For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED VEHICLE and JUNK VEHICLE.
(1) A vehicle located on public property illegally.
(2) A vehicle left on public property continuously without being moved for three days.
(3) A vehicle located on public property in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to the movement of pedestrian or vehicle traffic on a public right-of-way.
(4) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner, or person in control, of that property, for more than 48 hours.
(5) A vehicle from which there has been removed the engine, transmission, or differential or that is otherwise partially dismantled or inoperable and left on public property.
(6) A vehicle that has been removed by a towing service or a public agency upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or ordinance other than this chapter, if the vehicle once impounded is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or his agent within 15 days of its removal.
(7) A vehicle that is six or more model years old and mechanically inoperable, and is left on private property continuously in a location visible from public property for more than 30 days.
(I.C. 9-9-1.1-2)
PUBLIC NUISANCE. Any condition found to exist upon any public or private property within the corporate limits of the city, which is a danger to the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the city. PUBLIC NUISANCES shall include but not be limited to those nuisances enumerated in the following sections of this chapter. ('75 Code, § 42.01)