(a) Prohibited storage.
(1) No person owning or having custody of any junked or inoperable vehicle may store such vehicle on private property, or on any sidewalks, streets or alleys, within the city, except as otherwise permitted under this section;
(2) No person owning, occupying or in control of any private property within the city may store any junked or inoperable vehicle on the owned or occupied property, or on any abutting sidewalks, streets or alleys, except as otherwise permitted under this section;
(b) Permitted storage. This section shall not apply to any junked or inoperable vehicle stored on private property if the vehicle:
(1) Is on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place and manner and licensed by the city under chapter 19 of the Tucson Code, and the storage of the vehicle is necessary to the operation of the business enterprise; or
(2) Is lawfully enclosed within:
a. An enclosed garage or other permanent building lawfully constructed of opaque materials without openings, holes or gaps other than doors and windows;
b. A carport, and an opaque car cover designed for that purpose (and not including tarps, bed sheets, plastic sheeting, or similar materials) completely covers the body of the vehicle; or
c. The rear yard or side yard and screened by any fence, wall or barrier, not less than five (5) feet in height, constructed of opaque materials which screens it from view from any adjacent properties and the public right-of-way, and is equipped with self-latching gates or doors. Such fence, wall or barrier must comply with section 16-12(e).
(c) Persons responsible. Whenever the city finds that any junked or inoperable vehicle is stored on private property or on any abutting sidewalks, streets or alleys in violation of this section, the persons responsible for the violation include the recorded owner, occupant or person in control of the private property, as well as the registered owner or custodian of the vehicle.
(d) Authorization to enter private property for vehicle removal pursuant to court order. Any code official or persons as may be directed by such code official may enter private property to remove or cause the removal of a vehicle upon order of the court pursuant to section 16-60.
(e) Penalty; violation declared a nuisance.
(1) A violation of this section is punishable in accordance with section 16-48 of this chapter.
(2) The unlawful storage of any junked or inoperable vehicle within the city in violation of this section is declared dangerous to the public safety and a public nuisance.
(Ord. No. 9816, § 15, 2-24-03; Ord. No. 10126, § 6, 3-1-05; Ord. No. 10638, § 3, 3-3-09; Ord. No. 11126, § 4, 11-6-13)