For the purpose of this division, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle that does not display a current license plate and that:
(1) Is partially dismantled or wrecked;
(2) Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended to move; or
(3) Is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than $100.
NUISANCE VEHICLE. A junked motor vehicle on public or private property that is determined and declared to be a health or safety hazard, a public nuisance or unlawful, including a vehicle found to be:
(1) A breeding ground or harbor for mosquitoes, other insects, rats or other pests;
(2) A point of heavy growth of weeds or other noxious vegetation over eight inches in height;
(3) A point of collection of pools or ponds of water;
(4) A point of concentration of quantities of gasoline, oil or other flammable or explosive materials as evidenced by odor;
(5) One which has areas of confinement which cannot be operated from the inside, such as trunks, hoods and the like;
(6) So situated or located that there is a danger of it falling or turning over;
(7) Any other vehicle specifically declared a health and safety hazard and a public nuisance by the Board of Aldermen; or
(8) So offensive to the sight as to damage the community, neighborhood or area appearance.
(Ord. passed 6-5-1991)