No person in charge or control of any property within the municipality, other than municipal property, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall allow any partially dismantled, inoperable, wrecked, junked or discarded vehicle to remain on such property longer than 30 days. No unlicensed vehicle shall be permitted to remain on any private or public property for any length of time; provided, that this section shall not apply to a vehicle in an enclosed building; to a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise, operated in a lawful place and manner, when such vehicle is necessary to the lawful operation of the business; to a vehicle which has been purchased and the 30-day licensing period, as provided by state law, has not yet expired; or to a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the municipality. Any vehicle allowed to remain on property in violation of this section shall constitute a nuisance and shall be abated, and any person violating this section shall be guilty of an offense.
(Prior Code, § 4-411) (Ord. 863, passed 9-11-2007; Ord. 910, passed 4-8-2014) Penalty, see § 91.99