CHAPTER 91: ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES
Section
   91.01   Definitions
   91.02   Storing, parking or leaving vehicles declared a nuisance
   91.03   Exceptions
   91.04   Presence on private property prohibited
   91.05    Racing or antique vehicles
§ 91.01 DEFINITIONS.
      For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
   ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle as deemed hereinabove which is left unattended on any public street, alley, public place or parking lot within the municipality for a longer period than 24 hours without notifying the chief of police and making arrangements for the parking of such motor vehicle.
   JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. Any car bodies, wrecked cars, abandoned and unusable cars, car bodies or equipment of any type, except in authorized junk vehicles.
   MOTOR VEHICLE. Any vehicle which is self propelled and designed to travel along the ground and shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, buses, motorbikes, motorcycles, motor scooters, trucks, tractors, go-carts, golf-carts, campers and trailers.
   PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
   PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any real property within the municipality which is privately owned and which is not public property as defined herein.
   PUBLIC PROPERTY. Any street, alley or highway, or boulevard which shall include the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained for the purposes of vehicular travel, and also means any other publicly owned property or facility.
   REMOVAL AGENCY. Any public body, private or nonprofit organization authorized by the municipality to remove and salvage abandoned or inoperable motor vehicles.
   VEHICLE. Any conveyance which is designed to travel along the ground or in the water and shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, buses, motorbikes, motorcycles, motor scooters, trucks, tractors, pull trailers, go-carts, golf carts, boats, campers and trailers.
§ 91.02 STORING, PARKING OR LEAVING VEHICLES DECLARED A NUISANCE.
   (A)   The presence of an abandoned, discarded, wrecked, burned, dismantled, inoperable, junked or
partially dismantled vehicle or parts thereof on private or public property is hereby declared a nuisance, which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
   (B)   It is unlawful to keep or place any of such vehicles or vehicle parts:
      (1)   Upon public streets or property except on an emergency basis; or
      (2)   Upon private property of any person owning, in charge of, or in control of any real property in the municipality, whether as an owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, for longer than 14 days unless it is within a carport, fully enclosed building or structure. A tarpaulin, tent or other similar temporary structure shall not be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this section.
   (C)   In no event shall an inoperable vehicle that constitutes an imminent health, safety or fire hazard be kept located on any premises.
Penalty, see § 10.99
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