Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases
shall be construed throughout this article to have the following meanings:
HAZARDOUS VEHICLE
A vehicle which (1) contains one or more broken windows or
one or more missing doors or a missing trunk or hood which allows
entry into the vehicle by children; (2) is structurally unstable or
supported by blocks, jacks or other devices creating a danger of slipping
and moving; (3) is parked on private property in such manner as to
constitute an "abandoned vehicle" under the Vehicle Code; or (4) is
partially dismantled, unusable or wrecked and which cannot safely
or legally be operated on the streets or highways of the Borough.
Currently licensed, registered and inspected vehicles shall not be
included within this definition regardless of condition.
UNSHELTERED STORAGE
Any storage except inside a building or in an area completely
surrounded by a solid fence of a height not less than the height of
the motor vehicle or trailer being sheltered.
No person who owns a hazardous vehicle shall park, place or
deposit the hazardous vehicle in unsheltered storage upon any private
property within the Borough of Columbia. No person owning or occupying
any property within the Borough of Columbia shall permit a hazardous
vehicle to remain in unsheltered storage on any property.
The prohibitions of this article shall not apply to a limit
of one hazardous vehicle if it is stored within an enclosed building
or an area completely surrounded by a solid fence of a height of not
less than the height of the hazardous vehicle, and this article shall
not apply to the premises of a business enterprise otherwise operated
in a lawful place and manner when necessary to the operation of such
business enterprise, nor shall it apply to the seasonal use vehicles
such as snowmobiles, motorcycles, motor scooters and nonmotorized
campers. The prohibitions of this article shall likewise not be applied
to salvors holding the current certificate of authorization from the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Nothing in this article shall prevent the Borough or duly authorized
officials from removing from private property, without notice, any
attended or unattended motor vehicle, the presence of which constitutes
a hazard or threat to the life, health, safety, welfare and morals
of the residents of the Borough which is imminently dangerous and,
in the opinion of the Borough or authorized officials, constitutes
a nuisance which gives rise to the existence of emergency conditions.