For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED VEHICLE. A vehicle which meets any of the following requirements:
(1) Has been left upon a street or highway in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking;
(2) Is left on property owned or operated by the town for longer than 24 hours;
(3) Is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant or lessee thereof for longer than two hours;
(4) Is left on any public street or highway of the town for longer than seven days.
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. An abandoned motor vehicle which meets any of the following requirements:
(1) Is partially dismantled or wrecked;
(2) Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it was originally intended to move;
(3) Is more than five years old and worth less than $500;
(4) Does not display a current license plate.
NUISANCE VEHICLE. A junked motor vehicle on public or private property that is determined and declared to be a health or safety hazard, a public nuisance or unlawful, including a vehicle found to be any of the following:
(1) A breeding ground or harbor for mosquitoes, other insects, rats, snakes or other pests;
(2) A point of heavy growth of weeds or other noxious vegetation over eight inches in height;
(3) A point of collection of pools or ponds of water;
(4) A point of concentration of quantities of gasoline, oil or other flammable or explosive materials as evidenced by odor;
(5) One which has areas of confinement which cannot be operated from the inside, such as trunks, hoods and the like;
(6) So situated or located that there is a danger of it falling or turning over;
(7) Any other vehicle specifically declared a health and safety hazard and a public nuisance by the Town Board;
(8) So offensive to the sight as to damage the community neighborhood or area appearance.
(OC, § 8-3-1) (Ord. passed 3-9-89)