(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
IMPROVED SURFACE. A surface consisting of gravel, asphalt or concrete of at least the length and width of the object sitting upon it.
INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle which cannot be driven upon the public streets for reasons including but not limited to being wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, abandoned, in a state of disrepair, under major overhaul including body work; or incapable of being moved under its own power.
UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE. A motor vehicle that does not have a current license.
(B) It is unlawful and declared a public nuisance to park:
(1) An inoperable motor vehicle outdoors on any public or private property of less than one acre in Daviess County outside the corporate limits of the City of Owensboro continuously for more than seven consecutive days. A motor vehicle shall not at any time undergo major overhaul, including body work, unless performed inside a structure or enclosed area designed for such purposes or is not visible to any neighbors or the motoring public. Occasional minor repair or maintenance of a personal motor vehicle is permitted.
(2) More than one unlicensed motor vehicle outdoors on any public or private property of less than one acre in Daviess County outside the corporate limits of the City of Owensboro continuously for more than seven consecutive days.
(3) Any boat trailer, camping trailer, watercraft, trailer, motor home or motor vehicle (including one unlicensed motor vehicle) on an unimproved surface on public or private property of less than one acre in Daviess County outside the corporate limits of the City of Owensboro continuously for more than seven consecutive days.
(4) Division (B)(3) of this section shall not apply to any boat trailer, camping trailer, watercraft, trailer, motor home or vehicle parked within a privacy fence, or wholly contained in a garage or approved storage building on property of less than one acre.
(5) Farm equipment, trucks, (except small panel trucks or pickup trucks), utility trailers, truck trailers, boats, recreational vehicles, or buses on any public way in any residential section continuously for more than three hours.
(Ord. KOC 1-2016, passed 2-8-2016)