§ 72.06 ALL NIGHT PARKING; ABANDONED AND JUNKED VEHICLES.

   (A)   All night parking. It shall be unlawful for anyone to park in any one place any vehicle on any of the public ways or streets of the city for a period of 24 hours or longer.

   (B)   Abandoned vehicles. Any vehicle parked in one place upon a public way for a period of 24 hours or longer shall be deemed abandoned, and shall be subject to all existing regulations of the city pertaining to abandoned motor vehicles.

   (C)   Junked vehicle.

      (1)   JUNKED VEHICLE means any vehicle that is inoperative or reasonably appears to be inoperative; wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled or discarded. Conditions which may indicate that a motor vehicle is “junked” include, but are not limited to, extensively rusted or without all properly inflated tires, windshields, window glass, major chassis components, brake lights or without any other vehicle component required by law or with an expired license plate or registration tag or without a license plate or registration tag.

      (2)   A junked vehicle located on a public way (or on private property and within public view) shall be deemed a public nuisance.

      (3)   It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to cause or allow a junked vehicle to be placed, located, maintained or to exist upon the public way (or on private property and within public view).

      (4)   Any junked or abandoned vehicle located on the public way is subject to being removed pursuant to § 72.30 and the registered owner being fined pursuant to § 72.99 for each day the vehicle is not removed.

      (5)   Any junked vehicle located on private property and within public view is subject to a citation being issued pursuant to Chapter 92.

(Ord. 3-98, passed 7-6-1998) Penalty, see § 72.99

Cross-reference:

   Removal of abandoned vehicles, see §§ 72.31 through 72.33