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§ 90.02 DEFINITIONS.
   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)
§ 90.03 DUTY OF OWNER TO REMOVE.
   (A)   (1)   If a motor vehicle is abandoned or junked on a public street or highway, it shall be the duty and responsibility of the owner of such motor vehicle to cause the removal thereof immediately and to pay all costs incident to such removal.
      (2)   It shall be unlawful for any person to allow a motor vehicle owned by him to remain abandoned on a public street or highway after notice has been duly given to such person to have the vehicle removed.
   (B)   (1)   If a motor vehicle is junked on private property, it shall be the duty and responsibility of the owner of such motor vehicle to cause the removal thereof immediately and to pay all costs incident to such removal.
      (2)   It shall be unlawful for any person to allow a motor vehicle owned by him to remain junked on private property after notice has been duly given to such person to have the vehicle removed.
      (3)   One junked motor vehicle, in its entirety, can be located in the rear yard, as defined by the city's Unified Development Code, if the junked motor vehicle is entirely concealed from public view from a public street and from abutting premises by a manufactured car cover and is not surrounded by overgrown weeds or grass. The city has the authority to determine whether any junked motor vehicle is adequately concealed and located as required by this provision. The covering must remain in good repair and must not be allowed to deteriorate. The covering or enclosure must be compatible with the objectives stated in the preamble of the ordinance from which this subsection is derived.
('70 Code, § 11-64) (Ord. 1983-13, passed 4-5-83; Am. Ord. 1985-47, passed 8-5-85; Am. Ord. 2005-63, passed 7-5-05) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.04 REMOVAL BY CITY.
   Whenever any motor vehicle is abandoned or junked on a public street or highway, or on property owned or operated by the city, or on private property, any such vehicle may be removed by or under the direction of the Director of Planning or his designee or Chief of Police, or their designee to a storage garage or area; provided, no merely abandoned vehicle shall be removed from private property without the written request or permission of the owner, lessee or occupant thereof unless the same has been declared by the Director of Planning or the City Council to be a health or safety hazard.
('70 Code, § 11-65) (Ord. 1983-13, passed 4-5-83; Am. Ord. 1985-47, passed 8-5-85; Am. Ord. 2005-63, passed 7-5-05)
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