For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED OR PUBLICLY KEPT VEHICLE.
(1) Any vehicle left on private property for 48 hours without the consent of the owner or lessee of such property or his or her legally authorized agent;
(2) Any vehicle left on private property without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property or his or her legally authorized agent when such private property has been posted to give notice that any vehicles left on the private property without permission may be towed at the owner’s expense. Such notice shall be posted with signs visible to ordinarily observant persons on the property;
(3) Any vehicle left on public property, including any portion of a highway, street or other right-of-way for 48 hours or longer;
(4) Any sleeper vehicle or trailer parked on public property, including any portion of a highway, street or other right-of-way, for a period longer than 48 hours, except as follows: trailers owned by bona fide contractors for the purpose of storing or moving materials, tools or equipment necessary to make repairs or alterations on private property may be left for a limited time, not to exceed 180 days, on the block face and the block face on the opposite side of the street of a particular parcel of private property where such repairs or alterations are actively occurring, if the owner of such trailer or trailers posts a conspicuous dated notice, including the address of the job site and contact information, or a copy of their building permit, on the street side of each such trailer; and
(5) Any vehicle parked in an alley within the town because parking in alleys is strictly prohibited.
JUNKED. Any vehicle which:
(1) Does not bear valid, unexpired license plates, unless of a type specifically exempted from motor vehicle licensing by the laws of the state;
(2) Is wrecked, damaged or substantially dismantled to the extent that such vehicle is inoperable; or
(3) If designed to be capable of moving itself when in proper repair, is incapable of being moved under its own power in its existing condition or does not have all tires inflated.
PROPERTY. Any real property within the town which is not a street, alley or highway.
SLEEPER VEHICLE.
(1) A vehicle that is designed, intended and used for purposes of temporary living accommodation for recreation, camping and travel, including, but not limited to, a camper coach, camper trailer, motor home, multi-purpose trailer, trailer coach, fifth wheel trailer, pop-up trailer, camper van, travel trailer, truck camper and bus camper.
(2) For the purposes of this definition, a truck topper accessory (also known as a camper shell) that is not higher than eight inches above the truck cab when installed shall not be considered a recreational vehicle.
STREET or HIGHWAY. The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
TRAILER. Any wheeled vehicle, without motive power, which is designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle to carry its cargo load wholly upon its own structure and that is generally and commonly used to carry and transport property over the public highways.
VEHICLE. An automobile, truck, motorcycle, motorbike, ATV, golf cart, snowmobile, boat, trailer, camper, house-trailer or similar mode of wheeled transportation.
(Ord. 01-2021, passed 1-27-2021; Ord. 08-2022, passed 5-25-2022)