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ORDINANCE NO. ..1.?dL
AMl!:NVING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 1 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE; CITY OF
IvIERIDIAN, BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS TH1Llli'TO TO CONTROL PARKING OF
VEHICLES ON THF. S'rRF.ETS OF THIS CITY, ABANDONED VEHICL3S-0N
PUBLIC STREETS, MOVll'JG VEHICLES FOR REPAIR AND CLEANIHG OF
STREETS, AND REPAIRING VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS; GIVING THE
CHJEF OF POLICE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE VEHICLES, IMPOUND THE SANE
AND CHARGE THE COST TO THE OI'JNER THEREOF AND AUTHORIZING THE
Crry TO SELL THE SAME AFTER NOTICE AND COSTS ARE UNPAID;
D}l~INING TER.M:S AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. -
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE HAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO: -
SECTION 1. Title 10, Chapter 1 of the Ordinances of the City
of Meridian is hereby amended by adding new sections thereto to be
numbered and which shall read as follows:
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10-150: CONTINUOUS PARKING: It shaJ,.l be unlawful for any
person to leave any vehicle parked continuously in one p-Lace on
the streets of this city for a period of 3 days. The Chief of
Police shall have aut.hority to not.ify the owner or custodian of _
said vehicle to move the same ~ith:in 10 days, and upon failure of
such person to so move such vehicle the Chief of Police shall have
authority to move and :i1npound the same and to employ tmch lueans
as necessary to accomplish this purpose. Within 5 days after :im-
pounding such vehicle the City shall give notice to the owner or
reputed owner of such vehicle that he has the right to redeem the
same from the City within 30 days by Paying the costs of moving
and storage t.hereof.
10-151: FAILURE TO REDEEM - SALE: If the owner or reputed
owner of such vehicle fails to redeem same as provided in the pre-
ceed:ing section of this ordinance the City shall have the right to
sell the same to the highest and best bidder at public auct.ion
after first giving one week I s notice of such sale by publication.
The City Clerk shall conduct such sale and shall have authorit-y t.Q.::'-
issue a bill of sale to the purchaser thereof and deliver the ' ;. -:.
vehicle tOo "him. After first deducting all costs the City sha..l1' r~ern:~t ' --
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the balance to the owner or X'Aputed owner, and if he be unknown--an4 ">', "::-::.
carmot be found said balance shall be deposited in the generalJun_d--., ~: -:'"_::.
of said City. ' '.^:
10-152: HOVING VEHICLES TO CLF.J.N AND REPAIR STR:12,"1<:TS: It-- snall ,~
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be unlawful for any person to refuse, upon request by the-City-,- ,-:,~~.<--""""
through its authorized officials, to move any vehicle parkE3d ont:h,e. '-."
city streets, when such request is made for the purpose of repair o-r
cleaning the streets. If any person owning such a vehicle or having
an interest therein refuses such request the City shall have the
right to move the same and charge the cost thereof to the owner.
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10-153: REPAmING VEHICLES IN CITY STREETS: It shall be un-
lawful for any person to repair any vehicle in the st.reets of this
city, except for emergency repairs necessary to move the same to
private property.
10-154: VEHICLE DEFINl<.:D: The term "vehiclell as herein used
shall mean any automobile, truck, pickup truck, trailer, trailer
house, or any other mechanism having one or more wheels, capable
of either beillg self-propelled or pulled along the streets of
t.hls City-.
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10-155: OTHER PARKING REGULATIONS STILL IN FORCE: The pro-
visions of Sections 10-150 and following shall in no \~y effect the
other provisions of this chapter relative to parking zones and other
rogulat ions.
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Ordinance No. 124, Cont'd
10-156: PENALTY. Any person violating the provlslons of
Sections 10-150 through 10-154 inclusive, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor.
WHEREAS, there is an emergency therefor, which emergency is
hereby declared to exist, this Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force and effect from and after its passge, approval and pub-
lication as required by law.
Passed by the City Council and approved by the Mayor' of the
City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho,this 3rd Day of June, 1963.
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