(A) Abandoned and junked motor vehicles constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of individuals in that such vehicles can harbor diseases, provide breeding places for vermin, present physical danger for children and other citizens, create fire hazards, promote deterioration of the town, create unsightly areas and tend to reduce the value of private property. Additionally, such wrecked, junked, abandoned, partially dismantled, or inoperative motor vehicle is in the nature of rubbish, litter and unsightly debris in violation of health and sanitation laws.
(B) It is deemed to be in the public interest that the accumulation of such vehicles be eliminated and that the future abandonment of the vehicles be prevented. Therefore, it is declared that the abandonment, accumulation or storage of such vehicles on pubic or private property constitutes a public nuisance which may be abated as such, which remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
(Ord. 07-10, passed 8-6-07)