§ 91.001  DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   ABANDONED VEHICLE.  Includes without limitations any vehicle which has remained on private property for a period of 48 continuous hours, or more, without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, or for a period of 48 continuous hours or more after the consent of the owner or occupant has been revoked.
   BLIGHTED STRUCTURE.  Includes without limitations any dwelling, garage, or outbuilding, or any factory, shop, store, warehouse, or any other structure or part of a structure which, because of fire, wind, or other natural disaster, or physical deterioration, is no longer habitable as a dwelling, nor useful for the purpose for which it may have been intended.
   BUILDING MATERIALS.  Includes without limitations lumber, bricks, concrete or cinder blocks, plumbing materials, electric wiring or equipment, heating ducts or equipment, shingles, mortar, concrete or cement, nails, screws, or any other materials used in constructing any structure.
   JUNK.  Includes without limitations parts of machinery or motor vehicles, unused furniture, stoves, refrigerators or other appliances, remnants of wood, metal, or any other castoff material of any kind, whether or not the same could be put to any reasonable use.
   JUNK AUTOMOBILE. 
      (1)   Either, or both, of the following:
         (a)   Any operative or inoperative motor vehicle which is not licensed for use upon the highways of this state for a period in excess of 60 days; and/or
         (b)   Any motor vehicle, whether licensed for use upon the highways of this state or not, which is inoperative for any reason for a period in excess of 60 days.
      (2)   Anything to the contrary contained in this definition notwithstanding, the definition of JUNK AUTOMOBILE shall not be deemed to include unlicensed, but operative, motor vehicles which are kept on the business premises and being offered for sale as the stock-in-trade of a regularly licensed and established new or used motor vehicle dealer.
   PERSON.  Includes all natural persons, firms, co-partnerships, corporations, and all associations of natural persons, incorporated or unincorporated, whether acting by themselves, or by a servant, agent, or employee. All PERSONS who violate any of the provisions of this subchapter, whether as owner, occupant, lessee, agent, servant, or employee, shall, except as herein otherwise provided, be equally liable as principals.
   TRASH and RUBBISH.  Include any and all forms of debris not herein otherwise classified.
(1990 Code, § 70.954)  (Ord. 10b, passed 4-2-1973; Ord. 71, passed 4-18-1989)