For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED VEHICLE. A motor vehicle shall be deemed to have been abandoned in the following circumstances:
(1) It is left unattended upon a street or highway for longer than 12 hours in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking;
(2) It is left unaccompanied on property owned or operated by the city for a period longer than 24 hours;
(3) It is left unaccompanied on any public street or highway for a period longer than seven days; or
(4) It is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant or lessee thereof for longer than two hours.
('70 Code, § 11-62)
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle that does not display a current license plate and:
(1) Is partially dismantled or wrecked;
(2) Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended to move; or
(3) Is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than $100 as determined by the Director of Planning or his designee.
(4) Except that one vehicle which is located in the rear yard on private property and is fully covered by a manufactured car cover and is not surrounded by overgrown weeds or grass shall not be considered a junked motor vehicle.
('70 Code, § 11-63) (Ord. 1983-13, passed 4-5-83; Am. Ord. 1985-47, passed 8-5-85; Am. Ord. 2005-63, passed 7-5-05)