No person shall place, store or maintain upon any public street, public alley or public right of way of the City, or place, store or maintain in public view on private property which he owns or occupies, or upon any other private property within the City, any vehicle or machinery which is inoperative and which has been abandoned; or which is discarded, wrecked, ruined, scrapped or dismantled, or which cannot pass State inspection required by W. Va. Code 17C-16-1 et seq., and is either not serving a functional purpose or use or is not in an enclosed building, a licensed salvage yard or in the actual possession of a demolisher, or which is dismantled or demolished or disrepaired to the extent that it is unsightly or inherently dangerous and unattractive to the public at large. However, this provision shall not apply to any business lawfully engaged in the operation of a salvage yard.
(Ord. 0-186. Passed 12-14-82.)