(A) The City Council finds and determines that a junked vehicle, including a part of a junked vehicle, which is visible at any time of the year from a public place or public right-of-way:
(1) Is detrimental to the safety and welfare of the public;
(2) Tends to reduce the value of private property;
(3) Invites vandalism;
(4) Creates a fire hazard;
(5) Is an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors;
(6) Produces urban blight adverse to the maintenance and continuing development of municipalities; and
(7) Is a public nuisance.
(B) Pursuant to the terms of this section and in accordance with the procedures herein established, the Code Enforcement Department is hereby authorized to remove, or cause the removal of, a vehicle, or part thereof, that constitutes a public nuisance and which is located on a public right-of-way, or public or private property.
(C) This section shall not apply to a vehicle or vehicle part that is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public property, a vehicle that is parked or stored in a lawful manner on private residential property under a carport, a vehicle or vehicle part that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed vehicle dealer or junkyard, or an unlicensed operable or inoperable antique or special interest vehicle stored by a collector on the collector's property, if the vehicle and the outdoor storage area are maintained in a manner so that they do not constitute a public health hazard and are screened from ordinary public view by means of a fence, rapidly growing trees, shrubbery, or other appropriate means. A tarp is not an appropriate means of cover.
(Ord. 06-0418, passed 4-18-2006) Penalty, see § 92.99