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O-67-C . . COD E 0 R DIN A N C E S ORDINANCE NO. 67-C AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOUNDING OF 'VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR THE NOTICE ÐF IMPOUNDING; PROVIDING THAT PERSONS IN CHARGE OF GARAGES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS; PROVIDING WHEN PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR PARADES, PROCESSIONS AND SOUND TRUCKS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, HEREBY ORDAINS THAT: Section 1: AUTHORITY TO IMPOUND Police Officers are hereby authorized to remove a vehicle from a street to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the police department, and being within the City of Clermont, under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated: 1. When any vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, causeway, or viaduct, where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic. 2. When a vehicle upon a street is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic, or the person or persons in charge of the vehicle are by reason of physical injury incapacitated to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its custody and removal. 3. When a vehicle is found being operated upon the streets that does not meet the necessary conditions of the State Inspection Code. 4. When any vehicle is left unattended upon a street and is so parked Hlegally as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic. 5. When any vehicle is left unattended upon a street continuously for more than 72 hours and may be presumed to be abandoned. 6. When the driver of such vehicle is taken into custody by the police department and such vehicle would thereby be left unattended upon a street. 7. When removal is necessary in the interest of public safety because of fire, flood, storm, or other emergency reason. 8. Any violator taken into custody pursuant to Paragraph 316.028 or Paragraph 316.029 Florida Statutes (1971) may at the discretion of the City magistrate be released without posting bond. if the violator agpees to the impounding in a garage authorized by this Ordinance of the vehicle owned and driven by the violator or to surrender his or her driver's license to insure the violator's appearance in the municipal court to answer the charges against same, and pay such fine as may be assessed against the violator. 9. No vehicle impounded in an authorized garage as herein provided shall be released therefrom until the charges for towing such vehicle into the garage, and storage charges have been paid. The charge for towing or removal of any such vehicle and storage charges shall be fixed by the City Judge, such charges to be based upon a computation of all actual expenses entering~rito the current cost of such services. Such charge or charges shall be posted by public inspection in the office of the municipal clerk or the traffic violations bureau, and in any authorized garage. . . CODE ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. 67-C N~ 197 Section 2: NOTICE OF IMPOUNDING 1. Whenever an officer removes a vehicle from a street as authorized in Section 1, and the officer knows or is able to ascertain the name and address of the owner thereof, such officer shall immediately give or cause to be given notice, in writing to such owner of the fact of such removal, and the reasons therefor, and of the place to which such vehicle has been removed. In the event any such vehicle is stored in an authorized garage, a copy of such notice shall be giveñ to the proprietor of such garage. 2. Whenever an officer removes a vehicle from a street under Section 1, and does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner, or for any other reason is unable to give the notice to the owner as herein before provided, and in the event the vehicle is not returned to the owner within a period of three (3) days, then and in that event the officer shall immediately send or cause to be sent written report of such removal by mail to the motor vehicle commission, and shall file copy of such notice with the proprietor of any authorized garage in which the vehicle may be stored. Such notice shall include a complete description of the vehicle, the date, time and place from which removed, the reasons for such removal, and the name of the garage or place where the vehicle is stored. Section.~3: GARAGES TO REPORT: The person in charge of any garage or repa i r shop to whi ch is bro'lght any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident, or struck by any bullet, shall report to the police department within 24 hours after such vehicle is received and before any repairs are made to such vehicle, giving the engine number, registration number, and if known, the name and address of the owner and operation of such vehicle, together with any other discernible information. Section 4: PERMITS FOR PARADES, PROCESSIONS, AND SOUND TRUCKS No procession, or parade, excepting the forces of the United States armed services, the military forces of this State, and the forces of the police and fire departments, shall occupy, march, or proceed along any street or roadway except in accordance with a permit issued by the chief of police and such other regulations as are set forth in Chapter 316, Florida Statutes (1971) which may apply. No sound truck or other vehicle equipped with amplifier or loudspeaker shall be driven upon any street for the purpose of selling, offering for sale, or advertising in any fashion except in accordance with a penmit issued by the chief of police and such other regulations as are set forth in Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, (1971). Section 5: EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordiance shall be posted by law and it shall become law and shall take effect immediately upon its being posted as proved by law. First reading this 14th day of March, 1972. Second reading this 28th day of March , 1972. PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THIS 28th day of March , 1972. CI ERMONT ~ ~ . dent of couné'fr't~ BY: ATTEST: \Q.~ß.M") ~).CuJ.l City Clerk . . CODE ORDINANCES N~ 196 ORDINANCE NO. 67-C APPROVED by me this o<JP~ day of ~ ~ rA,u.J , 1972 DON E. SMITH, Mayor CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I HEREBY CERTIFY that a certified copy of the foregoing Ordinance was posted on the Public Municipal bulletin board for a period of not less than one (1) week, as requined under the Charter of the City of Clermont, Florida, beginning ÎMlutl'L ,:;¿ c¡ , 1972. ÛPMwJ .z:1_~A~j:. . ..¿ DOLORES W. CARROLL, City Clerk .