A. Upon Public Property: No person shall place, allow, discard, maintain, park or store any dismantled, abandoned, junked, damaged or destroyed household goods or equipment, "motor vehicles", "machinery" or "miscellaneous property" as herein defined upon any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public property within the city. (1974 Code § 5-502)
B. Upon Private Property:
1. No person, whether he be owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise of any private property or premises shall place, allow, discard, maintain, park, store or permit to be placed, allowed, discarded, maintained, parked or stored upon said property or premises for a period of time exceeding forty eight (48) hours any dismantled, abandoned, junked, damaged or destroyed "household goods and equipment", "motor vehicles", "machinery" or "miscellaneous property" as herein defined; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any property or premises where said household goods and equipment, motor vehicles, machinery or miscellaneous property is housed within an enclosed building thereon.
2. Any business involved in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, equipment, furniture, appliances or other items may have up to one hundred twenty (120) hours to comply with subsection B1 of this section if such item is being repaired and cannot be moved within an enclosed building while waiting for parts. This exclusion does not apply to tools or parts which must be kept in an enclosed area when not being used or installed.
3. Any business with abandoned or broken down motor vehicles or equipment on its premises must comply with subsection B1 of this section and/or with the city zoning laws that apply to salvage yards and/or automotive wrecking yards 1 . (1974 Code § 5-503)
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a property owner, tenant, lessee or lawful occupant of property in commercial or industrial districts may locate items for display related to their specific business in a public right of way upon the issuance of the signed permit by the city. Application for a special permit for that purpose shall be made to the city clerk-treasurer. The application shall include: a) a description of the specific items for display, b) their location in the right of way, c) the length of time proposed for such display and d) shall warrant that the display will not materially obstruct any pedestrian or vehicular way within said right of way. Application for this special permit shall be subject to amendment and approval by the city council. This special permit shall be subject to cancellation, without notice or hearing, if the application contains any false or misleading information or the items for display interfere with pedestrian or vehicle traffic. (Ord. 938, 4-14-2008)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See section 9-2-3 for definitions of “wrecking yards” and “automotive wrecking yards”. |