No person shall park, stop, place, or leave standing any vehicle or cause any vehicle to be parked or placed upon any private or public property, highway, parking lot or other private or public property located within the city for the purpose of selling, displaying or offering for sale any vehicle.
A. This section shall not prohibit any person from selling, displaying for sale or offering for sale a vehicle on private property, provided the person owns or occupies the property or has written permission of the property owner or the person in lawful possession of such private property. Such written permission shall be displayed in or on the vehicle in such a manner as to be clearly visible, and upon request by a police officer or code enforcement officer, such written permission shall be made available for further inspection.
B. This section shall not exempt a person from compliance with city zoning ordinances or any other ordinance or law governing the sale of vehicles on private property.
C. The parking or placing of any vehicle with a sign or other advertising device thereon or proximate thereto, indicating such vehicle is for sale shall constitute prima facie evidence that such vehicle was parked or placed for the purpose of displaying the vehicle for sale.
(Ord. 131 § 1 (part), 1994: Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.11.017)