(A) The City Council is authorized by G.S. § 160A- 193, G.S. § 160A-303 and G.S. § 160A-303.2 to regulate, restrain or prohibit abandoned, nuisance and junked motor vehicles on public and private property within the city's ordinance-making jurisdiction.
(B) The City Council finds it necessary and desirable to promote or enhance:
(1) The quality of urban attractiveness and aesthetic appearance of the city;
(2) The protection of property values throughout the city;
(3) The preservation of the livability and attractiveness of neighborhoods;
(4) The promotion of tourism, conventions, and other opportunities for economic development for the city;
(5) The attractiveness of the city's thoroughfares and commercial roads which present the primary, public visibility to visitors and to passers-by of the city; and
(6) The promotion of the comfort, happiness, and emotional stability of occupants of property in the vicinity of junked motor vehicles.
(Ord. 04-90, passed 4-5-90)