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§ 96.01 INTENT.
   It shall be the intent of this chapter to promote and enhance the aesthetic appearance of the village; to protect health and safety within the village; to protect the property values throughout the village; and to promote opportunities for economic development of the village. It is further the intent of this chapter to promote and enhance the attractiveness of the village thoroughfares and residential streets, which present public visibility to visitors and to passersby of the village by controlling and regulating abandoned, hazardous and junked vehicles.
(Ord. 2021-04, passed 3-8-21)
§ 96.02 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning.
   ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. As authorized and defined in G.S. § 160A-303 is a motor vehicle which:
      (1)   Has been left upon a street or highway in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking;
      (2)   Is left on property owned or operated by the village for longer than 24 hours;
      (3)   Is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant, or lessee thereof for longer than two hours; or
      (4)   Is left on any public street or highway for longer than seven days or is determined by law enforcement to be a hazard to the motoring public.
   APPROVED MOTOR VEHICLE COVER. A ready-fit cover made expressly for motor vehicles which will resist decay, mildew, and ultra-violet sunlight.
   AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL. Any Forsyth County Sheriff's Deputy on duty that day, the Village Manager or his or her designee.
   HAZARDOUS VEHICLE. A vehicle on public or private property that is determined and declared to be a health or safety hazard, a public nuisance, and unlawful, and including a vehicle found to be:
      (1)   A breeding ground or harbor for mosquitoes, other insects, rats or other pests;
      (2)   A point of heavy growth of weeds or other noxious vegetation over eight inches in height;
      (3)   A point of collection of pools or ponds of water;
      (4)   A point of concentration of quantities of gasoline, oil or other flammable or explosive materials as evidenced by odor;
      (5)   One which has areas of confinement, such as trunks, hoods, etc., which cannot be operated from inside the area of confinement;
      (6)   One so situated or located that there is a danger of it falling or turning over;
      (7)   One which is a point of collection of garbage, food waste, animal waste, or any other rotten or putrescent matter of any kind;
      (8)   One which has sharp parts thereof which are jagged or contain sharp edges of metal or glass; or
      (9)   Any other vehicle specifically declared a health and safety hazard and a public nuisance by the Clemmons Village Council.
   JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. As authorized and defined in G.S. § 160A-303.2, means a vehicle that does not display a current license plate upon that vehicle and that:
      (1)   Is partially dismantled or wrecked;
      (2)   Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended to move; or
      (3)   Is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than five hundred dollars $500.00.
   MOTOR VEHICLE or VEHICLE. All machines designed or intended to travel over land by self-propulsion or while attached to any self-propelled vehicle.
(Ord. 2021-04, passed 3-8-21)
§ 96.03 ADMINISTRATION.
   The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, the Village Manager or his or her designee shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office shall be responsible for administering the removal and disposition of vehicles determined to be "abandoned" on the public streets and highways within the municipality and on property owned by the municipality. The Village Manager or his or her designee shall be responsible for administering the removal and disposition of "abandoned," "hazardous" or "junked motor vehicles" located on private property. The village may, on an annual basis, contract with private tow truck operators or towing businesses to remove, store, and dispose of abandoned vehicles, hazardous vehicles and junked motor vehicles in compliance with this chapter and applicable state laws. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the legal authority or powers of officers of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and/or Fire Department in enforcing other laws or in otherwise carrying out their duties.
(Ord. 2021-04, passed 3-8-21)
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