(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (b) of this section, no person shall stand or park a vehicle on private or public property for the purpose of selling or trading such vehicle, or advertise the same as being "for sale" or "for trade."
(b) Division (a) of this section shall have no application to the display for sale of not more than two vehicles in any consecutive twelve-month period, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) Not more than one vehicle is offered for sale or trade at any given time.
(2) The vehicle is parked or stored at least 50 feet from the street right-of-way.
(3) The owner of the vehicle is the owner or lessee of the premises.
(c) Proof that a sign was in or on a parked vehicle or elsewhere on the premises, which sign drew attention to the vehicle and was clearly visible to any person not on the property, shall constitute in evidence a presumption that such sign was for the purpose of offering the vehicle for sale or trade.
(d) Proof that the vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of this section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of the parking, the registered owner of the vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a presumption that the registered owner was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred.
(e) As used in this section, "vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property may be transported.
(f) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 1994-37. Passed 1-17-95.)