(a) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) hereof, no owner of a motor vehicle, owner of premises or occupant of premises shall leave a motor vehicle in the open on private premises for more than ten days where such motor vehicle is:
(1) Unlicensed and more than three years old; or
(2) Extensively damaged, such damage including but not limited to any of the following: missing wheels, tires, motor or transmission; or
(3) Apparently inoperable; or
(4) Present on such premises for a use other than primarily as a motor vehicle to be operated on public highways.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) hereof, no owner of a motor vehicle, owner of premises or occupant of premises shall leave a motor vehicle in the open on private premises for more than thirty days where such motor vehicle is:
(1) Under repair; or
(2) A motor vehicle that has not been operated on a public highway during such period and has a fair market value of less than one thousand dollars five hundred dollars ($1,500).
(c) For the purpose of subsections (a) and (b) hereof, "in the open" shall refer to any location on private premises except a location inside a completely enclosed building.
(d) Upon approval of the Planning Commission, the leaving of a motor vehicle under circumstances otherwise prohibited in subsections (a) and (b) hereof, may be permitted, if the motor vehicle is permanently concealed by buildings, fences, vegetation, terrain or other suitable obstruction.
(e) This chapter shall not apply to persons or entities lawfully engaged in the servicing, repair or restoration of motor vehicles or the properties upon which such enterprise is conducted.
(Ord. 6-93. Passed 4-22-93.)