For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"ABANDONED VEHICLES." Any automobile or parts which are left on public or private property within the city under circumstances indicating a desertion, relinquishment, nonuse, or divestment of the vehicle.
"AUTOMOBILE PARTS." Any portion or parts of any motor drive vehicle as detached from the vehicle as a whole.
"CHIEF OF POLICE." The Chief of Police of the city as designated by the City Council and Mayor.
"INOPERATIVE CONDITION." Unable to move under its own power due to defective or missing parts, and which has remained in such condition for a period of not less than ten consecutive days.
"JUNK." Odd or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value.
"JUNKED VEHICLE." Any vehicle or parts which do not have lawfully affixed to them an unexpired license plate and are in one or more of the following conditions: rusted, wrecked, partially dismantled, or otherwise nonfunctional. Junked vehicles may be deemed to include major parts thereof including, but not limited to bodies, engines, transmissions, and rear ends.
"MOTOR VEHICLE." Any style or type of motor driven vehicle used for the conveyance of persons or property.
"NUISANCE." Public nuisance.
"PRIVATE PROPERTY." Any real property in the city which is privately owned.
"PUBLIC PROPERTY." Any real property to which the general public has a right to resort.
"RESIDENTIAL." Any area predominantly occupied by private houses.
"SCRAP METAL." Pieces or parts of steel, iron, tin, zinc, copper, aluminum, or any alloy thereof, whether covered with porcelain or any other material, whether intact or in parts, which has served its usefulness in its original form and can no longer be used for its originally intended purpose.
"UNFIT FOR FURTHER USE." In a dangerous condition; having defective or missing parts; or in such a condition generally as to be unfit for further use as a conveyance.
“VEHICLE OWNER.” Any individual, firm, corporation, or unincorporated association with a claim, either individual or joint, or ownership, or any legal or equitable interest in a motor vehicle.
(Ord. 84-6, passed 4-23-84; Am. Ord. 19-19, passed 7-8-19)