(a) Motor Vehicle Nuisance Prohibited. No person, whether the owner of the real estate upon which a motor vehicle nuisance is maintained or the owner of such vehicle declared to be a nuisance, shall maintain a motor vehicle nuisance upon open private or public grounds within the City of Johnstown. A motor vehicle nuisance shall include any motor vehicle or trailer which is unable to move under its own power and has any of the following physical defects:
(1) Broken windshields, mirrors, head-lamps, tail-lamps or other glass, with sharp edges.
(2) One or more flat or open tires or tubes which could permit vermin harborage.
(3) Storage or placement of the vehicle in an unbalanced condition, such as on concrete blocks or other supports.
(4) Any body parts with sharp edges, including holes resulting from rust.
(5) Missing tires resulting in unsafe suspension of the motor vehicle.
(6) Upholstery which is torn or open which could permit animal and/or vermin harborage.
(7) Disassembled chassis parts apart from the motor vehicle, stored in a disorderly fashion or loose in or on the vehicle.
(8) Broken vehicle frame suspended from the ground in an unstable manner.
(9) Leaking of any fluids from the vehicle.
(10) Inoperable locking mechanism for doors or trunk.
(11) Damaged bumpers pulled away from the perimeter of the vehicle.
(12) Broken grill with protruding edges.
(13) Loose or damaged metal trim and clips.
(14) Such other defects which could threaten the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Johnstown.
(b) Abandoned Motor Vehicles Prohibited. No person, whether the owner of the real estate upon which an abandoned motor vehicle is maintained or the owner of such vehicle abandoned, shall maintain an abandoned motor vehicle upon open private or public grounds within the City of Johnstown.
(c) Storage Prohibited. No person owning or having custody of any junked motor vehicle, abandoned motor vehicle or motor vehicle accessories, shall store or permit any such vehicle or accessories to remain on any private property within the City, where its presence constitutes a hazard, for a period of more than ten days after receipt of a notice requiring such removal. Further, no person owning any private property in the City shall store or permit to remain any such vehicles or accessories on his or her property for more than a like period. Such storage is declared to be a motor vehicle nuisance and may be abated or removed and penalties imposed as provided in this chapter. No person, after notification has been given, shall remove any junked or abandoned motor vehicle or motor vehicle accessories from any private property and move the same to any other private property upon which said storage is not permitted or onto any public highway or other public property for the purposes of storage.
(Ord. 4773. Passed 6-11-97.)