7-2-5: DECLARATION OF NUISANCE:
One or more public nuisance vehicles, or parts thereof, which have been accumulated, dismantled, parked, placed, or stored on any property, constitute a public nuisance which shall be abated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and through the authority given the city under the Orting city charter and the laws and constitution of the state of Washington. It is further declared to be the duty of every landowner in Orting to maintain his or her property in a lawful manner and exercise reasonable diligence to ensure that it remains free of public nuisance vehicles, and every successive owner of the property or premises shall assume the duty relative to preexisting conditions for which he or she had notice, actual, or constructive. A public nuisance vehicle is further declared to be an "unauthorized vehicle" within the meaning of Revised Code Of Washington 46.55.010. (Ord. 2017-1004, 2-8-2017)