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13-8-2: ABANDONED, WRECKED OR JUNKED VEHICLES:
   A.   Parking Or Storing Of Inoperable Vehicles Prohibited: It shall be unlawful to park, store, leave or permit the parking, storing or leaving of any licensed or unlicensed motor vehicle of any kind, or parts thereof, which is in a wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition, whether attended or not, upon any private or public property within the City limits for longer than seventy two (72) hours.
   B.   Nuisance: The accumulation and storage of motor vehicles, or parts thereof, as defined in subsection A of this section, on a private or public property, shall constitute a nuisance, detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City. It shall be the duty of the owner of such vehicle, or parts thereof, or lessee, or other person in possession of private property upon which such vehicle or parts thereof is located, to remove the vehicles or parts thereof from such property.
   C.   Exceptions:
      1.   Inoperable motor vehicles, or parts thereof, may be stored within a completely enclosed building.
      2.   The provisions of this section shall not apply to lawfully established licensed and operated automobile wrecking yards or automobile repair facilities. However, any such facilities must comply with the screening and fencing requirements of this title. (2001 Code §89-6-102; amd. 2009 Code)