For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"ABANDONED VEHICLE." Any automobile or machine or parts thereof which is left upon public or private property within the city under circumstances indicating a desertion, relinquishment, non-use, or divestment so as to indicate a discarded vehicle.
"CITY." The City of St. Matthews.
"DIRECTOR." Director shall mean the Chief of Police of the City of St. Matthews, or his designated representative.
"JUNKED VEHICLE." Any vehicle or parts thereof which does not have lawfully affixed thereto both a current license plate and current motor vehicle insurance and which, in the judgment of a reasonable, prudent man observing community standards, is in one or more of the following conditions: rusted, wrecked, partially dismantled or otherwise non-functional and which is not functional as a vehicle. Junked vehicles may be deemed to include major parts thereof, including but not limited to bodies, engines, transmissions or rear ends.
"PRIVATE PROPERTY." Any real property in the city which is not owned by the City of St. Matthews, Jefferson County, Commonwealth of Kentucky or the federal government, or property dedicated to public use.
"PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY." Private property as defined above, located in any area zoned residential by the city.
"VEHICLE." Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks or an agricultural vehicle not requiring a license to be operated upon a public highway.
"VEHICLE OWNER." Any individual, firm, corporation, or unincorporated association with a claim of ownership or any legal or equitable interest in a vehicle.
(Ord. 96-04, passed 5-28-96)