Legal Documents of Sweetwater

Code of Sweetwater

Sweetwater
Title 13 : Property Maintenance Regulations
Chapter 3 : Regulation Of Junked Vehicles On Public And Private Property

13-305 : Removal of junked motor vehicle by city.

If the premises on which the junked motor vehicle is located are unoccupied and the owner or agent thereof cannot be found, or by permission of the owner of the premises, the code enforcement officer shall enter upon the property and cause the junked motor vehicle or vehicles to be removed in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 55-16-101 through 55-16-109. If the owner or occupant of the premises where the vehicle is located or the owner of the vehicle has failed to comply with the provisions of § 13-304, then the code enforcement officer shall have the same authority to take action as set out hereinabove in this section.

Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland