For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUNK VEHICLE.
(1) Any vehicle which is without a current valid license plate and/or is in a rusted, wrecked, discharged, dismantled, partly dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition. A
JUNK VEHICLE is also a motor vehicle from which, for a period of at least seven 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.
(2) A
JUNK VEHICLE shall be classified as to its condition in one of the two following categories:
(a) RESTORABLE. A junk vehicle that is in a condition whereby repairs to it could be made to place it in operating condition without exceeding its estimated value when repaired. One restorable vehicle shall be allowed on a lot located in a residential area provided that it is enclosed within a garage structure.
(b) WRECKED. A junk vehicle in such a condition that it is economically unsound to restore it to operating condition considering the cost of repairs to be made, age of the vehicle, market value of the vehicle if it were restored or if, in the opinion of the Administrator, it is determined that such a classification for the vehicle is warranted. A wrecked vehicle shall not be allowed to remain or be stored on any parcel within a designated residential area.
(`92 Code, § 29-7-1) (Ord. 96-09, passed 8-7-96)
Cross-reference:
Abandoned and Inoperable Vehicles, see Chapter 90