(a) Definition. For purposes of this section, the term "vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, or boat.
(b) Scope. This section does not apply to the storage of vehicles as accessory to a marina or a service and sales facility or to the storage of unregistered vehicles within a roofed structure entirely enclosed on all sides.
(c) Prohibition. Except as provided otherwise by this article, land may not be used for the parking, storage, collection, accumulation, or abandonment of any inoperable, wrecked, partially dismantled, or destroyed vehicle or of any vehicle that does not display all information required by law, including a current registration plate and validation sticker.
(d) Exemption. No more than one vehicle on a lot may be exempted from the prohibition of section (c) if the property owner can demonstrate that the vehicle is:
(1) recently purchased, pending inspection, for a single period not to exceed 60 consecutive days;
(2) being advertised for sale, for a period not to exceed 60 consecutive days;
(3) actively being repaired to a permitted condition and that it will be registered within a 90-day period or within an extension of the period granted by the Planning and Zoning Officer after the filing of a written application showing good cause; or
(4) being held pending settlement of insurance, estate, or similar legal claims.
(Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 65-17)