HomeMy WebLinkAbout0098_0003(2) The Judge of the Municipal Court shall hear any case
brought before said Court, as set out herein, and shall determine
whether or not the Defendant is, in fact, in violation of this Ordinance.
(3) Upon finding that said Defendant is in violation of this
Ordinance, said Defendant shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
subject to a fine in accordance with the penalty provision hereinafter
set forth. The Judge of said Court shall further order said Defendant
to remove and abate. said nuisance within ten (10) days. If the Defendant
shall fail and refuse within said ten (10) days to abate or remove the
nuisance the Judge of the Municipal Court may enter an order directing
the Building Official to have the same removed, and the Building Official
shall take possession of said junked motor vehicle and remove it from
its location. If, after the expiration of such ten (10) day period, the
Defendant has not caused or allowed the said vehicle to be removed from
the premises, he shall be. in violation of this Ordinance and be subject
to a different penalty for each day thereafter.
('i) Removal of Junked Motor Vehicles
(1) If within ten (10) days of receipt of notice from the
Building Official or any duly authorized person, to abate or remove a
nuisance, the owner or accupant of the premises shall give his written
permission to the Building Official for removal of the junked motor
vehicle from the premises, the giving of such permission shall be considered
compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) In no event will a removed junked motor vehicle be recon-
structed or made operable.
(3) The Building Official shall give notice to the Texas Highway
Department within five (5) days after the date of the removal and identify
the vehicle or part thereof.
(4) Junked vehicles or parts thereof may be disposed of by
removal to a scrap yard, demolisher, or any suitable site operated by
the City for processing as scrap or salvage, which process shall be
consistent with Section 10, Subdivision C of the Texas Abandoned Motor
Vehicle Act. The City may operate such a disposal site when its City
Council determines that commercial channels of disposition are not
available or are inadequate, and it may make final disposition of such
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