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ORDINANCE NO. 1476
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER 10, SECTION 4 (B)
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, STATE OF IDAHO,
REGARDING UNIDENTIFIED, STOLEN, WRECKED OR ABANDONED MOTOR
VEHICLES: EXEMPTION; BY ADDING CERTAIN LANGUAGE; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ORDER OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CALDWELL, COUNTY OF CANYON, STATE OF IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 11, Chapter 10, Section 4 (B)
of the Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, be
amended as follows:
11 -10 -4: (B) A vehicle or part thereof which is stored or parked in
a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business
or a licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer, a junk dealer,
or when such storage or parking is necessary to the operation of a
lawfully conducted business or commercial enterprise.
Any member of the Police Department or Building Department may order any
junk motor vehicle, vehicles or parts thereof removed within thirty
(30) days.
Notice of such order shall be placed upon said junk motor vehicle,
vehicles or parts thereof. Copies of said notice shall be served upon
any adult occupying the real estate on which the junk motor vehicle,
vehicles or parts thereof are located and upon the owner of the junk if
known. If no occupant of the real estate or owner of the junk vehicle,
vehicles or parts thereof can be found, a notice affixed to any building
on the real estate shall constitute notice to the owner or occupant of
the real estate and to the owner of the junk motor vehicle, vehicles or
parts thereof. If there is no building on the real estate said notice
may be affixed elsewhere on the real estate.
It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to fail or refuse
to remove a wrecked, junk motor vehicle, vehicles or parts thereof or
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refuse to abate such nuisance when ordered to do so in accordance
with the provisions of this Ordinance.
It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor to interfere with, hinder or
refuse to allow any authorized City officer or employee to enter upon
private or public property to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance.
If said junk vehicle, vehicles or parts thereof are not removed within
the time so fixed the Police Department or Building Department may cause
said junk vehicle, vehicles or parts thereof to be removed and the
actual costs or removal or tow in charge and a storage of fifty cents
($.50) per day for so long as the same is in possession and custody
of the City shall be charged to the owner. In the event said junk
vehicle, vehicles or parts thereof are not claimed by the lawful owner
within ten (10) days from the first date of possession by the City
official then and in that event, the same shall be sold according to
law.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL THIS 20th
DAY OF June 1978.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL THIS 20th
DAY OF June , 1978.
Mayor
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