(A) A disabled or inoperable motor vehicle is one that is not currently registered and licensed for operation upon the highways of the state, or is not
otherwise operable because of missing, damaged, or broken equipment.
(B) It shall be unlawful to keep or store a disabled or inoperable motor vehicle on any parcel of real property within the City of Big Rapids for more than 14 days, except in a completely enclosed building or at a state licensed business that engages in the sale, repair, or dismantling of motor vehicles.
(C) Any disabled or inoperable motor vehicle kept or stored in a manner contrary to this section shall be affixed with a sticker explaining that the motor vehicle must be repaired, registered and licensed in compliance with this section, moved within a completely enclosed building, or moved to a state licensed business engaged in the sale, repair, or dismantling or motor vehicles, within 14 days of the date the sticker is placed on the motor vehicle. A record shall be kept of the date and time the sticker is placed on the motor vehicle, the location of the motor vehicle, and the disabled or inoperable status of the motor vehicle.
(D) Upon expiration of the 14 days reflected on the sticker, the registered owner of the motor vehicle and/or the owner of the real property where the motor vehicle is kept or stored contrary to the terms of this section can be cited by way of an appearance ticket for a violation of this section. Each day after the 14 days shall constitute a separate violation of this section.
(E) The Zoning Administrator, Code Enforcement Officer, Property Maintenance Inspectors and Service Officers within the City of Big Rapids Department of Public Safety are authorized to investigate and issue appearance tickets for a violation of this section, which shall be a municipal civil infraction punishable as provided in § 10.97.
(F) The presence of one or more disabled or inoperable motor vehicles in violation of this section shall constitute a condition of blight within the meaning of § 90.35, which is also determined to be a nuisance subject to abatement by the City, but only after expiration of the 14 day period described in the sticker affixed to the motor vehicle.
(Ord. 442-2-99, passed 2-4-99; Am. Ord. 509-02-03, passed 2-3-03; Am. Ord. 676-07-14, passed 7-7-14)