[Adopted 1-13-1994 by Ord. No. 170]
Nuisance vehicles are prohibited on property zoned as residential
within the City limits of the City of Arcadia unless located within
a fully enclosed building.
[Amended 2-19-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-3]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:[1]
Any vehicle which is inoperable or unroadworthy, or which
is a salvage vehicle or junk vehicle, as these terms are defined in
Chapter 340 of the Wisconsin Statutes, as is from time to time amended,
repealed, or modified by the Wisconsin Legislature.
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or thing is
or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including automobiles,
motor trucks, trailers, motorcycles, motor homes, camping trailers,
farm trucks, farm trailers, semitrailers, school buses, and motorbuses,
as these devices are defined in Chapter 340 of the Wisconsin Statutes,
as is from time to time amended, repealed, or modified by the Wisconsin
Legislature. However, bicycles, mopeds, motor bicycles, snowmobiles,
all-terrain vehicles, boats, mobiles homes and road machinery are
not considered vehicles for the purposes of this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "improved surface,"
which immediately followed, was repealed 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-2.
Any owner of real property who shall continue to violate this
article, or permit such violation to occur on his property, after
having been given notice by City officials of the existence of such
violation, shall be issued a citation, shall be fined not less than
$25 but not more than $200 per violation, plus applicable court costs
and fees, and shall be held liable for the payment of expenses incurred
by the City of Arcadia in removing the nuisance vehicle. Each day
that the violation continues after the date the citation is issued
shall constitute a separate violation and may give rise to a separate
fine.
