For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
UNUSED MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle to which any one or more of the following criteria applies.
(1) Licensed. Any vehicle for which a license may be obtained under the laws of the state that is not licensed for the current year.
(2) Operable. Any vehicle not in a safe and current operating condition such that, upon the request of a city police or nuisance enforcement officer, the vehicle cannot be started and moved under its own power a distance of 50 feet.
(3) Uninsured. Any vehicle for which the owner does not possess and produce a financial liability coverage card as required under Iowa Code § 321A.19 (or any subsequently adopted replacement provision).
(4) Missing glass. Any vehicle in which a portion of the windshield, windows, headlight or taillight is missing.
(5) Wheels and tires. Any vehicle that lacks functional and usable wheels and tires.
(6) Broken or loose parts. Any vehicle with broken or loose parts that constitute a danger because of exposed, sharp or jagged edges, or that make any interior portion of the vehicle, including the trunk or engine compartment, accessible to children or animals.
(7) Habitat for nuisance animals or insects. Any vehicle that has become a habitat for rats, mice or any other vermin, or insects.
(8) Defective or obsolete condition. Any other vehicle that, because of its defective or obsolete condition, in any other way constitutes a threat to the public health and safety.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn, except devices moved by human power. The term includes, without limitation, a motor vehicle, automobile, truck, motorcycle, tractor, buggy, wagon, farm machinery or any combination thereof. The term VEHICLE does not include snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, campers or boats.
(Prior Code, § 4-1A-2) (Ord. 633, passed 9-6-2005)