(a) No person, firm, corporation, or association shall store or permit to be stored, for a period of more than five (5) days, a disabled motor vehicle, upon any lot or land, including any property owned by such person, firm, corporation or association, or upon any street, alley or right of way, nor allow auto parts on said lot or land situated within the city limits, unless said vehicles and/or auto parts are stored in a building or garage. No disabled vehicle shall be parked upon any street, alley, or street right of way within the city limits.
(Ord. 2005-78. Passed 9-6-05.)
(b) “Disabled motor vehicle” for the purpose of this section means any motor vehicle that is not operable due to damage or mechanical malfunction and includes, but not limited to the following:
(1) A motor vehicle missing rims and/or tires
(2) A motor vehicle without a motor or drive train
(3) A motor vehicle without a current vehicle registration
(c) “Auto parts” for the purpose of this section means any part of a motor vehicle including, but not limited to the following: trunk, hood, doors, fenders, cooling system, engine, engine drive train, brakes, rims, tires, interior parts, including seats, flooring, carpet, door panels, or dash.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not be applied to commercial or industrial entities storing or displaying vehicles in the course of their business. However, this subsection does not exempt junkyards or auto salvage yards or new or used car dealerships from compliance with ordinances, state laws, health regulations, or zoning restrictions pertaining to the operation of such business and all such entities are to store any vehicles, disabled or otherwise, in an orderly manner.
(e) The five (5) day period shall be deemed to begin on the day that such person, firm, corporation, or association is notified, in writing, by personal or residential service upon such person, firm, corporation, or association, by the Chief of Police or his designee. For other than personal service, the Police Chief or his designee shall obtain the name of the person served by residential service and shall make a report naming the person so served.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in the subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Whoever has previously been convicted of a violation of this section and who is convicted of a subsequent offense within one (1) year is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 2005-58. Passed 6-21-05.)