(A) Junk prohibited. No person shall suffer or permit the storage or placing of junk, lumber, building materials, machinery, salvage, wrecked, or disabled or inoperable automobiles in the streets or in the yards of the residential area of the village for a period of time in excess of 30 days.
(B) Definition. As used in the section INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE means any motor vehicle from which, for a period of at least seven days, the engine, wheels, or other parts have been removed, or which is incapable of being driven under its own motor power or any vehicle that does not display valid license plates, INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE shall not include a 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.
(C) Parking and storing prohibited. Inoperable motor vehicles may not be parked, stored, or left in the open on private property unless it is necessary for the operation of a business enterprise lawfully conducted thereon.
(D) Motor vehicles parts. Storing, placing, or allowing to remain in open on streets, alleys, or private property of motor vehicle bodies, parts, equipment, motors, and materials for a period of more than 48 hours in any one calendar month is hereby prohibited unless necessary for the operation of business enterprise lawfully conducted thereon.
(E) Nuisance. Parking or storing of inoperable motor vehicles and the storing or allowing same to remain in the open of motor vehicle bodies, parts, equipment, motors, and materials in violation of this section is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance.
(F) Notice to abate. The Chief of Police, or a member of the village’s Police Department designated by the Chief of Police, is hereby authorized and empowered to notify the person in control of any private property to relocate any inoperable vehicles parked or stored in violation of this section to a completely enclosed location on the property or otherwise to remove the same from the premises. Said Chief of Police, or a member of the village’s Police Department designated by the Chief of Police, is also hereby authorized and empowered to notify the person in control of any private property to relocate any motor vehicle bodies, parts, equipment, motors, and materials stored, placed, or allowed to remain in the open in violation of this section to a completely enclosed location on the property or otherwise to remove the same from the premises. Such notice shall be given by certified or registered mail addressed to the residence or usual place of business of such person, or may be posted on the premises where the violation exists.
(G) Action of noncompliance. After the expiration of seven days from the receipt of the notice provided for in the proceeding paragraph or the posting of said notice, if the person so notified has failed, neglected, or refused to comply with the directions of such notice, the village is hereby authorized and empowered to pay for the removal and disposal of such vehicles, bodies, parts, and the like, or to order the removal and disposal by the village.
(H) Liability for expense of disposal. In the event the village is required to remove and dispose of the vehicles, bodies, parts and the like, the person in control of the premises and/or the owner(s) of record shall be jointly and severally liable to the village for the expenses incurred by the village, including, but not necessarily limited to, towing and impoundment fees. A statement shall be rendered to the person liable for the cost thereof and if not paid, suit shall be instituted against the person liable and/or a lien may be filed upon the real estate where the violation occurred.
(1977 Code, § 6-1-23) (Ord. 3, passed 5-10-1965; Ord. 98-3, passed 11-16-1998) Penalty, see § 130.99
Cross reference:
Abandoned vehicles, see Chapter 90