For the purpose of this chapter, including article A and B, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
ABANDONED: Left unoccupied and unclaimed or in a damaged or dismantled condition upon the streets, alleys or parking lots of the city.
COSTS OF VEHICLE DISPOSAL: The expense of removing, storing and selling an impounded vehicle.
DISCARDED:
A. Any vehicle which does not have lawfully affixed thereto an unexpired license plate and is in one or more of the following conditions:
1. Inoperative.
2. Wrecked.
3. Dismantled.
4. Partially dismantled.
5. Abandoned.
6. Junked.
B. Discarded vehicles may be deemed to include major parts thereof, including, but not limited to, bodies, engines, transmissions and rear ends.
VEHICLE: Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (1996 Code §§ 1.04.020, 1.04.140, 1.04.170, 1.04.460)