351.18 JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES.

   (a)   No person shall park or keep any junk motor vehicle on any public property or property open to the public for vehicular travel.

   (b)   No person shall park or keep any junk motor vehicle in any place other than a lawful private garage or parking garage, as defined in Section 1122.03 of the Planning and Zoning Code.

   (c)   It shall be an affirmative defense to subsection (b) of this section if:

      (1)   The junk motor vehicle was improperly kept or parked for less than twenty- four consecutive hours; or

      (2)   The person was engaged in the lawful operation of an impounding storage area, repair garage, junkyard or scrap metal processing facility.

   (d)   "Junk motor vehicle" as used herein does not include a collector’s vehicle as defined in Ohio R.C. 4501.01(F) but includes any vehicle that:

      (1)   Does not have current lawful license plates, has not been moved for forty- eight consecutive hours and is apparently inoperable; or

      (2)   Is not roadworthy including, but not limited to: missing motor, transmission, headlight, door, hood, windshield, wheel or tires, extensively damaged body, broken axle, wheel, windshield or windows.

         (Ord. 70-1991. Passed 5-13-91.)