For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUNK. All old or scrap copper, brass, lead or any other non-ferrous metal; old or discarded rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber, debris, waste or used lumber or salvaged wood; dismantled vehicles, machinery and appliances or parts of those vehicles, machinery or appliances; iron, steel or other old or scrap ferrous materials; old or discarded glass, tinware, plastic or old or discarded household goods or hardware. Neatly stacked firewood located on a side yard or a rear yard is not considered JUNK.
JUNK VEHICLE. Any vehicle located within the corporate limits of the city and not capable of being driven from the place of its location under its own power without the addition of parts or repairs thereon, or any vehicle not equipped with four inflated tires, or any vehicle not licensed for the current year. JUNK VEHICLE also includes any vehicle which has become the habitat for rats, mice or snakes or any other vermin or insects or any vehicle which, because of its defective or obsolete condition, in any other way constitutes a threat to the public health and safety. Mere licensing of the vehicle shall not constitute a defense to the finding that the vehicle is a JUNK VEHICLE.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway or street, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, and includes without limitation a motor vehicle, automobile, truck, motorcycle, tractor, buggy, wagon, farm machinery, or any combination thereof.
(1999 Code, § 51.01)