For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED VEHICLE.
(1) A vehicle located on public property illegally.
(2) A vehicle left on public property continuously without being moved for 72 hours.
(3) A vehicle located on public property in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to the movement of pedestrian or vehicle traffic on a public right-of-way.
(4) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of that property for more than 48 hours.
(5) A vehicle from which there has been removed the engine, transmission, or differential or that is otherwise partially dismantled or inoperable and left on public property.
(6) A vehicle that has been removed by an authorized towing service upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or ordinance other than this subchapter if the vehicle once impounded is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or his or her agent within 20 days of its removal.
(7) A vehicle that is three or more model years old and mechanically inoperable, and is left on private property for more than 20 days.
(8) Inoperative automobiles or trailers of any kind or type without current license plates shall not be parked or stored on any residential zoned property other than in completely enclosed buildings where the vehicle is out of public view (for the purposes of subsections (8) and (9), automobiles covers are not sufficient).
(9) Vehicles such as demolition derby vehicles or vehicles that are not street legal, except those constructed for operation on privately-owned raceways shall not be parked or stored within the city limits except in an enclosed building out of public view.
AUTHORIZED TOWING SERVICE. A business that engages in moving or removing disabled vehicles, and, once removed, to store or impound vehicles, and that has been requested by the Police Department to tow vehicles.
AUTOMOBILE SCRAPYARD. A business organized for the purpose of scrap metal processing, automobile wrecking, or operating a junkyard.
BUREAU. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
OFFICER. A member of the city Police Department.
OWNER. The last known record titleholder of a vehicle according to the records of the Bureau under I.C. 9-17.
PARTS. All components of a vehicle that as assembled do not constitute a complete vehicle.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. All property other than public property.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. A public right-of-way, street, highway, alley, park, or other state, county, or municipal property.
VEHICLE. An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semi-trailer, tractor, bus, school bus, recreational vehicle, or motorized bicycle.
(`81 Code, § 93.16) (Ord. 1761, passed 8-2-82; Am. Ord. 01-2401, passed 6-18-01)