(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUNK. Unsheltered old, unused, stripped, junked, or abandoned automobiles or vehicles not in a good, safe, and usable operating condition; any vehicles, machinery, implements, equipment, appliances, or other personal property of any kind that is no longer safely usable for the purpose for which it was manufactured; any unused building materials, fixtures, junk, trash, garbage, or debris; or any portable storage unit which does not have a permanent foundation or footing, including but not limited to cargo containers, portable storage containers, truck trailers and bulk solid waste containers.
OWNER. Any person, individual, firm, business, corporation, or organization possessing, leasing, renting, or holding title to any real estate within the corporate boundaries of the town.
UNSHELTERED. Storage that is not within a completely enclosed building.
(B) The unsheltered storage of junk, except in duly licensed and regulated junk yards, within the corporate limits of the town is hereby declared unlawful and to be a nuisance and a danger to the public health, safety, and welfare.
(C)
Any owner found to be in violation of division (B) above shall be given a written notice thereof, issued by the Clerk-Treasurer, which notice, together with a copy of this section, shall be served by the Town Marshal or his or her deputy or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner and notifying the owner that he or she has ten days within which to bring the property into compliance with this section.
(Ord. 2008-4, passed 2-18-2008; Ord. 2020-8, passed 11-17-2020; Ord. 2020-9, passed 12-15-2020)
Penalty, see § 91.99