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Title 13 : Property Maintenance Regulations
Chapter 3 : Abandoned Or Inoperable Vehicles

13-301 : Definitions and declaration of nuisance.

  1. For purposes of this article the following words and phrases shall have the indicated meanings:
    1. An "abandoned vehicle" is one that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours; or on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than forty-eight (48) hours.
    2. "Inoperable or junk vehicle" shall mean a vehicle of any age that is damaged or defective in any one or combination of any of the following ways that either makes the vehicle immediately inoperable, or would prohibit the vehicle from being operated in a reasonable safe manner upon the public streets and highways under its own power if self-propelled or while being towed or pushed, if not self-propelled:
      1. Flat tires, missing wheels, or missing or partially disassembled tires and wheels;
      2. Missing or partially or totally disassembled essential part or parts of the vehicle's drive train, including, but not limited to, engine, transmission, transaxle, drive shaft, differential, or axle;
      3. Extensive exterior body damage or missing or partially or totally disassembled essential body parts, including, but not limited to, fenders, doors, engine hood, bumper or bumpers, windshield, or windows;
      4. Missing or partially or totally disassembled essential interior parts, including, but not limited to, driver's seat, steering wheel, instrument panel, clutch, brake, gear shift lever;
      5. Missing or partially or totally disassembled parts essential to the starting or running of the vehicle under its own power, including, but not limited to, starter, generator or alternator, battery, distributor, gas tank, carburetor or fuel injection system, spark plug, or radiator;
      6. Interior contains metal, glass, paper, rags or other cloth, wood, auto parts, machinery, waste or discarded materials in such quantity, quality and arrangement that a driver cannot be properly seated in the vehicle;
      7. Lying on the ground (upside down, on its side, or at other extreme angle), sitting on block or suspended in the air by any other method;
      8. General environment in which the vehicle sits, including, but not limited to, vegetation that has grown up around, in or through the vehicle, the collection of pools of water in the vehicle, and the accumulation of other garbage or debris around the vehicle.
    3. "Vehicle" shall mean any machine propelled by power other than human power, designed to travel along the ground by the use of wheels, treads, self-laying tracks, runners, slides or skids, including but not limited to automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, motor scooters, go-carts, campers, tractors, trailers, tractor-trailers, buggies, wagons, and earth-moving equipment, and any part of the same.
  2. The presence of an abandoned, dismantled or inoperable motor vehicle on private or public property is hereby declared a nuisance, which may be abated in accordance with the provisions of this article.
  3. This section shall not apply to any vehicle enclosed within a building on private property where neither the vehicle nor any part of it is visible from the street or from any other abutting property, or to any vehicle held in connection with an enterprise lawfully licensed by the town and properly operated in the appropriate zone pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the town, or any vehicle retained by the owner for antique collection purposes. If a vehicle is claimed as "antique" it must be registered and licensed according to the antique motor vehicle state law. (Ord. #2-97, July 1997)
Date Last Updated: 11/07/2023
Codification Date: 04/01/1998

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Fred Taylor
Alderman - Tyler Marshall
Alderman - Josh Sinard
Alderman - Ann Strom
Alderman - Jarrad Stump
Alderman - Whitney Woods

City Recorder - Alyson Susong

Date Last Updated: 11/07/2023
Codification Date: 04/01/1998

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Fred Taylor
Alderman - Tyler Marshall
Alderman - Josh Sinard
Alderman - Ann Strom
Alderman - Jarrad Stump
Alderman - Whitney Woods

City Recorder - Alyson Susong