Chapter 10.16
ABANDONED AND HAZARDOUS VEHICLES*
Sections:
10.16.011 Abandoned vehicles prohibited.
* Prior history:
10.16.010 History: Ord. 892 §1, 1977; Repealed by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.020 History: Ord.892 §2, 1977; Ord. 968 §1, 1980; Repealed by Ord.1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.030 History: Ord. 892 §3, 1977; Repealed by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.040 History: Ord.892 §4, 1977; Ord. 968 §2, 1980; Repealed by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.050 History: Ord. 892 §5, 1977; Repealed by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.060 History: Ord. 892 §6, 1977; Repealed by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.070 History: Ord. 892 §7, 1977; Repealed by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.080 History: Ord. 892 §8, 1977; Repeated by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.090 History: Ord. 892 §9, 1977; Repealed by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.100 History: Ord. 892 §10, 1977; Repealed by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.110 History: Ord. 892 §11, 1977; Repealed by Ord. 1180 §1, 1993.
10.16.011 Abandoned vehicles prohibited.
(1) No vehicle that the Police Chief, or his designee, has reason to believe is abandoned may be parked or left standing for a period in excess of 24 hours:
(a) Upon the right-of-way of any city, county, or state highway, street or alley, or upon any city property.
(b) Upon the right-of-way of any private street or alley or upon any private property used by business licensees, customers, or the public.
(2) It is no defense to any of the above prohibited acts of this section that the vehicle has been moved to a different location. When a vehicle has been tagged and notice sent to the registered owner, it is not necessary to re-tag or send subsequent notice if the same vehicle violates any of the above subsections and the registered owner has not changed since the initial parking violation.
Statutory Reference: ORS 819.100 to 819.270
History: Ord. 1180 §2, 1993.
10.16.021 Hazardous vehicles.
(1) The driver of a vehicle, or if no driver is present the registered owner of a vehicle, commits the offense of hazardous vehicle when:
(a) The vehicle blocks, impedes or interferes with the vision or normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic on public or private streets;
(b) The vehicle poses an immediate danger to the public safety, such as a vehicle with a leaking fuel system;
(c) The vehicle is parked or left standing on a street, public or private parking lot, or other area where immediate access is needed by the fire department or the police department and their respective equipment;
(d) The vehicle is parked or left standing on a street where snow removal equipment will soon clear the street and removal of the vehicle is reasonably necessary in order to clear the street;
(e) The vehicle blocks or is within 10 feet of a fire hydrant; or
(f) The vehicle is illegally parked and has, within the previous 30 days, received five or more parking citations for violation of GMC Chapter 10.04 or state parking laws, provided one or more of the citations gives notice that five parking citations within a period of 30 days may result in impoundment under GMC Section 10.18.010(1) and explains procedures available for obtaining a hearing described in GMC Sections 10.18.020(2) through (4). If the owner challenges a citation as allowed in Gladstone Municipal Code, the citation that is the subject of the challenge shall not be counted towards the threshold number of citations necessary to qualify the vehicle as a hazardous vehicle.