As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
ABANDON: To leave a vehicle on private property without the permission of the person having right to the possession of the property, or on a highway, street, alley, road, or other property open to the public for the purposes of vehicular traffic or parking, or upon or within the right of way of any highway, street, alley, or road for twenty four (24) hours or longer.
ABANDONED VEHICLE: Any vehicle observed by a city law enforcement officer or reported by a member of the public to have been left within the limits of any highway, street, alley, road, or right of way thereof, or upon the property of another, without the consent of the property owner for a period of twenty four (24) hours or longer, except that a vehicle shall not be considered abandoned if its owner-operator is unable to remove it from the place where it is located and has notified a law enforcement agency and requested assistance.
CITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: Any employee or authorized agent of the city police department.
CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT: That agency either created by the city or operating under contract charged with the law enforcement duties within the city.
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES: Any circumstance in which either the owner of a vehicle is in immediate distress or the vehicle becomes inoperable while being driven, or any circumstances in which there is an imminent danger of harm to persons or property.
JUNK VEHICLE: Any vehicle which:
A. Does not meet the vehicle equipment standards of chapter 9, title 49, of the Idaho Code, as a result of damage or neglect, unless the vehicle is driven on the city streets and roadways on a regular basis; or
B. Is not in the current process of being restored or repaired by its owner(s); or
C. Is not currently registered according to chapter 4, title 49, of the Idaho Code. (Comment: This is a distinct and separate classification from abandoned vehicle. Abandoned vehicles are vehicles belonging to one person and left on the property of another person or political subdivision. Junk vehicles are either unregistered, fail to conform to vehicle equipment standards or are not in the process of repair and restoration.)
REFUSE: Undesirable matter including, but not limited to, all waste wood, tree trimmings, grass cuttings, dead plants, weeds, leaves, dead trees, chips, shavings, sawdust, printed matter, paper, used and discarded articles of clothing, combustible waste, pulp, boxes and packaging materials, glass, ashes, construction debris, garbage, stable matter, junk or badly weathered building materials not currently in use, stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, furniture, mattresses, scrap metals, car parts, tires and junk vehicles.
UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE: Any vehicle parked or otherwise left on private property without the consent of the person owning or controlling that property. (Ord. 467, 7-26-2000; amd. Ord. 473, 2-23-2001)