§ 98-186. 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 any motor-driven vehicle, regardless of size, which is left unattended for a period exceeding 48 hours.

Disabled motor vehicle means any motor-driven vehicle, regardless of size, which is incapable of being self-propelled upon the public streets of the city or which does not meet the requirements for operation upon the public streets of the city, including a current motor vehicle license. A motor vehicle shall be considered abandoned or disabled if it is in a state of evident disuse, neglect or abandonment. Evidence of disuse, neglect or abandonment may include, without limitation, factors such as: The vehicle being wrecked or inoperative; the vehicle being partially dismantled, having no engine, transmission, or other major or necessary parts; the vehicle having no valid license tag; there being vegetation underneath the vehicle as high as the vehicle body or frame; there being refuse or debris collected under the vehicle; the vehicle being used solely for storage purposes; or the vehicle being in any physical state rendering it inoperable or unsightly to the neighborhood.

(Ord. No. 2357, § 4, 6-27-00)