§ 71.116 DERELICT VEHICLES.

   (A)   For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

      DERELICT VEHICLE.

         (a)   A vehicle which is in a state of dilapidation, dismantled, wrecked, junked or is non-operative;

         (b)   A vehicle upon which a current license plate is not displayed;

         (c)   A vehicle from which tires or wheels have been removed or deflated; and

         (d)   A vehicle which has obviously been abandoned and left on any street.

   (B)   No person shall park, or cause to be parked, any derelict vehicle upon any street or municipally-owned property.

   (C)   Nothing herein contained shall forbid the temporary leaving of a wrecked vehicle on public streets of the city while the Police Department is investigating the accident and until the same can be removed therefrom.

(Prior Code, § 16-1402) (Am. Ord. 1660, passed 10-2-01) Penalty, see § 70.999