A. No person shall park, store, leave or permit the parking, storing or leaving of any wrecked or inoperable motor vehicle or inoperable trailer of any kind, whether attended or not, upon any private property within the city, except that, with respect to a wrecked or inoperable motor vehicle or inoperable trailer, such vehicle may be parked, stored or left on such property for a period of time not to exceed seventy two (72) hours. The presence of such wrecked or inoperable motor vehicle or inoperable trailer, or parts thereof, on private property is declared to be a public nuisance which may be abated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B. This section shall not apply to:
1. Any motor vehicle or trailer parked or stored within: a) a building, b) a private garage, c) behind a sightproof fence, d) the backyard, behind the front line of the house, out of sight of the public or e) behind the front line of the house under a commercially manufactured cover designed to conceal and totally cover the vehicle and/or trailer and which does in fact conceal and totally cover the vehicle and/or trailer and which cover is well maintained.
2. Any motor vehicle or trailer held in connection with a business enterprise lawfully licensed by the city for the servicing and repair of such vehicles or trailers and properly operated in an appropriate commercial zone pursuant to the zoning ordinances of the city. (Ord. 1735 § 1, 1998)