As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ABANDONED HOME OR TRAILER
One which has not been used or occupied or which, due to
dilapidated condition, cannot be occupied in a healthful manner within
the past 365 days.
DISASSEMBLED, INOPERABLE, JUNKED OR WRECKED MOTOR VEHICLES,
TRUCK BODIES, TRACTORS, TRAILERS
Motor vehicles, recreational vehicles (boats, campers, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, etc.), truck bodies, tractors, farm machinery or trailers, and other items listed in §
465-1 or defined in this section, in such state of physical or mechanical ruin as to be incapable of propulsion, being operated upon the public streets or highways, or which is otherwise not in safe or legal condition for operation on public streets or highways due to missing or inoperative parts, flat or removed tires, expired or missing license plates or other defects. For purposes of this article, may also be referred to as "nuisance motor vehicles."
ENCLOSURE
Type of construction required to hide and harbor vehicles
from public view, excluding tarps. The Village Board shall have sole
authority to determine the adequacy of enclosures required under this
article, which may be a structure, fence, vegetative screening, or
other type of acceptable enclosure.
INOPERABLE APPLIANCE
Any stove, washer, refrigerator or other appliance which
is no longer operable in the sense for which it was manufactured.
JUNK
Worn out or discarded material of little or no value, including,
but not limited to, household appliances or parts thereof, tools,
discarded building materials or any other unsightly debris, the accumulation
of which has an adverse effect upon the neighborhood or Village property
values, health, safety or general welfare.
MOTOR VEHICLE
As defined in § 340.01(35), Wis. Stats. Additionally,
"motor vehicle" means any automobile, automobile part, all-terrain
vehicle, snowmobile, motor home, bus, motorcycle, van or other device
designed for travel.
OWNER
Considered to be the person(s) who occupies the premises
and who may or may not be the responsible person(s) harboring such
unlicensed motor vehicle.
REPAIR WORK
Includes mechanical, electrical and bodywork, maintenance,
construction, reconstruction, assembly, disassembly, restoration,
painting, upholstering or any similar or related work performed on
any motor vehicle.
STREET REPAIRS
Temporary repair work performed on a motor vehicle in a manner
and place which will not create a danger or hazard to vehicular or
pedestrian traffic.
TEMPORARY REPAIR WORK
Repair work which is performed within 24 hours of a motor
vehicle becoming unexpectedly unroadworthy on a street, highway or
thoroughfare, which work will make or attempts to make said motor
vehicle roadworthy.
Repair work of vehicles may only be performed upon observance
of the following conditions and restrictions:
A. Repair work upon residentially zoned private property cannot be performed
for financial gain or profit obtained through fees, barter, charges
or appreciation in the value of a motor vehicle purchased for the
purpose of resale. Repair work upon other than residentially zoned
property shall be in accordance with the Village zoning ordinances
and in compliance with the applicable state and Village ordinances,
rules and regulations, licenses and permits.
B. Except for authorized street repairs, repair work which renders a
motor vehicle inoperable for a period of more than three days shall
only be performed in a garage, shed or enclosed structure or, in the
case of a nonresidential property, in a fenced area which fully screens
repair work from the view of the owners, users and occupiers of abutting
and neighboring properties and from the view of passersby using public
thoroughfares, streets and highways.
C. Street repairs may be performed only within the scope of the definition
thereof.
Any person who shall interfere with the enforcement of any of the provisions of this article and shall be found guilty thereof shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-2 of this Code. Each motor vehicle or appliance involved shall constitute a separate offense.