(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED. Any item found outdoors and not in its place of normal use.
DEBRIS. Any household appliances, furniture or any other items ordinarily intended for use indoors, which are found out of doors, and which are not in the process of being manufactured or repaired; and further, shall apply to any vehicle parts not in the process of being repaired.
(2014 Code, § D2.3(1))
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep, store or maintain any junked, wrecked or abandoned debris on public or private property within the corporate limits of the town, where the same is not kept in a garage or other enclosure as not to be exposed to public view, except as hereinafter set forth in divisions (C) and (D) below.
(2014 Code, § D2.3(2))
(C) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to any person, firm or corporation lawfully engaged in the manufacture, sale or repair of those items referred to in division (A) above in which the storage of said items is incident to the carrying on of said business.
(2014 Code, § D2.3(3))
(D) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a junk or storage yard.
(2014 Code, § D2.3(4))
(E) The Town Marshal or any duly authorized member of the Town Council or their agent is hereby authorized to issue a written demand to the owner, occupant, agent or person in possession of the premises wherein any of the above nuisances are maintained in violation of this section, notifying such person, firm or corporation to remove and abate such nuisance from the premises within ten days from the receipt of such notice, and in the event that the identity of such owner, occupant, agent or person in possession is unknown, then such notice shall be attached in duplicate to any of said items which shall constitute a nuisance. Upon the failure or refusal of any person to remove such nuisance within the time specified, the town, through any of its agents, may abate said nuisance and shall have the power to remove any such item of debris and impound the same at the owner’s expense, and every person who shall oppose or resist the execution of said Town Council in the premises shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2014 Code, § D2.3(5))
Penalty, see § 90.99