For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. A motor vehicle that is left:
(1) On public grounds or county-owned property in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking;
(2) For longer than 24 hours on property owned or operated by the county;
(3) For longer than two hours on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant or lessee of the property; or
(4) For longer than seven days on public grounds.
DECLARATION OF HEALTH OR SAFETY HAZARD.
(1) A motor vehicle that has been declared to be a health hazard or a safety hazard shall, for purposes of disposal by the county, be deemed to be either a junked motor vehicle or an abandoned motor vehicle, according to its apparent value, notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter.
(2) A motor vehicle shall be declared to be a health hazard when its condition is such that the motor vehicle can or does harbor diseases, furnish shelter and breeding places for mosquitoes and other insects, or become a breeding ground and harbor for rats and other pests.
(3) A motor vehicle shall be declared to be a safety hazard when its condition is such that the motor vehicle's areas of confinement which cannot be opened from the inside, such as trunk compartments and engine compartments or glass, windows or any exterior or interior fixtures, present physical dangers to the safety and well-being of children or others.
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. A motor vehicle that meets a minimum of two of the following criteria:
(1) Is partially dismantled or wrecked;
(2) Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended to move;
(3) Is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than $100; or
(4) Does not display a current license plate.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Any machine designed or intended to travel over land or water by self- propulsion or while attached to a self-propelled vehicle.
(Ord. passed 7-1-87; Am. Ord. 2009-03-01, passed 3-2-09)
Statutory reference:
Abandoned and derelict motor vehicles, see G.S. §§ 20-137.6 et seq.
Definitions relating to abandoned, junked and derelict motor vehicles, see G.S. §§ 20-137.7, 153A-132(b)
Removal and disposal of abandoned and junked motor vehicles, see G.S. § 153A-132