HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 09-93 Abandon VehiclesORDINANCE NO. 9-93
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6.80 - DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE
ABATEMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES
SECTION 1: AMRNDINGOFSPECIFIC SECTIONS OF CflAPTER 6.80: Chapter
6.80 of the Dublin Municipal Code shall be amended to read as
follows:
I. Section 6.80.010 Declaration of Policy.
The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled
or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof on private property
or public property including streets is hereby found to
create a condition tending to reduce the value of property, to
promote blight and deterioration, to invite plundering, to
create fire hazards, to constitute attractive nuisances
creating hazards to the health, safety and welfare of minors,
to create harborage for rodents and insects and to be
injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare.
Therefore, the presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled
or inoperative vehicle or part thereof on private property or
public property, including streets', is declared to constitute
a public nuisance which may be abated in accordance with the
provisions o'f this chapter.
II. Section 6.80.20 Definitions
The following definitions shall govern the construction of
this chapter:
"Abandoned vehicle"means any vehicle which has been left on
private property or public proPerty, or highways, and in which
the owner has no active interest and no intent to again claim
a right or interest.
"Accumulation" means the gathering together of vehicles or
parts of vehicles in quantities which are unreasonable in
relation to uses permitted in the zoning district in which
.such vehicles or ~parts of vehicles are gathered together.
"Inoperative vehicle" means a vehicle in such condition that
it either physically or legally cannot be driven upon a street
without:
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Installation of a missing part
Replacement of a defective part; or
Registration and licensing.
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"Storage" means the keeping of one or more vehicles or one or
more parts of vehicles for a period of time which is
unreasonable in relation to uses permitted in the zoning
district in which such vehicles or parts of vehicles are kept.
"Wrecked vehicle" means a vehicle which has suffered physical
damage to the extent that it either physically or legally
cannot be driven upon a street.
III. Section 6.80.150 Notice to Department of Motor Vehicles.
Within five(5) days after abatement and removal, notice shall
be given to the Department of Motor Vehicles identifying the
vehicle or part thereof. Any evidence o'f registration
availabl.e, including, but not limited to, the registration
card, certificates of ownership, and license plans shall be
transmitted together with such notice. Also, pursuant to
Section 22853 of the Vehicle Code, the Department of Justice
must be advised of the abatement of a vehicle.
SECTION 2: POSTING OF ORDINANCE: The City Clerk of the City of
Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three
(3) 'Public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section
36933 of the Government Code of the state of California.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of September 1993.
AYES:
Councilmembers Burton, Houston, Howard, Moffattand
Mayor Snyder
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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