10-7-1: INOPERABLE VEHICLES A NUISANCE; DEFINITION:
The storage or parking of inoperable motor vehicles on public or private property is hereby declared to be a nuisance and unlawful. For the purpose of this Chapter, an "inoperable motor vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle from which, for a period of at least sixty (60) days, the engine, wheels, or other parts have been removed, or on which the engine, wheels, or other parts have been altered, damaged, or otherwise so treated that the vehicle is incapable of being driven under its own motor power. The term "inoperable motor vehicle" shall not include a motor vehicle which has been rendered temporarily incapable of being driven under its own motor power in order to perform ordinary service or repair operations, nor shall it include any motor vehicle which is kept within a building when not in use, or historic vehicles over twenty (20) years of age. (Ord. 83-O-365, 7-12-1983)