O-91-2533 - 4/25/1991ORDINANCE NO. �533
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, CODE OF ORDINANCES, 1990
EDITION, CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS BY ADDING A SECTION 6.700,
REGARDING REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 6, Code of Ordinances, 1990 Edition, City of
Round Rock, Texas is hereby amended by adding a new Section 6.700,
which shall read as follows:
SECTION 6.700 REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON A PUBLIC STREETS
6.701 PROHIBITION
No person shall repair a motor vehicle on a public street
located within the city limits of Round Rock, Texas,
unless such repair is for the sole purpose of immediately
removing said vehicle from the street. The presence of
a vehicle under repair on a public street is hereby
declared a public nuisance which may be abated as such in
accordance with the below -listed sections.
6.702 NOTICE TO REMOVE
If any nuisance exists in accordance with Section 6.701
above, a notice in writing shall be placed on the vehicle
under repair, notifying the owner of said vehicle, of the
existence of said nuisance and requesting its removal
within 24 hours after the posting of said notice. Said
notice shall contain the request for removal within the
above-specified time and said notice shall advise that
upon failure to remove, the City shall undertake such
removal with the cost of removal and subsequent storage
to be levied against the owner of said vehicle.
6.703 REMOVAL OF VEHICLE
If the nuisance described in Section 6.701 has not been
remedied in a timely fashion, the City shall have the
right to remove the vehicle from the street. It shall be
unlawful for any person to interfere with, hinder or
refuse to allow the City to remove said vehicle.
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6.704 NOTICE OF REMOVAL
Within forty-eight (48) hours of the removal of said
vehicle, the City shall give notice to the registered
owner of said vehicle, if known, that said vehicle has
been impounded and stored for violation of this Section
6.701. The notice shall give the location where the
vehicle is stored and the costs incurred by the City for
removal.
6.705 DISPOSITION OF VEHICLES
Upon removing a vehicle under the provision of Section
6.703, the Chief of Police shall after ten (10) days
cause it to be appraised. If the vehicle is appraised at
$75.00 or less, the Chief of Police shall execute an
affidavit so attesting and describing the vehicle,
including the license plates, if any, and stating the
location and appraised value of the vehicle. The Chief
of Police, after complying with the above, may summarily
dispose of the vehicle. If the vehicle is appraised at
over $75.00, the Chief of Police shall give notice to the
last known registered owner of the vehicle, and shall
publish notice of said public sale not less than 20 days
before the date of the proposed sale.
6.706 PUBLIC SALE
The vehicle shall be sold to the highest and best bidder.
At the time of payment of the purchase price, the Chief
Of Police shall execute a certificate of sale in
duplicate, the original of which is to be given to the
purchaser, and a copy thereof to be filed with the City
Secretary.
6.707 REDEMPTION OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLE
The owner of any vehicle seized under the provisions of
this Section may redeem such vehicle at any time after
its removal but prior to the sale or destruction thereof
upon proof of ownership and payment to the City of such
sum as he may determine and fix for the actual and
reasonable expense of removal and storage and any other
reasonable expenses incurred by the City.
6.708 PENALTY
Any person violating any of the provisions of the Section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be subject to a fine as provided by Section 1.602
of this Code. Each act in violation of any of the
provisions hereof shall be deemed a separate offense.
2.
II.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative
vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for
reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day
of
Alternative 2.
, 1991.
II�
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the �6 day
of 0, 1991.
READ, PPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 1991.
ATTEST:
TNE LAND, City Secretary
3.
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MIKE ROBINSON, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
DATE:
SUBJECT:
ITEM:
April 23, 1991
City Council Meeting, April 25, 1991
8.A. Consider an ordinance prohibiting vehicle
repair on City streets. (Second Reading)
STAFF RESOURCE PERSON: Steve Sheets
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: There have been no changes since the
first reading of this ordinance.