The outdoor storage of abandoned, junked or discarded motor vehicles upon privately owned property with the town 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.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle that is without current registration and license plates and/or old, wrecked, discarded, abandoned or dismantled or partially dismantled which is in such deteriorated condition that it cannot be legally operated upon the public highway without substantial repairs. The fact that any motor vehicle has remained unused on any portion of the property on which is located for more than seven days and is not in a condition to be moved under its own power shall be presumptive evidence that such motor vehicle is abandoned.
A. 
No person shall place, deposit, store or allow to remain upon any private land or property within the town any abandoned motor vehicle for a period of more than four weeks, except in a garage or other similar enclosure.
B. 
The provisions of Subsection A of this section shall not apply to commercial garages and new or used car dealers at their place of business or vehicles stored in a location which is not visible to neighboring properties or from a public highway.
It shall be conclusively presumed that the person having control of the real property upon which the abandoned motor vehicle is placed or stored, whether as owner, occupant, lessee, agent or tenant, is the person who has permitted such abandoned motor vehicle to remain upon the premises.