(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(1) INOPERABLE VEHICLE. Any vehicle which is in a wrecked or partially wrecked condition, or a dismantled or partially dismantled condition, or has a flat tire or tire(s), or is made inoperative by means of a hoist, common bumper jack, or any other method of elevating a vehicle.
(B) Prohibited; exception. It shall be unlawful to place, keep, or permit to be kept or placed, any inoperable motor vehicles; or any motor vehicle not duly and currently licensed for operation under state motor license laws; or any motor vehicle not having affixed a valid safety inspection certificate, on any of the public streets, highways, parks, parkways, or alleys; on any other public property; on any vacant land; or on any occupied or built-upon lot or tracts of land within the municipal limits of the city. Nonetheless, it shall not be unlawful for a lot, tract, or parcel of land properly zoned for such use to contain any inoperable vehicles as herein described, if the lot, tract, or parcel of land is securely enclosed by a tightfitting board fence at least six feet in height that shall obscure entirely any view into the property from adjacent surroundings.
(‘69 Code, § 12-2) (Ord. 166, passed 9-5-67; Am. Ord. 449, passed 8-15-76; Am. Ord. 1504, passed 12-15-04) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Duty of city to report removal of abandoned vehicles to state, see F.S. § 715.05