Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Atherton Municipal Code Ch. 10.28 Removal of Abandoned Vehicles
Atherton Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Atherton
Cite as: Atherton Municipal Code Chapter 10.28 · Text as of 2026-10-04
REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VEHICLES
Sections:
- 10.28.010 Abandonment of vehicle prohibited.
10.28.020 Violation—Removal by city.
10.28.010 Abandonment of vehicle prohibited.¶
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle upon a street or highway for seventy-two or more consecutive hours. (Ord. 331 Ch. 7(j) § 1, 1974)
10.28.020 Violation—Removal by city.¶
When a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street or highway for seventy-two or more consecutive hours, it shall be presumed that such vehicle has been abandoned. The chief of police or his designated representative shall remove such vehicle or cause the same to be removed without prior notice, provided that the procedures provided by state law for storage and notice to the owner thereof shall be observed. (Ord. 331 Ch. 7(j) § 2, 1974)
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