A. Abandoned Vehicles Prohibited: It shall be unlawful to park or permit the parking of any licensed or unlicensed motor vehicle of any kind or parts thereof, in a wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition, whether attended or not, upon any private or public property within the city for longer than seventy two (72) hours, except in the case of the following:
1. In a residential or agricultural zone, two (2) or less such vehicles or parts thereof may be stored within a building or be completely screened by a six foot (6') high opaque, sight obscuring fence.
2. In a commercial or industrial zone, any number of such vehicles or parts thereof may be permitted if:
a. Such use is authorized in the zone where the use is located, and
b. Vehicles or parts thereof are stored within a building or are completely screened by a six foot (6') high opaque, sight obscuring fence.
B. Nuisance: The accumulation and storage of more than the permitted number of vehicles or parts thereof, as defined above, on private or public property except as set forth above shall constitute a nuisance, detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the city. It shall be the duty of the owner of such vehicle or parts thereof, or lessee, or other person in possession of private property upon which such vehicle or parts thereof is located, to remove the same from such property. (Ord. 394, 8-7-2001)