It is hereby declared a nuisance for any person to cause or permit the existence or storage upon any premises within the county and outside the municipal confines of any city or village or incorporated town in the county:
(A) Any inoperable motor vehicle or part thereof; and
(B) For the purpose of this section, INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE means any motor vehicle or other vehicle and part thereof from which for a period of at least seven days, the engine, the wheels, or other parts have been removed or on which the engine, wheels, or other parts have been altered, damaged, or otherwise so treated that the vehicle is incapable of being driven under its own motor power. INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE shall also include unregistered vehicles that are subject to the vehicle registration laws enumerated in 625 ILCS 5/3-400 et seq., and that have been without valid registration for a period of at least 30 days. INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE shall not include:
(1) Any motor vehicle which has been rendered temporarily incapable of being driven under its own motor power in order to perform ordinary service or repair operations;
(2) Any vehicle that is kept within an enclosed building when not in use;
(3) Any vehicle on the premises of a place of business engaged in the wrecking, junking, storage, or sales of motor vehicles or other vehicles;
(4) Any motor vehicle not required to be registered in order to operate it upon a public road or highway;
(5) Any inoperable historic motor vehicles over 25 years of age which are licensed pursuant to § 3-804 of the Motor Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/3-804); and
(6) One unlicensed vehicle may be allowed to remain on property if such vehicle serves an active, functional business purpose (not including storage) solely on premises where such use is lawful under the Zoning Code and that is deemed inoperable solely because it is unregistered. Such number of vehicles shall not exceed one vehicle.
(Prior Code, 8 TCC 1-2) Penalty, see § 93.99