(a) No person shall, within this Municipality, place or deposit any junked motor vehicle upon the right of way of any public highway or upon any other public property; nor shall any person, within this Municipality, place or deposit any junked motor vehicle upon any private property, unless it be at a licensed salvage yard or at the business establishment of a demolisher.
(Passed 8-6-79.)
(b) Exception for Auto Repair. The owner of any such motor vehicle may keep and maintain in one such motor vehicle, which would otherwise be in violation of this section, on the property upon which he maintains his residence, and not upon the street, alley or other public right of way, for the purpose of repairing the same, provided that the motor vehicle owner complies with the following: (Ord. 1997-7. Passed 6-2-97.)
(1) A permit for such repair purposes is obtained from the Chief of Police. An administrative fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be collected for such permit. (Ord. 2011-5. Passed 10-17-11.)
(2) Such permit shall be for a period of forty-five day each, upon application by such motor vehicle owner; but each such renewal shall only be granted if, in the opinion of the Chief of Police, evidence exists that substantial repairs have been made to such motor vehicle in the preceding permit period.
(3) Such permit shall be prominently displayed in the windshield area of such motor vehicle at all times.
(4) Such motor vehicle shall be covered at all times to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police or his designee, when such repairs are not actively being made on the motor vehicle.
(5) In the event that residentially owned or occupied property is so owned or occupied by more than one person, no more than one permit shall be issued for the same forty-five day period.
(Ord. 1997-7. Passed 6-2-97.)