For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE. A refrigerator, deep freeze, range, stove, automatic dishwasher, clothes washer, clothes dryer, trash compactor, television set, radio, air conditioning unit, commode, or bed springs to which no person claims ownership and which is not in an enclosed building or a licensed salvage yard or in the actual possession of a demolisher.
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. Includes:
(1) Any motor vehicle or major part which is inoperative and which has been abandoned on public or private property for any period of time over five days, other than in an enclosed building or in a licensed salvage yard or at the business establishment of a demolisher;
(2) Any motor vehicle or major part which has remained illegally on public or private property for any period of time over five days;
(3) Any motor vehicle or major part which has remained on private property without consent of the owner or person in control of the property for any period of time over three days; or
(4) Any motor vehicle or major part which is unattended, discarded, deserted, and unlicensed and is not in an enclosed building or a licensed salvage yard or in the actual possession of a demolisher.
DEMOLISHER. Any person licensed by the Commissioner of the Department of Highways whose business, to any extent or degree, is to convert a motor vehicle or any part or an inoperative household appliance into processed scrap or scrap metal, or into saleable parts, or otherwise to wreck or dismantle vehicles or appliances.
ENCLOSED BUILDING. A structure surrounded by walls or one continuous wall, and having a roof enclosing the entire structure, including a permanent appendage.
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. The City Police Department.
INOPERATIVE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE. A refrigerator, deep freeze, range, stove, automatic dishwasher, clothes washer, clothes dryer, trash compactor, television set, radio, air conditioning unit, commode, or bed springs which, by reason of mechanical or physical defects, can no longer be used for its intended purpose, and which is either not serving a functional purpose or use or is not in an enclosed building, a licensed salvage yard, or the actual possession of a demolisher.
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. A motor vehicle, or any part of a motor vehicle (other than an on-premises farm utility vehicle), which is discarded, wrecked, ruined, scrapped or dismantled; cannot pass the state inspection required by W. Va. Code Ch. 17C, Art. 16 (W. Va. Code 17C-16-1 et seq.) and is either not serving a functional purpose or use or is not in an enclosed building, a licensed salvage yard, or the actual possession of a demolisher.
MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle which is or was self-propelled, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, buses, and motorcycles.
OLD VEHICLE TIRE. A pneumatic tire in which compressed air is designed to support a load but which, because of wear, damage, or defect, can no longer safely be used on a motor vehicle, and which is either not serving a functional purpose or use or is not in an enclosed building, a licensed salvage yard, or the actual possession of a demolisher.
(Ord. passed 10-20-2020)