§ 8.20.170. Vehicle removal and disposal—Notice to DMV.

A.

Five days after adoption of the order declaring the vehicle or parts thereof to be a public nuisance, or five days from the date of mailing of notice of the decision if such mailing of notice is required by Section 8.20.140, or fifteen days after the decision on appeal of the board of supervisors authorizing removal following an appeal, the vehicle or parts thereof may be disposed of by removal to a scrap yard, automobile dismantler's yard, or public disposal facility.

B.

After a vehicle has been removed, it shall not thereafter be reconstructed or made operable, unless it is a vehicle which qualifies for either horseless carriage license plates or historical vehicle license plates, pursuant to Section 5004 of the California Vehicle Code, in which case the vehicle may be reconstructed or made operable.

C.

Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22661(c), neither the county nor any local agency, franchisee, or other contractor acting on behalf of the county shall be liable for damage caused to a vehicle or parts thereof by removal under this chapter.

(Ord. 1283 § 1 (part), 2006: Ord. 1091 § 1 (part), 1995: Ord. 909 § 1, 1989: prior code § 4718)