(A) (1) It is hereby declared that all inoperable vehicles, whether on public or private property and in view of the general public, are a nuisance. Any person who fails to obey a notice received from the City of Grayville which states that such person is to repair, restore or dispose of any inoperable motor vehicles under his or her control, shall be subject to the fines that may be levied pursuant to § 93.99. Additionally, if the vehicle is not removed, repaired, or restored to operating condition within seven days from the issuance ofthe notice by the City of Grayville, any such inoperable motor vehicle or parts thereof may be removed by City of Grayville law enforcement officers, or agents acting on their behalf. The offending vehicle owner shall have 14 days from the date of the removal, to appeal the notice of violation and removal. Such appeal shall be presented to the Grayville City Council, at a regularly scheduled meeting of its Mayor and Commissioners. Nothing in this section shall apply to any motor vehicle that is kept within a building when not in use, to operable historic vehicles over 25 years of age, or to a motor vehicle on the premises of a place of business licensed to engage in the wrecking or junking of motor vehicles.
(2) As used in this section, "inoperable motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle from which, for a period of at least 14 days or a greater period, the engine, wheels or parts have been removed, or on which the engine, wheels, other parts have been altered, damaged, or otherwise so treated that the vehicle is incapable ofbeing driven under its own motor power. "Inoperable motor vehicle" shall not include a motor vehicle with has been rendered temporarily incapable of being driven under its own motor power in order to perform ordinary service or repair operations.
(B) Unsheltered storage in view of the public of any other vehicles, machinery, implements, and/or equipment and personal property ofany kind which is no longer safely usable for the purposes for which it was manufactured, for a period of 30 days or more (except in licensed junk yards) within the corporate limits of this city, is also hereby declared to be a nuisance and dangerous to the public safety.
(C) The owner, owners, tenants, lessees and/or occupants of any lot within the corporate limits of this city upon which such storage is made, and also the owner, owners, and/or lessees of materials involved in such storage (all of whom are hereinafter referred to collectively as "owners") shall jointly and severally abate said nuisance by the prompt removal of the material into completely enclosed buildings authorized to be used for such storage purposes, if within the corporate limits ofthe city, or otherwise to remove it to a designated disposal location without the corporate limits.
(D) In the interest of public safety and maximum maintenance, no person, firm, agency or organization, shall store any vehicle, recreational vehicle, boat trailer, or other non-motorized vehicles on any public street or alley within the city limits. Storage shall be defIned as the placing or parking of such vehicles upon the public streets or alleys when such vehicle is not used and moved at least once during any given 72-hour period. It is the intent of this section to prevent the storage of such vehicles upon the public ways and streets of the city.
(Ord. 432, passed 5-6-85; Am. Ord. 888, passed 5-26-20) Penalty, see § 93.99