For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.
JUNK VEHICLE. A discarded, ruined, wrecked or dismantled vehicle, including component parts, or a vehicle substantially changed in for by removal of parts or component materials and which is not lawfully and validly licensed and remains inoperative or incapable of being driven.
PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
PUBLIC VIEW. Any point six feet above the surface of the center of a public road from which junk vehicles can be seen.
SHIELDING. The construction or use of fencing or human-made or natural barriers to conceal junk vehicles from public view.
STREET or HIGHWAY. The entire width between the boundary lines of every public way when any part thereof is open to use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic and shall include alleys.
VEHICLE. Any machine propelled by power other than human power designed to travel along the ground by use of wheels, treads, runners or slides and transport persons or property or pull machinery and shall include without limitation automobiles, trucks, trailers, motorcycles and tractors.
(Prior Code, § 10.12.010) (Ord. 222, passed 7-11-1983; Ord. 223, passed - -; Ord. 248, passed - -; Ord. 249, passed - -)
No person shall abandon any vehicle up on a street or highway in the town and no person shall leave any vehicle upon any street or highway within the town for such time and under such circumstances as
to cause such vehicle reasonably to appear to have been abandoned.
(Prior Code, § 10.12.020) (Ord. 223, passed - -; Ord. 248, passed - -; Ord. 249, passed - -) Penalty, see § 92.99
No person shall park a motor vehicle for longer than ten consecutive days upon a street of highway within the town. Any vehicle left parked for ten consecutive days shall be deemed abandoned and shall be removed and sold as an abandoned vehicle according to state statute.
(Prior Code, § 10.12.030) (Ord. 223, passed - -; Ord. 248, passed - -; Ord. 249, passed - -) Penalty, see § 92.99
(A) No person shall leave any partially dismantled, non-operating, wrecked or junked vehicle upon any street or highway within the town.
(B) For the purposes of this chapter, the term NON-OPERATING shall be deemed to include all vehicles which cannot be lawfully driven upon a public street or highway because of either physical breakdown lack of required equipment or lack of current license plates and registration.
(C) Any such vehicle left upon the town streets shall be deemed abandoned and shall be removed and sold as an abandoned vehicle according to state statutes.
(Prior Code, § 10.12.040) (Ord. 223, passed - -; Ord. 248, passed - -; Ord. 249, passed - -) Penalty, see § 92.99
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