351.18 ABANDONMENT AND STORAGE OF INOPERABLE VEHICLES.
   (a)   As used in this section:
      (1)   “Property” means any real property within the City which is not a street or highway.
      (2)   “Inoperable vehicle” means a vehicle, parts of which are missing or in such state of disrepair or damage that such vehicle is incapable of propulsion as a vehicle, or which is in such condition that operation thereof on public streets or highways would constitute violation of any of the provisions Traffic Code or of State law, or which does not bear such license plates for operation thereof on the public streets and highways as are required by the provisions of this Traffic Code or State law either within thirty days after the date such vehicle must under the provisions of this Traffic Code or State law bear a current year's license plate in order to be operated on the public streets or highways or within thirty days after the owner of such vehicle has obtained ownership thereof.
   (b)   No person shall abandon any vehicle within the City and no person shall leave any vehicle at any place within the City for such time and under such circumstances as to cause such vehicle reasonably to appear to have been abandoned.
   (c)   No person in charge or control of any property within the City, 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 twenty-four hours; and no person shall leave any such vehicle on any property within the City for a longer time than twenty-four hours; except that this section shall not apply to a vehicle in an enclosed building; a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place and manner, when necessary to the operation of such business enterprise; or a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the City.
(Ord. 65-11. Passed 3-17-65.)