A. The accumulation and storage of junk vehicles, trailers, all types of machinery and equipment, electrical appliances, or parts thereof and/or debris on private or public property is hereby found to create a condition tending to reduce the value of private property, to promote blight and deterioration, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, to constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to health and safety to minors, to create a welcoming environment for rodents and insects and to be injurious to the health, safety and general welfare. Therefore, the presence of junk vehicles, trucks, trailers, all types of machinery and equipment, electrical appliances, or parts thereof and/or debris on private or public property, except as expressly herein permitted, is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance which shall be removed.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to maintain junk vehicles, trailers, all types of machinery and equipment, electrical appliances or parts thereof and/or debris on residential property or business property exposed to the public view for a period of more than thirty (30) days.
C. This section shall not apply to junk vehicles, or parts thereof, which are completely enclosed within a building or a privacy fence which has been approved by the city, in a lawful manner, where not visible from the street or other public or private property. Any person who seeks an exception to this section shall be required to come before the city council for any consideration (i.e., salvage permit). (Ord. 468, 6-8-2010)