LAKE LINDEN VILLAGE CODE

ORDINANCE SERIES 4000 - CHAPTER 4020C

 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH, SAFETY  AND WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE  LINDEN BY THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC, THE USE OF STREETS, PUBLIC ROADS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PARKING LOTS, AND  STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING THEREON IN THE VILLAGE,

 AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.

THE VILLAGE OF LAKE LINDEN ORDAINS:

Section  I.

           It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle, or to cause or to permit a vehicle to be parked or left unattended at any time upon Highway M—26, commonly known as Calumet Street, for a period of two hours or more between the  intersection of First Street and Calumet Street and the intersection of Tenth Street and Calumet Street in said Village.

Section  II.

          The term “vehicle” as used herein shall include any motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor  driven cycle, trailer, tractor, mobile home, snowmobile, accessory or device attached thereto, as defined in the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code, Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated § 257.1, et seq.

Section  III.

           In any proceeding for violation of the provisions of this Chapter, the registration plate displayed on the vehicle, or other evidence of identification, shall constitute a presumption that the owner of such vehicle or registrant was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where the violation occurred.

Section  IV.

           Any vehicle parked in violation of this Chapter may be removed by direction of the Village and impounded. Any vehicle so impounded by the Village shall not be released to the owner until all parking charges, storage and towing fees shall have been paid by the owner or registrant.

Section V.

           Any person violating this Chapter shall, upon conviction in a court of competent juris-diction, be fined not less than One Dollar [$1.00] nor more than Fifty Dollars [$50.00] together with the costs of prosecution.

This Ordinance shall take effect thirty [30] days after its passage.

Adopted this 1 th day of October, 1977.

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