(a) (1) “Motor vehicle in an inoperative condition” means any style or type of motor vehicle which is unable to move under its own power due to a defect or missing parts, and which has remained in such condition for a period of not less than ten days.
(2) “Motor vehicles unfit for further use” means any style or type of motor vehicle which is in a dangerous condition, has defects or missing parts, or is in such a condition generally as to be unfit for further use as a conveyance.
(3) “Automobile parts” means any portion or part of any motor vehicle detached from the vehicle as a whole.
(b) No person shall store, place, keep or allow to be stored, placed or kept, a motor vehicle in an inoperative condition, a motor vehicle unfit for further use, or automobile parts uncovered in the open or on any lot, lots, parts of lots, or parcel of land within the corporate limits of the City.
(c) Upon receipt of notice of a violation or upon service of process for a violation of subsection (b) hereof, each day of continued violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(d) The Chief of Police or the Mayor shall notify any person in violation of this section, by certified mail, return receipt requested, that such person is in violation of such section and must cease this violation within ten days. In the event the violation is not ceased within ten days of the issuance of notice, the vehicle in violation shall be impounded as provided in Section 303.08.
(e) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.