(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, or lessee to maintain a motor vehicle nuisance upon the private property of such person, owner, or lessee, or upon the public streets, alleys, or ways, within the borough, except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) below. A motor vehicle nuisance shall include any motor vehicle which does not bear a current license and registration sticker and a current inspection sticker or is unable to move under its own power or which has any of the following physical defects:
(1) Broken windshields, mirrors, or other glass, with sharp edges;
(2) One or more flat or open tires;
(3) Missing doors, windows, hood, trunk, or other body parts;
(4) Any body parts with sharp edges including holes resulting from rust;
(5) Missing tires resulting in unsafe suspension of the motor vehicle;
(6) Broken headlamps or taillamps with sharp edges;
(7) Disassembled chassis parts apart from the motor vehicle stored in a disorderly fashion or loose in or on the vehicle;
(8) Protruding sharp objects from the chassis;
(9) Broken vehicle frame suspended from the ground in an unstable manner;
(10) Leaking or damaged oil pan or gas tank;
(11) Exposed battery containing acid;
(12) Inoperable locking mechanism for doors or trunk;
(13) Open or damaged floor boards including trunk and fire-wall;
(14) Damaged bumpers pulled away from the perimeter of vehicle;
(15) Broken grill with protruding edges;
(16) Loose or damaged metal trim and clips;
(17) Broken communication equipment antennas;
(18) Suspended or unstable supports; and
(19) Such other defects which could threaten the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the borough.
(B) Any person, owner, or lessee who has one or more motor vehicle nuisances may store such vehicle(s) in the borough only within a garage or other completely enclosed building.
(C) Any person, owner, or lessee lawfully engaged in the business of repairing or temporarily storing motor vehicles may store a motor vehicle nuisance on the private property of such person, owner, or lessee, provided that the storage of any one particular motor vehicle nuisance shall not exceed 60 days, and further providing, that such business is located within the C-1 Commercial District - Central, the C-2 Commercial District - Highway, or the Commercial/Manufacturing/Residential District as defined in Chapter 154 or is in another zoning district as a lawful nonconforming use pursuant to 154.006.
(Prior Code, Ch. 10, Pt. 2, § 207) (Ord. 2-94, passed 9-11-1994; Ord. 2-2001, passed 7-2-2001; Ord. 2006- 01, passed 4-3-2006) Penalty, see § 92.999