HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 781 - 2/22/1972 - REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VEHICLESZ)y
ORDINANCE NO, i
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF ABANDONED
VEHICLES
WHEREAS, a continually increasing number of motor vehicles
are being abandoned upon the streets and vacant private property
within the Village of Elk Grove Village; and
WHEREAS, such abandonment of motor velicles creates a problem
insofar as the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the
Village of Elk Grove Village; and
WHEREAS, the "Illinois Vehicle Code" grants to the corporate
authorities of each municipality the power to provide for the removal
of abandoned motor vehicles;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and
DuPage, Illinois, that a new section, entitled, "Abandoned Vehicles"
be added to Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code, said section to read
as follows:
Section 1: 14.1101 (Abandoned Vehicles)
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to abandon a
vehicle upon or adjacent to any roadway within
the Village of Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a person to abandon a
vehicle upon any public or private property without
the express or implied consent of the owner or
person in lawful possession or control of the
property.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a person to permit a
motor vehicle to remain in any stationary posi-
tion in an unoperational condition as to create
a hazard to health or personal injury.
14.1102. (Removal.)
Any police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe
that a vehicle has been abandoned may remove that vehicle
or cause it to be moved, at the expense of the owner, to
the nearest garage or otherplace of safety, and immediately
send a written notice to said owner.
14.1103. (Disposition.)
In the event a vehicle is not reclaimed by the registered
owner or any lienholder within 30 days, the laws of this
state governing the disposition of abandoned property,
Chapter 952, Section 4.200-4.213, Illinois Revised Statutes,
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1969, shall apply.
14.1104.
For purposes of this section, a vehicle shall be presumed
to be abandoned if it is left unattended on any roadway or
adjacent area thereto for a period in excess of 3 days or
on any public or private property without express or
implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession
or control of the property for a period in excess of 7 days.
14.1105. (Penalty.)
Any person, firm or corporation convicted of abandoning an
auto upon the roadway or any area within the Village of
Elk Grove Village which would. therefore constitute a hazard
shall be fined not less than $5.00, nor more than $500.00
for each offense.
Section 2: Any person, firm or corporation violating the
above section shall be fined not less than $5.00, nor more than $500.00
for each offense.
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Section 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication,
according to law.
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PASSED this .-i' day of t' 1972.
APPROVED this day of ! �� , 1972.
ATTEST: /
Village Clerk
Published this 1st day of
the Elk Grove Herald
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