3608ORDINANCE NO. 3608
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
REPEALING ORDINANCE 3584, AND REPLACING IT WITH
THIS ORDINANCE NO. 3608; AMENDING SUBSECT!ON (h),
REMOVAL OF JUNK VEHICLES LOCATED ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY, OF SECTION 11-30, KEEPING OF JUNK
CARS, PARTS AND DEBRIS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF
SANFORD FLORIDA; EXCEPTION; OF THE CITY CODE OF
THE CITY OF SAN FORD, TO INCLUDE AN ALTERNATE
MEANS OF NOTICING THE REMOVAL OF JUNK
VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS,
CODIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Sanford City Commission deems it in the best interest of the
City to repeal Ordinance 3584 to correct a scrivener's error, and to amend Section 11-30
to provide for an alternative method of providing notice to the owners of junk vehicles on
private property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Ordinance 3584 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 2: Subsection (h), Removal ofjunk vehicles located on private property,
of Section 11-30, Keeping of junk cars parts and debris within the City limits of Sanford,
Florida; Exception, is hereby deleted in its entirety and substituted with the following:
(h) Removal of junk vehicles located on private property.
Whenever the enforcement officer ascertains that a junk vehicle is present
on private property, he shall cause a notice of sufficient size and
weatherproofing to be placed upon it or on the real property on which the
junk vehicle is located= In addition to said posting, he shall make a
reasonable effort to ascertain the name and address of the owner of the
vehicle, and upon such discovery, he shall mail on the date of posting a copy
of said notice to the owner of the vehicle. He shall also mail on the date of
posting a copy of said notice to the owner of the property as shown by the
real estate tax records upon whose property it is located.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
The notice required by subsection (1) shall be substantially in
form:
NOTICE TO THE OWNER AND ALL PERSONS
INTERESTED IN THE VEHICLE: This property, to wit: (setting
forth brief description) located at (setting forth brief description
of location) is improperly stored and is in violation of
Ordinance No. __ of the City of Sanford (City Code Section
~.) and must be removed within twenty (20) days from date
of this notice; otherwise it shall be presumed to be abandoned
property and will be removed to a storage facility approved by
the City Commission and thereafter disposed of in accordance
with applicable state law or city ordinance. The owner of the
vehicle or person in charge of the property or authorized
agents shall be liable for all costs of removal, storage and/or
disposal of the vehicle by order of the City of Sanford. Dated
this: (setting forth the date of posting of notice). Signed:
(setting forth name, title, address and telephone number of
enforcement officer).
the following
Such notice shall not be less than eight (8) inches by ten (10) inches and
shall be sufficiently weatherproof to withstand normal exposure to the
elements for a period of twenty (20) days.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of said vehicle, or for the owner of the
private property upon which said vehicle is located, to fail to remove said
vehicle from said private property within twenty(20) days from the posting of
the notice required by this subsection or to fail to show reasonable grounds
for the failure to do so within said time limit.
Within the twenty-calendar-day period specified in the notice, the owner or
the person in charge of the property or authorized agent may appeal to the
city commission. The city commission shall determine the validity of the
violation and may, for good cause, extend the time for compliance or
removal. If such an appeal is made, no removal shall be required until after
the appeal has been finally determined.
If no appeal is made, and if at the end of twenty (20) days after posting such
notice to the owner, the owner or the person in charge of said vehicle
described in such notice has not removed the vehicle from the private
property or shown reasonable cause for failure so to do, the enforcement
officer may cause the said vehicle to be removed to a storage facility
approved by the city commission and thereafter disposed of in accordance
with applicable state law or city ordinance. The owner of the vehicle or
person in charge of the property or authorized agents shall be liable for all
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costs of removal, storage and/or disposal of the vehicle. Upon final
disposition of the vehicle, the code enforcement officer shall notify the
owner, if known, of the amount owed.
SECTION 3: Severability. If any section or portion of a section of this Ordinance
proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional it shall not be held to impair the validity,
force or effect of any other section or part of a section of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4: Conflicts. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 5: Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of
Sanford, Florida, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sanford, Florida; that
the Sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such
intention; that the word, "Ordinance," may be changed to "Section," "Article," or other
appropriate word.
SECTION 6: Effective Date. That this Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this ;~ day of~-~Z/,~l/C/--, A.D:, 2001.
ATTEST:
As the City Commission of the
City of Sanford, Florida
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Dougherty, City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida, do hereby certify
of Sanford, Florida
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