(A) It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of a residential or commercial building, structure or property to utilize the premises of such residential property for the open storage of any abandoned motor vehicle, ice box, refrigerator, stove, glass, building material, building rubbish or similar items. It shall be the duty and responsibility of every owner or occupant to keep the premises of the residential or commercial property clean and to remove from the premises all abandoned items as listed above, including but not limited to weeds, dead trees, trash, garbage and the like, upon notice from the Building Inspector.
(B) For the purpose of this section, an abandoned motor vehicle is defined as one that is in a state of disrepair and incapable of being moved under its own power.
(C) Violation of this section may constitute an infraction in accordance with § 10.99 of this Code and G.S. § 14-4.
(`84 Code, § 8-5007) (Ord. passed 4-29-69; Am. Ord. 2022-O-01, passed 3-1-22) Penalty, see § 96.99
Cross-reference:
Abandoned, junked and nuisance vehicles, see Chapter 90
Public nuisance conditions, private property, see § 96.08