660.24 STORAGE OF VEHICLES.

   (a)   No person shall park or store, or permit to be parked or stored, outside of a garage or other enclosed structure, any junk motor vehicle, or parts of motor vehicles or other scrap, junk or motor vehicle refuse, on any property in the Municipality, unless such person is operating a junk yard or scrap metal processing facility licensed under authority of Ohio R.C. 4737.05 to 4737.12, or under authority of the Municipality, or the person having the right to possession of the property can establish that such motor vehicle or parts are part of a duly authorized or permitted business operation on such property.

   (b)   No motor vehicle not having a current annual license plate shall be parked or stored outside of a garage or other enclosed structure on any property in the Municipality for more than ten days.

   (c)   No person shall store or permit to be stored on any lot or premises any dismantled or inoperative motor vehicle for more than three days, unless the same is kept or stored in a completely enclosed building or garage on such lot or premises. Any such motor vehicle shall be deemed inoperative when the lack or failure of the engine, transmission or other mechanical part results in the vehicle being not usable for the transportation of persons. Such period of three days shall commence to run the next day following the service of such notice.

   (d)   The Chief of Police or Building Inspector may send notice, by certified mail with return receipt requested and by regular mail, to the person having the right to the possession of the property on which a motor vehicle or parts prohibited by this section are left, that within five days of receipt of the notice such motor vehicle or parts shall either be covered by being housed in a garage or other enclosed structure or shall be permanently removed from the property.

   No person shall willfully leave such a motor vehicle or parts uncovered in the open for more than five days after receipt of a notice as provided in this section. The fact that such motor vehicle or parts are so left is prima-facie evidence of willful failure to comply with the notice and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each subsequent period of five days that such motor vehicle or parts continue to be so left.
(Ord. 2010-39. Passed 11-9-10.)

   (e)    As used in this section, "junk motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle meeting the requirements of divisions (B), (C), (D) and (E) of Ohio R.C. 4513.63 that is left uncovered in the open on private property for more than seventy-two hours with the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property.

   (f)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for a second offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree for each subsequent offense. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02. (Ord. 2008-70. Passed 12-9-08.)