HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.770.10-16-1989BILL NO. 89-193
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTIONS
THE CITY CODE AND ENACTING NEW
15-8 RELATING TO DAMAGED OR
VEHICLES
ORDINANCE NO. 1 -7 0
15-7 AND 15-8 OF
SECTIONS 15-7 AND
DISABLED MOTOR
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 15-7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Notice" is hereby repealed
in its entirety and a new Section 15-7 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Notice" is
hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as
follows, to -wit:
Sec. 15-7. Notice.
Whenever the Chief of Police or his duly authorized
representative determines that any vehicle is a nuisance as
defined herein, he shall cause written notice to be served
upon the owner of the vehicle, if he can be located, or the
person in custody of such vehicle, by registered mail or by
personal service. The notice shall state that the vehicle
is deemed to be a nuisance within the provisions of Section
15-5 hereof, and shall briefly state facts deemed to
constitute such vehicle a nuisance within the terms of this
ordinance, and state that the nuisance shall be abated
within seven (7) days from receipt of such notice.
SECTION 2. Section 15-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Proceedings When. Owner or
Custodian Cannot be Located" is hereby repealed in its entirety
and a new Section 15-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Proceedings When Owner or
Custodian Cannot be Located" is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in
words and figures, to read as follows, to -wit:
Sec. 15-7. Proceedings when owner or custodian cannot be
located.
When the owner or custodian of any nuisance as defined
in Section 15-5 cannot be located by reasonable search, the
notice shall be attached to the vehicle, briefly stating
facts deemed to constitute a nuisance and stating that the
nuisance shall be abated within seven (7) days of the date
notice was posted.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid
or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions hereof.
SECTION 4. It is the intention of the governing body and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the sections of this Code may be
renumbered to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and affect
ten days after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF 1989.
Francis E. Rhodes, Mayor
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Kimberly A. ruett
Deputy City lerk