(a) No person shall store, park, or have any motor vehicle which is in a junked, inoperative, dismantled, or partially dismantled condition, whether attended or not, within the City upon any public or private property.
(b) The visible presence of a junked, inoperative, dismantled, or partially dismantled motor vehicle, on private or public property, is a public nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) This section shall not apply to any such vehicle which is concealed from the general public by means of buildings, screening, fence, shrubs, terrain, or other suitable obstruction as determined by the Safety-Service Director of the City.
(d) This section shall not apply to properly-licensed tow-yard and/or properly-licensed salvage yard, or to any “place of impoundment” designated as such under Section 523.09 of these Codified Ordinances.
(e) This section shall not apply to any motor vehicle on private property which is stored in conformity with applicable City zoning laws of the City of Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, as amended from time to time.
(Ord. 29-12. Passed 8-13-12.)