For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
“AGRICULTURE PURPOSES.” A tract of land five acres or more, which is used as a commercial enterprise for the growing of crops or keeping of domestic animals or has a crop quota.
“ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE.” Any motor vehicle uses for recreational off-road use.
“AUTOMOBILEPARTS.” Includes, but is not limited to, junked vehicles, machines, implements, tools, equipment, used parts for same; batteries, hub caps, scrap; discarded, abandoned, and idle metal products; rubber or similar products; tires; tubes, pasteboard; paper or any non-biodegradable products and also wood, wood products, tree parts, and limbs.
“INOPERATIVECONDITION.” 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.
“MOTORVEHICLE.”
(1) Any style or type of motor driven vehicle used for the conveyance of persons or property.
(2) Any and all self-propelled vehicles as defined in the Vehicle Code of the state, including all on-highway type motor vehicles subject to registration under the Vehicle Code and all off-highway type motor vehicles subject to identification under the Vehicle Code.
“NUISANCE.” Public nuisance.
“PUBLIC NUISANCE.” Any act, thing, occupation, condition or use of property which shall continue for such a length of time as to:
(1) Substantially annoy, injure, or endanger the comfort, health, repose, or safety of the public:
(2) Unlawfully and substantially interfere with, obstruct, or tend to obstruct or render dangerous for passage any street, alley, highway, sidewalk, stream, ditch or drainage; or
(3) Essentially interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property, or tend to depreciate the value of property of others.
“SCRAPMETAL.” 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.
“UNFITFORFURTHERUSE.” 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.
(Ord. 006-99, passed 7-12-99; Am. Ord. 14-021, passed 11-1-21)