Motor vehicles which are abandoned, dismantled, partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, inoperative, or discarded, or left about the city in places other than authorized junkyards or other areas authorized by the City Council and which tend to do any one or more of the following, are hereby declared to be a nuisance:
(A) Impede traffic in the streets;
(B) Reduce the value of private property;
(C) Create fire hazards;
(D) Extend and aggravate urban blight; or
(E) Result in a serious hazard to the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and welfare of the residents of the city.
(Prior Code, § 8-401)