For the purpose of administration and enforcement of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) Abandoned Motor Vehicle. A motor vehicle, or part thereof, which has been voluntarily relinquished by its owner, with the intention of terminating ownership, possession and control, without vesting ownership in any other person.
(b) Garage. Any structure with four walls and a roof constructed for, or capable of, the storage or parking of a motor vehicle.
(c) Junked Motor Vehicle. Any motor vehicle, or part thereof, outside a fully enclosed building, which presents a hazard or danger to the public by virtue of its state or condition of disrepair, or its wrecked, damaged or dismantled condition, and which is unable to move under its own power or be operated on a public street or highway.
(d) Motor Vehicle. Any self-propelled land vehicle which can be used for towing or transporting people or materials, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, buses, motorhomes, motorized campers, motorcycles, motorscooters, tractors, snowmobiles and dune buggies, and including trailers, semi-trailers or other wheeled devices drawn thereby.
(e) Motor Vehicle Accessories. Any part or parts of any motor vehicle.
(f) Nuisance. Any condition or use of real property and/or any structures thereon, and any condition or use of any mechanical device, including motor vehicles, which shall constitute a threat, or a potential threat, to the health, safety or welfare of the residents of the City.
(g) Owner. Any person having title, legal or equitable, whole or partial, whether by deed, mortgage, lease or other contract, to real estate within the City where motor vehicles are maintained, and any person having title, legal or equitable, whole or partial, whether by lease, contract or other title document, to any motor vehicle maintained within the City.
(h) Person. Every natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity.
(Ord. 4773. Passed 6-11-97; Ord. 5328. Passed 2-9-22.)