Legal Documents of Rocky Top

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall have the meanings given herein:

1. "City manager." "City manager" shall mean the city manager or the city manager's duly authorized designee.
2. "Junked vehicle." Any motorized or non-motorized vehicle, including but not limited to campers, trailers, boats and semi-trailers, the condition of which is one or more of the following: wrecked; abandoned; discarded; in a state of disrepair; lacking vital component parts; economically impractical to restore to operating condition; poses a safety hazard; or declared a public nuisance.
3. "Inoperable, obsolete or in a state of disrepair." Any vehicle or device in, upon or by which a person or property may be transported or drawn upon a highway or street, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, and shall include, but not be limited to, motor vehicle, automobile, truck, trailer, motorcycle, tractor, buggy, wagon, camper, boat trailer or any combination thereof, which exhibits any one of the following characteristics is considered a public nuisance:
   
   1. Any vehicle or part of a vehicle with a broken windshield beyond minor crack( s) or any other broken glass that constitutes a safety hazard;
   2. Any vehicle or part of a vehicle with a broken or loose fender, door, bumper, hood, wheel, steering wheel, hood trunk top or exhaust system;
   3. Any vehicle lacking an engine, one or more wheels or other structural parts which renders such vehicle unsafe to operate;
   4. Any vehicle or part of a vehicle which is a habitat for rats, mice or snakes or any other vermin or insects;
   5. Any vehicle or part of a vehicle which, because of its defective or obsolete condition, constitutes a threat to the public health and safety;
   6. Any vehicle that is not capable of moving by its own intended power source in both forward and reverse directions;
   7. Any vehicle that is being used for excessive storage thereby causing unsafe operation or nuisance;
   8. Any vehicle that cannot be driven legally on public streets under city ordinance and/or state law.
4. "Abandoned vehicle." A vehicle is classified as abandoned when the vehicle:
   
   1. Is otherwise in good working condition left unattended on public property or right-of-way for more than fifteen (15) calendars days; or
   2. Has remained illegally placed on public property for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours; or
   3. Has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for forty-eight (48) hours or more. (Ord. #538, Feb. 2020)