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ORDINANCE NO. 78-16
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STANDARD HOUSING CODE AND
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE CITED AS "THE JUNKED
MOTOR VEHICLE ORDINANCE:" ADOPTING PART OF THE TEXAS
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ACT: DECLARING THE PRESENCE OF ANY
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN TO
BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTION: PROVIDING
FOR NOTIFICATION TO OWNER OR OCCUPANT TO ABATE PUBLIC
NUISANCE ON OCCUPIED PREMISES: PROVIDING FOR PRELIMINARIES
TO HEARING BY BUILDING OFFICIAL: PROVIDING FOR HEARING BY
HOUSING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS: PROVIDING FOR
FILING OF COMPLAINT AND TRIAL IN MUNICIPAL COURT: PROVIDING
FOR REMOVAL OF JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLES: PROVIDING FOR REMOV-
AL FROM UNOCCUPIED PREMISES BY ORDER OF MUNICIPAL COURT
OR HOUSING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY
TO ENFORCE: PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY: PROVIDING FOR NOTICE
TO OWNER TO ABATE PUBLIC NUISANCE ON UNOCCUPIED PREMISES:
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE: PROVIDING FOR EFFECT OF
ACT ON OTHER ORDINANCES AND STATUTES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGE-
TOWN, TEXAS:
(a) Short Title
This ordinance may be cited as the "junked Motor Vehicle Ordinance" and
shall hereinafter read as follows:
(b) Texas Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act Adopted.
(1) All provisions of the Texas Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act (Article 6687-9
V.C.S. and any amendments thereto) governing junked vehicles including the use of
definitions made therein, are hereby expressly incorporated into this ordinance and
adopted.
(2) All references to the "Texas Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act" shall mean
The Texas Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act as codified in Vernon's Ann. Civil Statutes
Art. 6687-9 and any and all amendments thereto.
(c) Junked Vehicles Declared a Public Nuisance
(1) Junked Vehicles as defined and referred to in the Texas Abandoned Motor
Vehicles Act are hereby declared to be a Public Nuisance.
(d) Exceptions
(1) The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to:
(A) Any vehicle or part thereof which is completely enclosed within a
building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from a street or other public
or private property;
(B) Any vehicle or part thereof which is stored or parked in a lawful
manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed vehicle
dealer or a junk yard;
(C) Unlicensed, operable or inoperable antique and special interest
vehicles stored by Collector on his property provided that the vehicles and outdoor
storage areas are maintained in such a manner as they do not constitute a health hazard
and are screened from ordinary public view by means of a fence, rapidly growing trees,
shrubbery, or other appropriate means;
(e) Notification
(1) Whenever any such public Nuisance is within the City in violation of
this Ordinance, the City Building Official shall order the owner or the occupant
of the private or public premises on which such public nuisance is located, or when
such public nuisance is located on a public right-of-way, then the owner or occupant
of the adjacent premises, to abate or remove the same. Such order shall: