For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle as deemed hereinafter which is left unattended on any public street, alley, other public right-of-way, place, or parking lot within the municipality for a longer period than five consecutive days without notifying local law enforcement and making arrangements for the parking of such motor vehicle.
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. Any car bodies, wrecked cars, abandoned and unusable cars, car bodies, or equipment of any type, except in authorized junk vehicles.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Any vehicle which is self-propelled and designed to travel along the ground and shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, buses, motorbikes, motorcycles, motor scooters, trucks, tractors, go-carts, golf-carts, campers, trailers, construction equipment, and agricultural equipment.
PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any real property within the municipality which is privately owned and which is not public property as defined herein.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. Any street, alley, or highway, or boulevard which shall include the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained for the purposes of vehicular travel, and also means any other publicly owned property or facility.
REMOVAL AGENCY. Any public body, private, or nonprofit organization authorized by the municipality to remove and salvage abandoned or inoperable motor vehicles.
VEHICLE. Any conveyance which is designed to travel along the ground, in the air, or in the water, either powered or non-powered, and shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, buses, motorbikes, motorcycles, motor scooters, trucks, tractors, pull trailers, go-carts, golf carts, boats, campers, trailers, construction equipment, and agricultural equipment.
(Prior Code, § 91.01) (Ord. 2023-11, passed 7-20-2023)