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! 7S'b -3- ARTICLE II. ABANDONED PROPERTY. Division 1. Abandoned Property Other Than Motor Vehicles Sec. 16-20. Definitions. In this division: (1) Abandoned personal property means any personal property other than a motor vehicle, left unattended on any public street, alley, sidewalk, park or any other property owned or controlled by the city, (2) Impounded property means any abandoned personal property impounded by a police officer. (3) Motor vehicle includes any motor vehicle subject to registration under the State Certificate of Title Act, and any motorboat or outboard motor. Sec. 16-21. Authority to impound abandoned personal property. . Abandoned personal property can create hazards to persons and property, promote criminal activity, and' contribute to litter and blight, and is a public nuisance, A police officer may remove or cause to be removed, to a place of impoundment designated by the city manager, any abandoned personal property, Sec. 16-22. Report of abandonment. A police officer who impounds abandoned personal property will complete an incident report concerning the property, and a tag or other form of identification will be securely fastened to the property, The incident report is prima facie evidence in any court that the property is abandoned and a public nuisance. Sec. 16-23. Seizure; in:1poundment. (a) A police officer may cause any abandoned personal property to be seized if the property appears to be connected to criminal activity or may otherwise be useful as evidence in a criminal matter. (b) The chief of police may provide for the impoundment and storage of impounded property in any manner consistent with this division by the city or by contract with an impoundment agency, Sec. 16-24. Impoundment fees; lien on impounded property. . . (a) Fees for all costs for the impoundment, storage and sale of impounded property shall be charged to the owner an9 shall be paid to the city or the impoundment agency in an amount set by separate ordinance. Fees for newspaper publication notices, will be assessed at actual cost. , . . . (b) A lien for all costs for the impoundh1Émt, storage and sale of property under this division exists against the property in favor of the city and, in the event the property is impounded by an impoundment agency for the city, the agency.