HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 86-02 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13,
SECTION 13-15(H) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT CONCERNING JUNKED MOTOR
VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 13, Section 13-15 (h) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be amended to read as follows:
Section 13-15(h) : Removal When Owner Unknown .
If there is a junked motor vehicle, as herein
defined, on any premises, and neither the owner
of the premises nor the owner of said vehicle can
be found and notified to remove same, then, upon
a showing of such facts to the municipal
magistrate, the court may issue an order
directing the City Manager or his designee to
have the same removed, and the City Manager or
his designee shall take possession of said junked
motor vehicle and remove it from the premises.
The order requiring the removal of a vehicle or
vehicle part must include a description of the
vehicle and correct identification number and
license number if the information is available at
the site. The City Manager or his designee shall
thereafter dispose of said junked motor vehicle
in such manner as the City Council may provide.
Section 2 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
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Section 3 .
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only .
Section 4 .
That any person who violates any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in
Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas .
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the day of 1986 .
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