(A) Declaration of nuisance. Any motor vehicle described in this section shall constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of the residents of the community as such vehicles can harbor noxious diseases, furnish a shelter and breeding ground for vermin, and present physical danger to the safety and well-being of children and citizens. Motor vehicles also contain various fluids which, if released into the environment, can and do cause significant health risks to the community.
(B) (1) In any area, the storage of junk automobiles, racing cars, stock cars, or trucks in the open. For the purpose of this section, the term JUNK AUTOMOBILES shall include any motor vehicle, part of a motor vehicle, or former motor vehicle, stored in the open, which is not currently licensed for use on the highways of the State of Minnesota and is either:
(a) Unusable or inoperable because of lack of, or defects in component parts; or
(b) Unusable or inoperable because of damage from collision, deterioration, or having been cannibalized; or
(c) Beyond repair and therefore not intended for future use as a motor vehicle; or
(d) Being retained on the property for possible use of salvageable parts or restoration.
(2) The term RACING CAR shall include any motor vehicle designed or intended for operation on a speedway, racetrack, or other facility used or designed for high-speed contests between vehicles or for timing of speed. The term STOCK CAR shall include any motor vehicle of standard design and construction which is modified, adapted, or altered in any manner to increase its speed or safety, and designed or intended for operation on a speedway, racetrack, or other facility used for high speed contests between vehicles or for timing of speed.
(C) Screening. This section does not apply to a motor vehicle enclosed in a building and/or kept out of view from any street, road, or alley, and which does not foster complaint from a resident of the city. Privacy fencing is permissible.
(Ord. 2011-01 (87.1), passed 1-24-2011)