A. Declaration of nuisance. Any motor vehicles described in this section shall constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of the residents of the community as such vehicles can harbor noxious diseases, furnish a shelter and breeding ground for vermin, and present physical danger to the safety and well-being of children and citizens. Motor vehicles also contain various fluids which, if released into the environment, can and do cause significant health risks to the community.
B. Inoperable motor vehicles. It shall be unlawful to keep, park, store, or abandon any motor vehicle that is not in operating conditions, partially dismantled, used for repair of parts or as a source or repair or replacements parts for other vehicles, kept for scrapping, dismantling, or salvage of any kind, or which is not properly licensed for operation within the state, pursuant to Minn.Stat. §168B.011, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time.
C. Screening. This section does not apply to a motor vehicle enclosed in a building and or kept out of view from any street, road, or alley.
[§ 5-506 is added by Ord. No. 22-09, effective December 28, 2022.]