No person shall abandon any motor vehicle or trailer on the right-of-way of any public road or State highway as set out in Section
217.020 of this Code.
Except in the case of an accident resulting
in the injury or death of any person, the driver of a vehicle which
for any reason obstructs the regular flow of traffic on the roadway
of any public road or State highway shall make every reasonable effort
to move the vehicle or have it moved so as not to block the regular
flow of traffic. Any person who fails to comply with the requirements
of this Section is guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars
($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
When the City has physical possession of the
abandoned property, it may sell the abandoned property in accordance
with its established provisions and regulations and may transfer ownership
by means of a bill of sale signed by the City Clerk and sealed with
the official City Seal. Such bill of sale shall contain the make and
model of the abandoned property, the complete abandoned property identification
number, and the odometer reading of the abandoned property, if available,
and shall be lawful proof of ownership for any dealer registered under
the provisions of Section 301.218, RSMo., or Section 301.560, RSMo.,
or for any other person.
[CC 1996 § 205.050; Ord. No. 496, 11-9-1995; Ord. No. 02-04-01 § 1, 4-11-2002]
A. Definitions. As used in this Section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
JUNK VEHICLE
A vehicle which is incapable of operation or use upon the
highways and has no resale value except as a source of parts or scrap,
whether such inability to operate has resulted from mechanical malfunction,
disrepair, wreck, neglect, damage or destruction, or otherwise.
RESIDENTIAL
Real property designated as a "Residential" R-1, R-2, or R-3 District by Chapter
405, Zoning Regulations.
UNLICENSED
A vehicle which is not currently licensed by the State of
Missouri for the current year.
VEHICLE
Any mechanical device on wheels, designed primarily for use,
or used, on highways; but shall not include: motorized bicycles, vehicles
propelled or drawn by horses or human power, vehicles used exclusively
on fixed rails or tracks, wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons,
school buses, farm equipment.
B. The parking, storage or display of any unlicensed
vehicle or junk vehicle within the municipal limits for a period in
excess of thirty (30) days per calendar year is hereby prohibited.
This Section shall not apply to any such unlicensed or junk vehicle
which is kept within an enclosed garage, building or similar structure
otherwise permitted by the municipal zoning ordinances so as not to
be visible from a public street or other public or private property.
[Ord. No. 03-02-01 § 1, 2-13-2003]