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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON . 5129
- ORDINANCE N0. 3175
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, inlASHINGTON,
AMENDING CHAPTER 23 OF TITLE VT (POLICE REGULATIONS)
OF. ORDINANCE N0. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL
ORDINANCES OF' THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON"
RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLE REGULATIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WAS'EINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I: Existing Chapter 23 of Title VI (Police
Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances
of the City of Renton, Washington" is hereby amended to read as
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CHAPTER 23 �
_ ABANDONED VEHICLE REGULATION5
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� 6-2301 : DEFINITIONS . �+
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' 6-2302 : ABANDONED VEHICLE OR VEHICLE HULKS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
6-2303 : ABANDONED VEHICLES OR VEHICLE HULKS ON STREETS , HIGHj�lAY5 ,
OR CITY PROPERTY.
6-2304 : SEVERABILITY.
6-2305 : EXISTING OR�INANCE REPEALED.
6-2301 : DEFINITION5 : The following definitions shall apply in
the interpretations and enforcement of this Chapter.
Person: Any person, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, company, or organization of any kind.
Vehicle: A machine propelled by power other than human
power designed to travel along the ground or rail by
use of wheels , treads , runners or slides and transport
persons or property or pull machinery and shall include, ,
without limitation, automobile, truck, trailer, motorcycle ,
tractor, buggy, wagon or locomotive.
Street or Highway: Every way, lane , alley, road, high�aa_y,
boulevard, right of way, or place in the City, including
parkways , and boulevards within or without the limits of
parks , open as a matter of right to public vehicular travel. '
Property: Any real property within the City or any City I
property within or without the corporate limits which is
not a street or highway.
Chief of Police: The Chief of Police of the City of Renton
or his authorized representative.
Director of the Public Works : The Director of Public �aorks
of the City of Renton or his authorized representative.
Park or Leave: Means the halting ot an unoccupied vehicle ,
or vehicle hulk.
Abandoned Vehicle : Means any vehicle lef_t unremoved within
the lirnits of any street, highway, or City property without
permission of the City, for a period of twenty-four (24)
hours or longer , except that a vehicle shall not be con-
sidered abandoned if its owner or operator is unable to
remove it from the place where it is located and so notifies
the Chief of Police within said twenty-four- (2a) hour lir_Zit
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� � _and requests assistance for such removal; further, provided,
that an "abandoned vehicle°' shall mean any vehicle left on
the property of another, except City property, for any ,
period of time, without the consent of the owner or person
having possession or control of the real property.
Abandoned Vehicle Hulk or Junk Vehicle: Shall mean the
abandoned remnant or remains of a vehicle which is inop-
erative and cannot be made mechanically operative without
the application of a substantial amount of labor to ef.fect
repair, and which is parked, left, stored or retained on
any street, highway, or property, for any period of time .
6-2302 : ABANDONED VEHICLE OR VEHICLE HULKS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
REGULATED:
' (A) The storage or retention of abandoned, wrecked, dis-
mantled or inoperative vehicles or vehicle hulks on
private property in the City of Renton is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance which shall be
abated and removed in accordance with this Chapter.
(B) Costs of_ abatement and removal of such vehicles mav
be assessed against the last reqistered owner o�' the
vehicle or vehicle hulk if the identity of such owner
can be determined, unless such owner in the transfer
of such vehicle or vehicle hulk has complied with
Section 46. 12 . 101 RCGa, or the costs may be assessed
against the owner of the real property on which the
I vehicle is stored, provided that said vehicle or
vehicle hulk is stored with the land owner's permis-
sion or acquiescence, and shall constitute a lien
thereon.
(C) Before the abatement or removal of such vehicle or
vehicle hulk, notice shall be given to the last
registered owner of record that a public hearing ma_y
be requested before the Director of Public [aorks of
the City of Renton, and if no hearing is requested
within ten days , the vehicle or vehicle hulk will be
removed and abated and the cost thereof assessed in
accordance with the ordinance.
(D) If a reguest for hearing is received bv the Director
of Public Works , a notice giving the time , location,
and date of such hearing on the question of the
abatement and removal of such vehicle or vehicle hulk
as a public nuisance shall be mailed by certifiec� or
registered mail with a five-day return requested, to
the owner of the real pronerty as shown on the last
equaiized assessment roll and to the last registered
owner and legal owner of record of such vehicle or
hulk, unless the vehicle is in such condition that
identification numbers are not available to determine
ownership. I
(E) The applicant for hearing may appear in person at such I
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� hearing, or present a written statement in time for
consideration at the hearing, and either deny respon-
sibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land
with his reasons for such denial or stipulate to its
removal within ten days , or its return to an opera-
tional status within thirty days of said hearing. If
it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle or
vehicle hulk was placec� on the land without the consent
of the landowner, and that he has not subsequently
acquiesced in its presence, then the Director of Public
Works shall not assess costs of administration or
removal of the vehicle or vehicle hulk against the
real property upon which the vehicle is located or
otherwise attempt to collect such costs from said
landowner.
