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'' � � ', _ Amends Ordinance No. 3826
Amended by Ordinance No. 4089
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 3914
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING A PORTION OF CHAPTER 17 OF TITLE X
(TRAFFIC) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE
OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON"
RELATING TO IMPOUNDMENT AND REDEMPTION OF CERTAIN
VEHICLES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Existing subsection (C) of Section 10-1705
of Title X (Traffic) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 10-1705 (C) , as amended: Any person seeking to
redeem an impounded vehicle has a right to a hearing to contest the
validity of the impoundment or the amount of towing and storage
charges.
SECTION II: Existing Section 10-1706 of Title X (Traffic)
of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City
of Renton" is amended to read as follows:
Section 10-1706, as amended: CANCELLATION OF HEARING:
Any person redeeming an impounded vehicle in accordance with Section
10-1705 (C) shall have until ten (10) days after the date of the request
to cancel the hearing. If a hearing is cancelled more than ten (10)
days after its request, then a ten dollar ($10 .00) cancellation fee
must be paid to the City.
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ORDINANCE N0. 3914
SECTION III : Existing subsections (F) and (G) of Section
10-1707 of Title X (Traffic) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code
of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" are hereby amended as
follows:
Section 10-1707 (F) , as amended: If the impoundment is
found proper, the expense of the hearing shall be assessed as a
civil penalty against the owner of the vehicle impounded. The
appearance cost of an approved towing company' s representative
if requested shall be a cost assessed, subsection (I) of this
Section notwithstanding.
Section 10-1707 (G) , as amended: If the impound is not found
proper the owner of the vehicle shall bear no costs, and the City
shall refund to the owner the cost of towing and storage .
SECTION IV: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval and thirty days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 3rd day of June, l985 .
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Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 3rd day of June, 1985 .
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Barbara Y. Shinpoch, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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Lawerence J.Wa�ren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: June 7 , 1985