§ 34-84. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Abandoned motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that:

(1)

Has been left upon a street or highway in violation of a law, provision of this Code, or other ordinance of the town prohibiting parking;

(2)

Is left on property owned or operated by the town for longer than 24 hours;

(3)

Is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant, or lessee thereof for longer than two hours; or

(4)

Is left on any public street or highway for longer than seven days.

Junked motor vehicle means an abandoned motor vehicle that also:

(1)

Is partially dismantled or wrecked;

(2)

Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it was originally intended to move;

(3)

Is more than five years old and worth less than $100.00; or

(4)

Does not display a current license plate.

Motor vehicle means all machines designed or intended to travel over land or water by self-propulsion or while attached to any self-propelled vehicle.

Nuisance vehicle means a junked motor vehicle on public or private property that is determined and declared to be a health or safety hazard, a public nuisance, or unlawful, including a vehicle found to be:

(1)

A breeding ground for mosquitoes, other insects, rats or other pests;

(2)

A point of heavy growth of weeds or other noxious vegetation over eight inches in height;

(3)

A point of collection of pools or ponds of water;

(4)

A point of concentration of quantities of gasoline, oil, or other flammable or explosive materials as evidenced by sight or odor;

(5)

One which has areas of confinement which cannot be operated from the inside, such as trunks, hoods, and the like;

(6)

So situated or located that there is a danger of it falling or turning over;

(7)

Specifically declared a health and safety hazard and a public nuisance by the town code enforcement officer; or

(8)

So offensive to the sight as to damage the community, neighborhood or area appearance, upon a finding by the code enforcement officer that such aesthetic regulation is necessary and desirable for the protection of health and safety, preservation of the character and integrity of the community, or promotion of the comfort, happiness, and emotional stability of area residents.

(Code 1985, § 91.01; Code 1999, § 34-116; Ord. of 4-1-1996(2), § 1; Ord. of 5-19-2003(1), § 1)