No person shall park or store:
A.
Any dismantled, inoperative or not validly licensed vehicle unless
it is stored in an enclosed garage.
[Effective 6-11-1986]
B.
More than one trailer on his property. The trailer shall not be parked
on any street or alley or between the front building line and the
adjoining public way.
C.
Any vehicle registered or licensed as a truck upon any public street
or alley, except while loading or unloading passengers or freight
or while actually in use in connection with a service call in the
immediate area, unless the owner of such vehicle is a resident of
University Park, and the Mayor and Council approve a permit for parking
or storing such vehicle upon a finding that off-street parking facilities
cannot be provided on the premises of the owner of such vehicle and
that parking or storage of such vehicle does not adversely affect
vehicular or pedestrian traffic. This provision shall not apply to
any recreational or van-type vehicle or pick-up truck with a 3/4 ton
or less manufacturer's rated capacity, without regard to the license
tag designation of the vehicle, which is owned by residents of the
Town of University Park, used primarily for personal transportation
and does not display any form of commercial advertising on the body
of, or affixed to, the vehicle. The term "truck" shall be defined
to include buses for transportation of 12 or more persons and vehicles
licensed as taxicabs.
No person shall park, store, or use in the Town any trailer
over 30 feet long which was originally designed as a non-mobile dwelling
unit or a commercial facility.
A.
Modification of mufflers. No person shall operate on any Town roadway
a vehicle in which the noise abatement or control device has been
modified to allow a greater volume of noise.
[Effective 6-5-1983]
B.
Limitations on vehicle type. All noise limitations shall be based
on decibel levels at a distance of 50 feet from the center line of
travel of the vehicle. No person shall operate on any Town roadway
an vehicle specified below which exceed the following noise levels:
A.
Abandoned vehicle. An abandoned vehicle is any motor vehicle, trailer,
or semitrailor that is on:
(2)
Private property for 72 hours or more and is:
(a)
Inoperable, in that one or more of its major mechanical components,
including but not limited to engine, transmission, drive train, and
wheels, is missing or not functional, unless such vehicle is kept
in a wholly enclosed garage; or
(b)
Not displaying currently valid license plates registered to
that vehicle.
(3)
Any partially dismantled, wrecked or junked motor vehicle may be
presumed to have been abandoned.
B.
Removal. The Town police may remove or have removed from any Town
property or roadway, and any private property, any vehicle which is
abandoned. The police officer responsible for the removal of the vehicle
shall promptly notify its owner of the circumstances of the removal.
All vehicles removed and taken into custody by the Town police shall
be released only to the owner or to another jurisdiction with a valid
warrant for it. No vehicle shall be released until all towing and
custody charges have been paid. These charges shall be in addition
to any fines or penalties resulting from the issuance of a municipal
infraction or other citation.
C.
Notice. Before the Town shall remove and impound a vehicle pursuant
to this section, it shall issue a notice to the vehicle owner, and
if on private property, the property owner, stating the violation
of the Town Code and providing seven days for removal of the vehicle
or correction of the violation.
D.
Impoundment of vehicles from public property without prior notice. A vehicle is subject to impoundment, without the notice required by Subsection C, by the Chief of Police or his designee when it is on public property under the following circumstances:
(1)
When the vehicle is impeding or is likely to impede the normal flow
of vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
(2)
When the vehicle is parked where parking is prohibited during certain
hours, on designated days or at all times, and where such vehicle
is interfering with the proper and intended use of such zones;
(3)
When the vehicle poses an immediate danger to the public safety;
(4)
When the operator of the vehicle has been taken into custody and
impoundment of the vehicle is reasonably necessary to provide for
the safekeeping of the vehicle;
(5)
When the vehicle is found parked in a reserved parking space such
as a handicapped space or a space reserved for Town or County officials
or law enforcement personnel; or
E.
Disposition. Abandoned vehicles may be taken into custody and disposed
of by the Town at the direction of the Chief of Police as follows,
and substantially in conformance with the manner specified in §§ 25-204
through 25-210 of the Transportation Article, Annotated Code of Maryland,
as amended. The Town may use its own personnel and equipment, including
towing equipment, or that of others, to remove, preserve and store
abandoned vehicles.
(1)
The last known registered owner is presumed to be the owner of a
vehicle at the time it is abandoned.
(2)
As soon as reasonably possible, and within seven days of the Town
impounding a vehicle, the Chief of Police or his designee shall notify
the owner and any secured parties by certified mail that the vehicle
is in custody. The notice shall be in compliance with Maryland Code
Annotated, Transportation Article, Section 25-204B and C.
(3)
If the Chief of Police or his designee is unable to determine the
identity of the owner or secured parties on the vehicle, he/she may
provide notice of the impoundment by publication.
(4)
If a vehicle is not reclaimed within three weeks of the date of the
notice of impoundment, the owner or secured party is deemed to have
waived all of his right, title and interest in the vehicle and to
have consented to its disposal and final disposition.
(5)
The charge for removal, conveyance or impoundment from private property
shall be charged to the owner of the vehicle and/or the resident on
whose property the vehicle was stored.
F.
Hearing. Within 21 days of the date notice is mailed by the Town pursuant to Subsection C concerning a vehicle located on private property, the owner or secured party of a vehicle may request a hearing before the Mayor and Council to determine whether there was probable cause to require removal of, or to impound, the vehicle in question.
[Effective 11-23-2005]
No person shall repair or maintain any motor vehicle on any
Town roadway, except in an emergency.
A.
No person shall stop, park or let stand any vehicle at the same location
upon any street, alley, or other public property for 72 consecutive
hours or more. Any vehicle left at the same location upon public property
for 72 consecutive hours or more shall be considered unattended or
abandoned.
B.
No person shall stop, park, or let stand any vehicle upon any street,
alley, or other public property which is stopped, parked or left standing
illegally, is not displaying valid registration plates, or is displaying
registration plates of another vehicle.
[Effective 2-12-1995]
