[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Geneva 7-3-1968 as Ch. 52 of the 1968 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 335.
[Amended 6-6-2012 by Ord.
No. 5-2012]
The outdoor storage of abandoned, junked, or
discarded vehicles, boats, or trailers upon privately owned property
within the City is a source of vexation and annoyance. It constitutes
an attractive nuisance to children, and a peril to their safety in
the case of fire or explosion whenever gasoline is left in the fuel
tanks of such vehicles. The preservation of public health and safety
compels the enactment of this chapter.
[Amended 6-6-2012 by Ord.
No. 5-2012]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any vehicle, boat, or trailer which is not operable, or which
has been abandoned, junked, or discarded, or stored in such a manner
that the vehicle, boat, or trailer is not readily operable. Any vehicle
that is unlicensed, unregistered, and/or uninsured for a period exceeding
12 months shall also be deemed to be an abandoned vehicle.
Any vessel designed or otherwise used for transport on water.
Any conveyance with wheels or runners, designed or otherwise
used for transporting vehicles or equipment.
A.
No person shall place, deposit, store or allow to
remain upon any private land or property within the City more than
one abandoned vehicle for a period of more than two weeks, except
in a garage or other similar enclosure.
[Amended 6-6-2012 by Ord.
No. 5-2012]
[Amended 6-6-2012 by Ord.
No. 5-2012]
It shall be conclusively presumed that the person
having control of the real property upon which the abandoned vehicle
is placed or stored, whether as owner, occupant, lessee, agent or
tenant, is the person who has permitted such abandoned vehicle to
remain upon the premises.
