam than $,25 nor (flora ff►an $100.
Soo Iioff 2s KMC 21.05.050 in horoby ropnaled and ro-enacted
to roa`a nu roTlowct
Portal ItICos Shull ba purnuant to KML' 12.25.090. �
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY ?VNA
AI, ALMMA, tWt 171it day
of Aisquot, 19113.
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FIrtit Hondimp Auquot 3, 1903
tinro►►d Hoattim s Auqunt 19, 19113
L rf'oef i ve Dotal Dept embor 19, 19113
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