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Originally Posted by Drury18
This is unfortunately not the Bylaw according to Bylaw officers. I had a truck in front of my house with Ontario plates that did not move for 3 weeks. I called it into Calgary Parking Authority (311 will do nothing but give you the number for the Parking Authority) who took the plate, told me the truck wasn't stolen and that they would only tow it away if it was inoperable or if it doesn't move in another 2 weeks, I could call back and try again. Someone could have just moved to the neighbourhood or be on vacation and it would be wrong to tow it.
When I mentioned the 72 hour bylaw I was told by 3 different people on the phone that it is NOT the bylaw and that it is up to the discretion of the person who takes the complaint and bylaw officer to decide if action will be taken. One went so far as to say the City needs to update the website because that bylaw hasn't been in effect for almost 2 years.
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I spoke at length with bylaw about this a few months ago. What I was told is that they got dinged in court (the person I talked to promised to get me a copy of the case, but never did; perhaps it wasn't a reported decision) for towing a car based on the 72 hour rule. The judge said before a car can be declared abandoned there has to be more than the fact that it sat in one spot for just three days. What if the person was on vacation, for instance? I was told that so long as the vehicle was operable and was registered with an address nearby, there was really no way they would touch it.