(a) No person, firm or corporation shall keep, store, place or allow to remain, unlicensed motor vehicles, motor vehicles in an inoperative condition, motor vehicles unfit for further use or automobile or motor vehicle parts upon any lot, lots or parts of lots, or parcel of land within the corporate limits of the City.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to an unlicensed motor vehicle, a motor vehicle in an inoperative condition, a motor vehicle unfit for further use, an automobile and/or automobile parts which are kept within an enclosed building, or such vehicles which are held or stored upon orders or request of police authority. (Ord. 83-41. Passed 6-6-83.)
(c) In the event of an apparent violation of this section, the Chief of Police or his designee shall cause notice to be given by personal service or by certified U.S. mail with return receipt, to the owner of the lots and lands, occupants or persons having charge of the premises upon which an apparent violation occurs, to cease such violation within ten days of such notice, cessation being described in the notice as the removal of the illegally present vehicles from the premises or into an enclosed building.
(Ord. 90-69. Passed 9-17-90.)
(d) In the event that the owner, occupant or person having charge of the premises fails to cause such violation to cease within ten days of the notice set forth in subsection (c) hereof, such person shall be charged with a violation of this section. Each separate day in which the offense continues beyond the expiration date of the notice set forth in subsection (c) hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense.
(e) For the purpose of this section the following definitions are adopted:
(1) "Motor vehicles in an inoperative condition" means and includes any unlicensed style or type of motor driven vehicle used or useful for the conveyance of persons or property which is unable to move under its own power due to defective or missing parts.
(2) “Motor vehicles unfit for further use” means and includes any style or type of motor driven vehicle used for the conveyance of persons or property which is in a dangerous condition, or has missing or defective parts and is in such a condition as to be unfit for further use as a conveyance until it is repaired.
(Ord. 01-11. Passed 4-2-01.)
(3) "Automobile and motor vehicle parts" means and includes any portion or parts of any motor driven vehicle as detached from the vehicle as a whole.
(4) "Unlicensed motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, including passenger automobiles, trucks, automotive reconversion units, trailers or motorcycles, which do not display a current and valid license plate with current sticker attached to the vehicle, as required by Ohio R.C. 4503.21.
(5) The value of a vehicle as described in Section 933.04(a), whether by claim of the owner or value as junk, shall not be considered a factor in determining a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 83-41. Passed 6-6-83.)