§ 34-80. Sale or other disposal by LCPG of junked motor vehicles.

Any junked motor vehicle as defined in this chapter may be removed and disposed of after written notice of not less than 15 days is either placed on the vehicle itself, either hand-delivered to the owner, if known, or sent by certified mail as provided herein, and no timely written request for a hearing is made pursuant to section 34-78.1 of this Code or if a hearing is held and it is determined at the hearing that the motor vehicle is found to be a public nuisance and the applicable appeal delays have run. Any junked motor vehicle which remains on the public way or private property after notice given as provided herein and no timely written request for a hearing is made pursuant to section 34-78.1 of this Code or if a hearing is held and it is determined at the hearing that the motor vehicle is found to be a public nuisance and the applicable appeal delays have run shall be considered as public property and shall be disposed of by the Lafayette Police Department if the junked motor vehicle and/or abandoned motor vehicle is located within the city limits of Lafayette or by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department, if the junked motor vehicle and/or abandoned motor vehicle is located within the unincorporated areas of the Parish of Lafayette. These departments are hereby given authority to dispose of such junked motor vehicles by any of the following means, to wit:

(1)

Cause said motor vehicle to be delivered to a salvage or scrap facility and surrendered as scrap to any such facility willing to accept same.

(2)

Negotiate with any towing company or companies an agreement or agreements whereby the towing company or companies shall remove the vehicle in consideration of the company receiving any salvage value which may be obtained therefrom.

(3)

Otherwise dispose of said vehicle in the most cost effective means possible, including payment of reasonable fees to any third party willing to accept same, if no party is willing to either pay for same or accept same for salvage vehicle.

(Ord. No. O-022-2002, § 2, 2-5-02; Ord. No. O-025-2003, § 5, 1-21-03; Ord. No. O-242-2013, § 5, 11-19-13)