(A) It is unlawful to park, store, leave or permit parking or storing of any licensed or unlicensed motor vehicle of any kind, or the parts thereof, on a City street or alley under the following conditions:
(1) When a vehicle has been parked for longer than five days;
(2) When a vehicle is otherwise deemed to be an abandoned vehicle under this section; and
(3) When a vehicle is deemed to be a salvage vehicle and is: wrecked, rusted, junked, partially dismantled, or otherwise rendered inoperative or unsafe, and the vehicle is not attended.
(B) It is unlawful to park, store, leave or permit parking or storing of any licensed or unlicensed motor vehicle of any kind, or the parts thereof, upon any public highway property for a period longer than 48 hours or private property within the City limits for longer than five days, when the vehicle is: wrecked, rusted, junked, partially dismantled, or otherwise rendered inoperative or unsafe, and the vehicle is not attended, unless the vehicle is stored in a completely enclosed building or fenced area screening the storage from public view.
(C) Vehicles which are stored in connection with a motor vehicle wrecking facility lawfully situated and licensed for the same may be exempt from the above provided the vehicles are not stored on a City street or alley, not parked or stored on property contiguous to a City street or alley not screened from public view, and are otherwise parked lawfully for less than five days, and are not impeding traffic.
(D) Vehicles stored in conjunction with a valid business enterprise awaiting parts for a specific repair may be exempt from the above provided the vehicles are otherwise validly licensed, do not meet the definition of junk or salvage vehicle, and can be moved to another location upon request.
(E) The accumulation and storage of two or more vehicles, or part(s) thereof, over a period of time, on private property within the City without a valid permit for such accumulation and storage as a motor vehicle wrecking facility or another valid business enterprise shall constitute a nuisance, which is deemed detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of inhabitants of the City.
(1) The removal of the vehicle, or part(s) of the vehicle, shall be the joint and several duty of the registered owner of the vehicle, the owner of the private property, and/or the lessee or other person in possession of the private property where the vehicle or part(s) are located.
(2) The removal shall be to a location outside the City limits or to a building or lot, properly fenced or screened from public view, where the vehicle or part(s) will not be visible or accessible from the street.
(F) All junk vehicles of any type must be shielded from public view.
(G) (1) Abandonment of a vehicle on a public highway, city street, public or private property creates a prima facie presumption the last registered owner of the vehicle is responsible for the abandonment and is liable for the costs incurred in removing, storing, and disposing of the vehicle, less the amount realized if the vehicle is sold.
(2) Filing a theft report with a law enforcement agency prior to the abandonment relieves the last-registered owner of liability under this part.
(H) The enforcement, removal, notice and appeal requirements applicable to abandoned or salvage vehicles may be found in Title 10, Ch. 3 of this code.
(Ord. 374, passed 3-3-2020)