[Adopted as Sec. 8.05 of the prior Code]
No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, recreational
vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, appliance or manufactured home on any
road or public property in the Town of Rome for such time and under
such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to
have been abandoned. Whenever any such item has been left unattended
on any road in the Town of Rome or upon private or public property
without the permission of the property owner or person charged with
the lawful jurisdiction thereof for more than 72 hours, it shall be
deemed abandoned and constitute a public nuisance.
Any police officer that discovers any motor vehicle, recreational
vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, appliance or manufactured home on any
road or public property in the Town of Rome, which has been abandoned,
may cause the vehicle to be removed to a suitable place of impoundment.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes the plural as well as the singular and may mean
either a natural person, firm, association, partnership, private corporation,
public or quasi-public corporation, or combination of these who shall
hold title to a building, structure or property, or who shall be in
actual possession of, or have charge, or control of building, structure,
or property as agent of the title holder, or who shall be trustee
or guardian of the estate or person of the title holder.
Includes a corporation, firm partnership, association, organization
and any other group acting as a unit as well as individuals, including
a personal representative, receiver or other representative appointed
according to law. Whenever the term "person" is used in any section
of this article prescribing a penalty or fine, as to partnerships
or associations, the work shall include the partners or members thereof,
and as to corporations, shall include the officers, agents or members
thereof who are responsible for any violation of such section.
A thing, act, occupation, condition or use of property, which
shall continue for such length of time as to substantially annoy,
injure or endanger the comfort, health, repose or safety of the public;
in any way render the public insecure in life or in the use of property;
greatly offend the public morals or decency; unlawfully and substantially
interfere with, obstruct or tend to obstruct or render dangerous for
passage any street, alley, highway, navigable body of water or other
public way or the use of public property.
The Town of Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin, or any duly appointed
designate thereof, including, but not limited to, the Town Board and
Town committees.
The present governing body of the Town or any successors
to the legislative power of said body, or any duly appointed designate
thereof.
A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home, whether
or not such vehicle is registered under Wisconsin Law.
