For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTOMOBILE. A vehicle, used to transport persons or property, that is moved by an engine or motor that is a part of said vehicle, over streets, highways, tracks, or roads.
AUTOMOBILE PARTS. Any portion or parts of any motor driven vehicle, whether used in the transportation of persons, animals, personal property, or merchandise of any nature, that is detached from the automobile as a whole.
DEBRIS. Broken scattered remains of anything, such as tree limbs, bottles, appliances, building material, and paper, that would create an unkept condition.
JUNK. Scraps, parts, or obsolete pieces of anything including, but not limited to, metal, glass, paper, rags, tires or other rubber products, wood, masonry, and plastics.
JUNK VEHICLES. Any style or type of conveyance, whether for the transportation of persons or property, that is unfit for further use as a vehicle that will conform to all the specifications required to pass a legal inspection; a conveyance not bearing a current license plate; or conveyance that appears to be obsolete and derelict and that has been placed on blocks or jacks for a period exceeding 30 days.
NOXIOUS WEEDS. Any weed, over eight inches in height, defined by the U.S. as of a prohibited or restricted nature and includes, but is not limited to, Canadian and bull thistles, bind weed, wild garlic, wild grasses such as crab, Johnson, pepper, and quack, giant fox tail, winter crest, buckhorn, corn cockle, curled dock, dodder, horse nettle, oxeye daisy, penny crest, wild mustard, and horse weeds.
RAGS. Cloth products of any nature whether wearing apparel, clothing, towels, or other usually in a dilapidated state or otherwise discontinued from use.
SCRAP LUMBER. Anything of a wood nature that is not neatly stacked in “sticked” quantities or that could not be construed as suitable for building in the commonly accepted manner.
SCRAP METAL. Pieces or parts of steel, iron, tin, zinc, copper, aluminum, or any alloy. Any pieces or parts of metal covered with porcelain, paint, or other material shall be considered SCRAP.
SCRAP PAPER. Paper of any kind whether loose, baled, or bundled and includes, but is not limited to: boxes, whether assembled or knocked down; newspapers, in whole or in part; wrapping paper, loose or in a roll whether it be brown, waxed, white, or any color; plastics such as visqueen, saran wrap, and such.
(2000 Code, § 5-3) (Ord. 1980-1, passed 8-12-1980; Ord. 1988-6, passed 8-22-1988; Ord. 2003-1, passed 3-3-2003; Ord. 2007-2, passed 4-10-2007; Ord. 2009-4, passed 5-12-2009; Ord. 2010-4, passed 12-14-2010)