The following words, phrases and terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the meaning and definitions as herein set forth:
(a) "Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a street, highway or water except devices moved by human power, and shall include without limitation automobiles, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, tractors, buggies, wagons, campers, motor scooters, go-carts, buses, truck cabs and boats.
(b) "Vehicle parts" means and includes any portion or parts of a vehicle as detached from the vehicle as a whole.
(c) "Private property" means any real property other than a public dedicated street, highway, roadway, alley, court or other public way located in the City.
(d) "Private residential property" means any private property zoned residential or any private property upon which there is located a dwelling house which houses two families or less.
(e) "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, company or corporation of any kind.
(f) "Abandoned junk motor vehicle" means any vehicle that meets any combination of five of the six following requirements:
(1) Placed or permitted to remain on private property for more than seventy-two hours without the permission or consent of the person having possession of the property and/or owners of the property or his agent, or on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking for more than forty-eight hours or longer without notification to the Chief of Police of the reasons for leaving the vehicle in such place.
(2) Three years old or older.
(3) Extensively damaged, such damages including but not limited to any of the following: a broken window or windshield, missing wheels, tires, motor or transmission.
(4) Apparently inoperable or defective or missing parts or unable to move under its own power or in such condition generally as to be unfit for further use as a conveyance or in a dangerous condition.
(5) Having a fair market value of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less.
(6) Does not display current license plates.
(g) “Fire lane” means that section of the traveled portion of private property devoted to public use, which has been officially designated by the Fire Department Chief or his designee for the exclusive use of Fire Department vehicles and shall be plainly marked by signs and/or painted curbs so as to be visible at all times.
(Ord. 102-2021. Passed 5-24-21.)