For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms are defined:
ABANDONED VEHICLE: Any of the following:
A. A vehicle that has been left unattended on public property for more than forty eight (48) hours and lacks current registration plates or two (2) or more wheels or other parts which render the vehicle totally inoperable; or
B. A vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for more than seventy two (72) hours; or
C. A vehicle that has been unlawfully parked on private property or has been placed on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than twenty four (24) hours; or
D. A vehicle that has been legally impounded by order of the department and has not been reclaimed for a period of ten (10) days; or
E. Any vehicle parked on the highway determined by the department to create a hazard to other vehicle traffic.
A vehicle shall not be considered abandoned for a period of fifteen (15) days if its owner or operator is unable to move the vehicle and notifies the department and requests assistance in the removal of the vehicle.
DEPARTMENT: The police department of the city of Knoxville, Iowa.
JUNK VEHICLE: Any vehicle stored within the corporate limits of the city of Knoxville, Iowa, and which has any one or more of the following characteristics:
A. Any vehicle with a broken or cracked windshield or window or headlight or any other cracked or broken glass.
B. Any vehicle with a broken or loose fender, door or bumper or hood or door handle or window handle or steering wheel, trunk top or trunk handle or tailpipe.
C. Any vehicle which has become the habitat of rats, mice, or snakes, or any other vermin or insects.
D. Any motor vehicle if it lacks an engine or two (2) or more wheels or other structural parts which render said motor vehicle totally inoperable, or which cannot be moved under its own power or has not been used as an operating vehicle for a period of thirty (30) days or more.
E. Any other vehicle which, because of its defective or obsolete condition, in any other way constitutes a threat to the public health and safety.
F. Any unlicensed vehicle, other than those officially placed in storage through the county motor vehicle department.
PRIVATE PROPERTY: Any real property within the city which is not "public property" as defined in this section.
PUBLIC PROPERTY: Any public right of way open for the purposes of vehicular travel.
VEHICLE: Every device in, upon, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway or street, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, and shall include without limitation a motor vehicle, automobile, truck, trailer, motorcycle, tractor, buggy, wagon, farm machinery, or any combination thereof. (Ord. 87-6, 9-21-1987; amd. Ord. 07-01, 1-2-2007; Ord. 09-01, 1-19-2009)