8.20.020 Definitions.
For use in this chapter, the following terms are defined:
“Abandoned vehicle” means any of the following:
(a) A motor vehicle that has been left unattended on public property (streets and public grounds) for more than 48 hours and lacks current registration plates or two or more wheels or other structural parts which renders the vehicle totally inoperable; or
(b) A motor vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for more than 72 hours; or
(c) A motor vehicle that has been unlawfully parked on private property or has been placed on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than 24 hours; or
(d) A motor vehicle that has been legally impounded by order of a law enforcement officer for the city and has not been reclaimed for a period of 30 days.
“Junked motor vehicle” or “junked machinery” means:
(a) Any motor vehicle stored within the corporate limits of the city, not licensed for the current year as required by law, and which, because of any one of the following characteristics, constitutes a threat to the public health and safety:
(i) Any vehicle with a broken or cracked windshield, window, headlight or taillight, or any other cracked or broken glass;
(ii) Any vehicle with a broken or loose fender, door, bumper, hood, hood ornament, door handle, window handle, running board, steering wheel, trunk top, trunk handle, radio aerial, tailpipe or decorative piece;
(iii) Any vehicle which has become the habitat of rats, mice or snakes, or any other vermin or insects;
(iv) Any vehicle which contains gasoline or any other flammable fuel;
(v) Any other vehicle which, because of its defective or obsolete condition, in any other way constitutes a threat to the public health and safety.
(b) The term “junked motor vehicle” or “junked machinery” also means any vehicle stored within the corporate limits of the city, which is licensed for the current year as required by law and which, because it meets all of the following characteristics, constitutes a threat to the public health or safety:
(i) The vehicle is not stored in an enclosed structure;
(ii) The vehicle is not safely operable as a result of (A) collision, casualty or gradual deterioration, or (B) the vehicle has been stripped of essential parts and equipment;
(iii) The vehicle has been stored at its present location or a similar location controlled by the owner, for a period of at least 30 days. [Ord. 422 § 2, 1992; Code 1975 § 6-3.0102.]