(A) Junked motor vehicles, junked appliances, and discarded furniture constitute:
(1) A hazard to the health and welfare of the people of the city in that they can harbor noxious diseases, furnish shelter and breeding places for vermin, and present physical dangers to the safety and well-being of children and other citizens;
(2) A blight on the landscape of the city and are, therefore, detrimental to the environment; and
(3) A waste of a valuable source of useful metal, in the case of junked motor vehicles and appliances.
(B) It is, therefore, in the public interest the present accumulation of junked motor vehicles, junked appliances, and discarded furniture within the city be eliminated and that future accumulation thereof be prevented.
(Ord. 121, passed 1-13-1998; Am. Ord. 2021-11-1, passed 11-9-2021)