As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CODES INSPECTOR
An employee of Allegany County whose duties include inspection
and application of enforcement measures necessary to carry out the
terms of this chapter under the direction of the Division Chief.
ENCLOSED STRUCTURE
An existing building with a continuous envelope defining
interior space, excepting only openings designed for doors or windows,
which is intended to secure said interior space for residential or
commercial use.
JUNK
Post-consumer materials, such as old or scrap copper, brass,
rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, iron, steel,
wood pallets or any other old or scrap or discarded material, or vehicles
or other conveyances that are inoperable, dismantled, partially dismantled
or deteriorated. With respect to automobiles and other motorized conveyances,
all such vehicles and or equipment must be readily operable, capable
of immediate usage without need of special mechanical assistance or
devices. Failure to start any vehicle upon request of the County shall
constitute a presumption of inoperability. Building materials stored
on site for an active or pending construction project, and subject
to the terms of a building permit, are not considered "junk" under
this definition.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
A landowner, tenant, or any other person lawfully in possession
of any real property upon which is located any junk or any person
who is the current or most recent owner of any personal property meeting
the definition of "junk."