For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED VEHICLE. Any vehicle or part thereof which is left on public or private property within the city under circumstances indicating desertion, relinquishment, nonuse, or divestment of the vehicle.
JUNKED VEHICLE. Any vehicle or part thereof which does not have lawfully affixed thereto both an unexpired license plate and which, in the judgment of a reasonably prudent man observing community standards, is in one or more of the following conditions: rusted, wrecked, partially dismantled, or otherwise nonfunctional. Junked vehicles may be deemed to include major parts thereof including, but not limited to bodies, engines, transmissions, and rear ends.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any real property in the city which is privately owned.
VEHICLE. Every device in, on, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a public highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
VEHICLE OWNER. Any individual, firm, corporation, or unincorporated association with a claim, either individual or joint, of ownership, or any legal or equitable interest in a vehicle.
(Ord. 152-1986, passed 12-15-86)