Ordinance No. 77-98 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
ORDINANCE NO. 77- crQ
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL OF IMPROPERLY PARKED VEHICLES
PROHIBITING OBSTRUCTING STREET; rROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR
RELEASING CERTAIN I14POUNDED VEHICLES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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THE CITY OF TIGARD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 10.28 "Parking, of the Municipal Code of the
City of Tigard is hereby amended by the addition of
Section 10.28.160, as follows:
"10.28.160 Authority to Impound Improperly Parked
Vehicles.
" (a) When any unattended vehicle is parked upon any
street, alley or public way of the City of Tigard in such
a manner that it is unlawfully parked in any prohibited or
restricted area, or is unlawfully parked for a length of
time prohibited by ordinance or resolution of this City, or is
parked in such a position that it constitutes an obstruction to
traffic or creates a danger to travel upon the street, alley
or public way, or is found abandoned in any street, alley or
public way, or in the event that an operator of a vehicle is
arrested and placed in custody and is not in condition to
drive the vehicle to a place of safety and there is no other
person present who may properly act as agent for such opera-
tor to drive the vehicle to a place of safety, such vehicle
is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and subject to
summary abatement, removal and impounding.
" (b) Both the owner and the operator of a vehicle
impounded pursuant to Section (a) above shall be legally
reoponsible for payment of the costs of towing and storage.
The towing and storage charges shall be established in
advance, pursuant to an agreement between the Police
Department of the City of Tigard and the towing and storage
firm or firms called upon to conduct such business. No
charges in excess of those previously agreed upon shall
be levied against the owner or operator of a vehicle towed
pursuant to Section (a) above,
" (c) The towing service called upon to impound a
vehicle and finding the owner or driver thereof present
shall release the vehicle upon the presentation of proper
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identification of the owner or operator, and upon the
owner or operator's signing an authorized receipt in
duplicate (except where exclusive orders are given by
the Police Department that the vehicle be impounded) , and
a service charge not to exceed one-half of the cost for the
towing of the vehicle shall be made, that charge to be paid
by the owner or operator. The duplicate signed receipt
shall be given to the operator or owner of the vehicle,
and the original signed copy shall be recorded by the
towing service in its ledger of releases. "
Section 2. Because this provision is necessary to protect the
health, safety and general welfare of the public, an
emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon passage and approval by the City Council.
PASSED: By vote of all Council members present,
after being read two times by title and number only,
this day of 1jcV,0,,6er 1977.
Recorder, City or Tiqard
APPROVED: By the Mayor, this day of 1977.
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Mayor, City of Tigard—�
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