For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:
ABANDONED VEHICLE: Any vehicle in a state of disrepair rendering the vehicle incapable of being driven safely, or unlicensed or unregistered (except vehicles for sale by new and used motor vehicle dealers and repair shops), or left for such a time and under such circumstances as to reasonably appear to have been abandoned or deserted. A vehicle is unlicensed when it does not have a current set of valid license plates from the state in which the vehicle is registered displayed on the vehicle. A vehicle is unregistered when it does not have a current village vehicle sticker displayed on the windshield in accordance with applicable law.
ALLEY: A public way within a block generally giving access to the rear of lots or buildings and not used for general traffic circulation.
CHIEF OF POLICE: The chief of police or his authorized representative.
HIGHWAY OR STREET: The entire width of public right of way of every way publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for vehicular traffic.
INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE: Any motor vehicle from which, for a period of at least seven (7) 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. 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.
OWNER: A person who holds legal title to a vehicle, a person who has registered a vehicle in his name with the state of Illinois, or in the event a vehicle is subject to an agreement for a conditional sale, lease, or mortgage which vests an immediate right of possession in the conditional vendee, lessee or mortgagor, then such conditional vendee, lessee, or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter.
URBAN DISTRICT: The territory contiguous to and including any street or highway which is built up with structures devoted to business, industry or dwelling houses situated at intervals of less than one hundred feet (100') for a distance of a fourth of a mile or more. (Ord. 676, 7-7-1998, eff. retroactive to 7-1-1998; amd. Ord. 868, 8-2-2005)