For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLES. A vehicle that does not display a current license plate and that:
(1) Is partially dismantled or wrecked;
(2) Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended to move; or
(3) Is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than $100.
NUISANCE VEHICLE. A junked motor vehicle on public or private property that is determined and declared, under this subchapter, to be a health or safety hazard, a public nuisance, or unlawful, including a vehicle found to be:
(1) A breeding ground or harbor for mosquitoes, other insects, rats, or other pests;
(2) A point of heavy growth of weeds or other noxious vegetation over eight inches in height;
(3) A point of collection of pools or ponds of water;
(4) A point of concentration of quantities of gasoline, oil, or other flammable or explosive materials as evidenced by order;
(5) One which has areas of confinement which cannot be operated from the inside, such as trunks, hoods, and the like;
(6) So situated or located that there is a danger of it falling or turning over;
(7) Any other vehicle specifically declared a health and safety hazard and a public nuisance by the City Council; or
(8) So offensive to the sight as to damage the community, neighborhood, or area’s appearance, upon a finding that such aesthetic regulation is necessary and desirable for the protection of property values, promotion of tourism, indirect protection of health and safety, preservation of the character and integrity of the community, or promotion of the comfort, happiness, and emotional stability of area residents.
(Prior Code, § 92.040) (Ord. passed 6-14-1993)