1. The storage or keeping of motor vehicles not having a properly issued current motor vehicle registration and current motor vehicle license plate properly displayed is prohibited on any lot, parcel or tract of land or part thereof, situated within the zoning jurisdiction of the City; provided, conformance with the following shall not constitute a violation of this section:
A. The storage of any unlicensed and/or unregistered motor vehicle in a fully enclosed garage.
B. The storage of not more than one personal vehicle in good operable condition and shielded from view of the general public by a manufactured and fitted vehicle cover and located on a paved driveway pursuant to a permit to store obtained from the City. The permit shall be issued without cost to the applicant and shall:
(1) Be issued for a period of not to exceed six months and shall be renewable upon application for like periods as long as such storage is in all respects in compliance with this section;
(2) Identify the vehicle by make, year of manufacture, model and manufacturer’s identification number;
(3) State the reason the vehicle does not bear a current registration and license;
(4) Require owner to prove continued operability of the vehicle within 72 hours upon request of the Police Department;
(5) Contain the property owner’s and vehicle owner’s consent for the City and its agents to enter upon the premises and vehicle for purposes of identification and inspection of the vehicle.
C. The storage, keeping or abandonment of parts, including scrap metals, from motor vehicles or machinery, or parts thereof, is prohibited on any lot, parcel or tract of land or part thereof, situated within the zoning jurisdiction of the City, except in enclosed buildings or garages or where otherwise permitted by this Zoning Code.
D. Parking, storage or keeping, other than in a fully enclosed garage of any non-operable motor vehicle is prohibited on any residential zoned lot, parcel or tract of land or part thereof, situated within the zoning jurisdiction of the City; provided, however, automobiles that are non-operable by reasons of repair work being done thereon may be parked on the residential lot of the owner of said automobile within the City’s zoning jurisdiction under the following conditions:
(1) The automobile is owned by the occupier of the premises and registered to him/her at that address.
(2) The period of said repair work does not exceed ten days in duration.
(3) Repair work is at all times conducted on a paved driveway.
(4) No more than one automobile in need of repair is situated on the premises at the same time.
2. Before the City removes a vehicle suspected of being in violation of this section, by reason of it being inoperable, the City shall give the owner of the premises upon which the offending vehicle is situated a 72-hour warning notice. Notice shall be given by tagging the motor vehicle and by regular mail, postage pre-paid to the occupier of the premises on which the motor vehicle is situated. Any motor vehicle not removed from the premises within such 72-hour period shall be presumed to be inoperable and shall be subject to proceedings set forth in Chapter 50 of this Code of Ordinances. The owner may demonstrate operability of the vehicle by making special arrangements with the Police Department to demonstrate operability of the vehicle within said 72-hour period. If operability of the vehicle is satisfactorily demonstrated, the automobile need not be removed.