(a) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under Sections 452.18(a) or 452.18(b), of this the Codified Ordinances that a valid building permit was issued for construction on the lot in the residential or commercial area where the violation occurred and the vehicle or equipment parked in violation of Sections 452.18(a), or 452.18(b), of this the Codified Ordinance is being used during and incidental to the construction described in the building permit.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under section 452.18(b) of the Codified Ordinances that:
(1) The vehicle parked in the commercial area is owned or leased by an owner or tenant of the commercial lot where the violation occurred or is owned or leased by an employee of either of them.
(2) The owner or lessee of the vehicle was actively conducting business on the lot where the violation occurred.
(3) The owner or lessee of the vehicle had advance written consent of the owner or lessee of the lot upon which the violation occurred.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under section 452.18(a) of this chapter that the owner or lessee of the vehicle involved or an agent thereof was actively using the vehicle for making deliveries or providing goods and services to the residential area in which the violation occurred.
(Ord. 91-75. Passed 6-30-92)