The presence of any junked motor vehicle, junked appliance, related refuse or rubbish from such vehicles or appliances, or unsightly automobile or motor vehicle parts on any lot or parcel of land, public or private, within the territorial limits of the city shall be deemed a public nuisance. However, an abandoned motor vehicle must be abandoned for a period in excess of seven consecutive days unless it becomes hazardous due to its location. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or maintain such a public nuisance by keeping, storing, placing or allowing these items to remain in open view. The owners or occupants of any such lot or parcel of land or other person maintaining or permitting any such nuisance, shall jointly and severally be responsible for the abatement of said nuisance by prompt removal of the offending object into completely enclosed buildings within the territorial limits of the city or to a location outside the territorial limits of the city.
(1997 Code, § 92.17)