A. The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or part thereof, except as expressly herein permitted, on private or public property (not including highways) is found to create a condition tending to constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, to create a harborage for rodents and insects, and to be injurious to the health, safety and general welfare. Therefore, the presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle or part thereof, on private or public property (not including highways), except as expressly herein permitted, shall be declared to constitute a public nuisance and shall be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5.20 of the Fullerton Municipal Code.
B. Inoperative vehicle shall include all vehicles which are:
1. Through absence of or deteriorated condition of mechanical parts, including, but not limited to: engine, transmission, driving axle, tires and wheels, are unable to be driven upon a highway; or
2. Without current vehicle registration pursuant to Section 4000 of the California Vehicle Code; or
3. Without the safety equipment required by Division 12 of the California Vehicle Code.
C. Abandoned vehicle shall include those vehicles operative or inoperative which:
1. Have been left by their operators upon private property for over seventy-two hours; and
2. Whose owners cannot be located or contacted by telephone or first class mail within one hundred twenty hours thereafter to move the vehicle.
D. Any vehicle, operative or inoperative, parked in yard areas, sidewalks or parkway areas shall constitute a public nuisance.
E. Exceptions. Section 6.01.040(A) shall not apply to:
1. A vehicle or part thereof which is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from a public right-of-way or other public or private property; or
2. A vehicle or part thereof which is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer, a junk dealer, or when such storage or parking is necessary to the operation of a lawfully conducted business or commercial enterprise; or
3. A vehicle which has remained inoperative for less than seventy-two consecutive hours; provided, however, that this exception shall not apply to vehicles stored or parked in front yard areas or viewable from a public right-of-way;
4. A vehicle or part thereof which is located behind a solid fence six feet in height which is not in the front yard or plainly visible from any public right-of-way or adjoining property, providing that the vehicle owner obtains an "intention to restore" permit from the City Manager or his designee as outlined in Section 5.20.065 of the Fullerton Municipal Code.
5. A vehicle which is defined by Section 5004 of the California Vehicle Code as a "vehicle of historic value" or by Section 5051 (b) of the California Vehicle Code as a "special interest vehicle."
F. Nothing in this section shall authorize the maintenance of a public or private nuisance as defined in Division 11, Chapter 10 of the California Vehicle Code, (commencing with Section 22650). (Ord. 2969 § 2 (part), 2000).