(a) The purpose of this section is to regulate and control the storage and maintenance of junk automobiles and other motor vehicles not movable under their own power on private
within the city, in order to promote the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare. For the purpose of this section, the fact that a person who allows the storage or maintenance of such a vehicle on his or her
or
does not own a proprietary interest in such vehicle,
be immaterial.
(b) As used in this section:
DISABLED MOTOR VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle which is incapable of being self-propelled upon public streets or which cannot be legally operated upon the public streets and highways of the city. Such term includes, but is not limited to, any motor vehicle which does not meet the requirements of the for legal operation, including any motor vehicle which does not have required current license plates.
MOTOR VEHICLE. A machine propelled by power, other than human power, designed to travel along the ground by use of wheels, treads, runners or slides, and to transport persons or or to pull machinery, including, without limitation, automobiles, truck trailers, motorcycles, tractors, buggies and wagons.
(c) No person
park or store a disabled motor vehicle or part thereof on any
in the city unless such vehicle or part thereof is kept in a wholly enclosed structure. However, one disabled motor vehicle
be kept outside in the side or rear yard of a residential dwelling for the purpose of service and repair of such vehicle for a period not to exceed 45 days. Further, a disabled motor vehicle may be kept outside in an orderly manner, by those establishments whose business is to service, repair or transport such vehicles, for a period not to exceed ten days.
(d) It
be the duty of the Police Department to enforce this section.
(Ord. 35, passed 5-11-1967)