(F) ' After notice has been given by the Director of Public
Works of the City of Renton to dispose of a vehicle
' or vehicle hulk, the said vehicle or vehicle hulk or
part thereof_ shall be removed from private property
� by the Chief of Police and disposed of to a licensed
auto wrecker with notice to the [aashington State
Patrol and the State of Washington Department of
Licensing that such vehicle or vehicle hulk has been
wrecked.
� (G) The City of Renton shall within thirty days a.fter the
removal by the Chief of Police of an abandoned,
wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle from
real property, file for recording with the Count_y
Auditor a claim of lien for the cost of removal, which
shall be substantially in accordance with the provisions
' covering mechanic ' s liens in Chapter 60 . 04 RCtn1, and
said liens shall be foreclosed in the same manner as
such liens .
(H) This Chapter shall not apply to (a) a vehicle or
part thereo.f which is completely enclosed within a
building where it is not visible from the street or
other public or private property, or (b) a vehicle or
part thereof which is stored or parked in a lawful
manner on private property in connection with the
business as a licensed dismantler or licensed dealer
fenced according to its provisions of RCW 46 . 80 . 130.
(I) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
an_y real property owner or the person in control of
real property, except city property, from immediately
removing a vehicle or vehicle hulk which was left on
such property without the owner' s permission, irre-
spective of any time limits specified elsewhere in
this Chapter, by means of towing or otherwise to a
garage designated by the police department; provided, I
that the police department shall be noti.fied one (1)
hour prior to the removal of such a vehicle or vehicle
hulk.
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6-2303 : :ABANDONED VEHICLE OR VEHICLE HULK ON STREETS, HIGHTnTAYS,
OR CITY PROPERTY REGULATED:
(A) , Abandonment of vehicle or vehicle hulks on streets,
highways, or City Property - Prohibited: No person
shall abandon any vehicle or vehicle hulk as herein-
above defined, on any street, highway or City property.
Any such vehicle or vehicle hulk is hereby declared
to be a public nuisance which shall be abated and
removed in accordance with the Chapter.
(B) Presumption of Responsibility of Owner of Record for ,
Abandonment: Any costs incurred in the abatement and '
removal of such vehicle or vehicle hulk may be
assessed against the last registered owner of the
vehicle or vehicle hulk if the identity o.f_ such owner
can be determined,unless such owner in the transfer
of such vehicle or vehicle hulk has complied with
section 46 . 12 . 101 RCW, and shall constitute a lien
thereon.
(C) Impoundment after Posted Notice: It shall be the duty
of the Chief o.f Police to remove any abandoned vehicle
or vehicle hulk, parked or left on an_y street, high-
way or city property as hereinabove defined, after
notice to remove has been posted on the vehicle or �
vehicle hulk for a period of not less than twenty-
four (24) hours, and no claim has been made by the
owner, or on his behal.f, during the twent_y-four (24)
hour posting period. Such vehicle or vehicle hulk
shall be removed by any tow truck operator or as the
City may otherwise determine and in case of a tow
truck operator, such abandoned vehicle or vehicle hulk
shall be stored at the established place of business
of such operator and he shall have a lien upon such
vehicle or vehicle hulk for all services provided
in the towinq and storage of the s�me, and shall
also have a claim against the last registered owner
of such vehicle or vehicle hulk for services provided
in the owing ancl storage of the same not to exceed
the sum of one hundred dollars ($100 . 00) , or as other-
wise provided in this chapter, or by state law.
(D) The removal or impounc� of a vehicle from any street,
highway, or property shall not preclude charging the
violator with any violation of the law on account of
which such vehicle was impounded.
(E) Reporting Procedure: The tow truck operator, or if
none the Chief of Police shal c -
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quired reporting and/or notifications as provided
in Section 46 . 90 . 350 RCW.
(F) Disposition and Sale: Disposition and sale of an
abandoned vehicle or vehicle hulk shall be as provided
in Section 46 .90 . 355 RCW or Section 4'�" . 90 . 375 RCW. �,
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.6-2304 : SEVERABILITY: If an�j provision of this chapter or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is
held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the
application of such provisions to other persons or cir-
cumstances shall not be affected therebv.
b-2305 : EXISTING ORDINANCES REPEALED: Ordinance number 2565 and
all amendments thereto, and all other ordinances or parts
thereof, insofar as the same are inconsistent with the
provisions of this chapter, are hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall be ef.fective upon its passage, approval, and
upon five (5) days after its publication. i
Passed by the City Council this 21st day o.f November 1977 .
Delores A. Mead, Ci y Clerk
Approved by the Mayor this 21st day of NoVember 1977 . �I
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�.���CG�;`iS�/C� "�L-1i�e.Yr��� I,
�harles��. Delaurenti , Mayor
Approved as to form:
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�Lawxence J,. Warr�en;�-� City Attorney
Date of Publication: November 25, 1977