Ordinances-1981-97

2. " Junk Motor vehicle or junk machinery" shall mean any motor vehicle or portion thereof which is not licensed for the,..Jcurrent year as provided by law, whether or not it has been registered with _the treasurer of Johnson County; and which is not in operable condition v.ta because of ; its' defective or obsolete condition, or rotted, rusted, or loose parts; or which in any other way constitutes a threat to the public health or safety. 3. " Storage" shall mean the leaving of any junk vehicle or junk machinery upon private property for more than thirty 30) days. 4. Property which is within " public view" is property that is -' visible from public grounds or streets. For this purposes of ordinance, a vehicle or machinery is outside public view if it is within a garage or other enclosed structure. SECTION III. Removal, Impounding of Operable Vehicles. If any abandoned motor vehicle is found upon, the streets and highways , parking lots, or °other public places and which has current registration plates and not totally inoperable by reason of lack of two or more wheels or other structural parts it my be removed under the direction of the mayor or other peace officer designated by the Council of Tiffin, Iowa. SECTION IV. Notice to Owner and Lienholders. The mayor or other peace officer designated by the Council of Tiffin, Iowa, shall determine and notify by personal service in writing the last known registered owner of the abandoned but operable vehicle and all lienholders of record in person within three 3) days, and if said owner or lienholder does not exercise his right to reclaim said vehicle within 14); fourteen ,;( days of notice. l:: If personal service of notice is not possible the mayor or other peace officer designated by the Council of Tiffin, Iowa, shall notify, within ten ( 10) days of first taking up and impounding, by certified mail, said last known owner and lienholders, that the abandoned vehicle has been taken into custody. Notice shall be deemed given when mailed. Notice shall describe the year, model, and serial number of the motor vehicle, set forth the location of the facility where it is being held, inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the motor vehicle within fourteen ( 14) days after the effective date of the notice upon payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from placing the motor vehicle in custody. The notice shall also state that the failure of the owner or lienholders to exercise their right to reclaim the motor vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed as a waiver by the owner and all lienholders of all right, title, claim and