(a) No person, firm or corporation shall store, maintain or park outdoors or permit the storage, maintenance or collection of any inoperable, unregistered or junk motor vehicles on his or her premises or property, or any premises or property under his or her control, or in any other place within the Village of Ottawa, unless the vehicle is within a building so as not to be visible from the streets or neighboring properties and the vehicle is titled to the owner or residents of the premises or property. A junk vehicle being held at a properly zoned business may be exempt for the provisions of this section.
(b) No person, firm or corporation shall park, store, keep or have outdoors on any premises or property any motor vehicle in a state of major disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled, unless the vehicle is within a building so as not to be visible from the streets or neighboring properties and the vehicle is titled to the owner or resident of the premises or property. A junk vehicle being held at a properly zoned business may be exempt for the provisions of this section.
(c) No person, firm or corporation shall perform major repair or body work on any motor vehicle unless the vehicle is within a building so as not to be visible from the street or neighboring properties and the vehicle is titled to the owner or resident of the premises or property. A junk vehicle being held at a properly zoned business may be exempt for the provisions of this section.
(d) No work on a motor vehicle shall be performed between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and as required by all other laws. Further no sounds shall be louder than can be heard and/or felt fifty feet away.
(e) Any person violating any provision of this section shall, within three (3) working days after receiving notification of such violation by a person acting on behalf of the Village of Ottawa, remove or cause to be removed any junk vehicle or have the same placed in a building so as not to be visible from the street or neighboring properties. Extensions may be granted by the Chief of Police for good cause shown.
(Ord. 04-12. Passed 7-26-04.)