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160A-303.2.
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Sec. 18-113. Abandoned vehicle unlawful; removal authorized.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for the registered owner or person entitled to possession of a
vehicle to cause or allow such vehicle to be abandoned.
(b)
Upon investigation, the code enforcement officer and/or Police Department may
determine that a vehicle is an abandoned vehicle and order the vehicle removed.
(c)
In addition to or in lieu of the misdemeanor penalty, any person, violator, owner,
agent, property manager, tenant, or other parties of interest, violating any
provision of this ordinance, or violating or failing to comply with any order made
hereunder after having received written notice from the Code Enforcement
Officer, the Town Manager, and/or any of his/her assignee(s), shall be liable to
the town for a civil penalty in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per violations
per day. Each day’s violation shall constitute a separate act subject to civil
penalty. Any penalty shall be payable in full within thirty (30) days after notice
thereof to the violator. Such penalty is payable to the town as established in
Section 18-85.
(Ord. No. 90-24, § 3, 5-14-90) (Ord. No. 2004-026 of 3-22-2004)
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State Law References:
Authority to regulate abandoned and junked motor vehicles, G.S. 160A-303,
160A-303.2.
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Sec. 18-114. Nuisance vehicle unlawful; removal authorized.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for the registered owner or person entitled to possession of a
motor vehicle, or for the owner, lessee or occupant of the real property upon
which the vehicle is located to leave or allow the vehicle to remain on the
property after it has been declared a nuisance vehicle.
(b)
Upon investigation, the code enforcement officer and/or police department may
determine and declare that a vehicle is a health or safety hazard and a nuisance
vehicle, and order the vehicle removed.
(c)
In addition to or in lieu of the misdemeanor penalty, any person, violator, owners,
agent, property manager, tenant, or other parties of interest, violating any
provision of this ordinance, or violating or failing to comply with any order made
hereunder after having received written notice from the Code Enforcement
Officer, the Town Manager, and/or any of his/her assignee9s), shall be liable to
the town for a civil penalty in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per violation
per day. Each day’s violation shall constitute a separate act subject to civil
penalty. Any penalty shall be payable in full within thirty (30) days after notice
thereof to the violator. Such penalty is payable to the town as established in