It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to keep, except within a fully enclosed building or structure or shielded or screened from view, on any property zoned for residential, commercial, or agricultural purposes any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, as defined in VA Code § 46.2-100, which is inoperative. An INOPERATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE shall mean any motor vehicle which is not in operating condition; or which for a period of 60 days or longer has been partially or totally disassembled by the removal of tires and wheels, the engine, or other essential parts required for operation of the vehicle or on which there are displayed neither valid license plates nor a valid inspection decal. However, any inoperative motor vehicle owner or the owner of the premises on which the inoperative motor vehicle is located may purchase up to four county inoperative motor vehicle decals which will exempt the vehicles on which the decal is displayed from the provisions of this subchapter. The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to a licensed business which is regularly engaged in business as an automobile dealer, salvage dealer, or scrap processor.
(Ord. passed - -) Penalty, see § 90.99