[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to store, place, permit to be stored, placed, or allowed to remain any dismantled, partially dismantled, or inoperable motor vehicle, machinery, or equipment, or any parts thereof, on land located in the Township of Cannon, except as the same may be permitted under the provisions of the Chapter
450, Zoning, of the Township of Cannon Code, unless said dismantled, partially dismantled, or inoperable motor vehicle, machinery, or equipment, or parts thereof, shall be kept in a wholly enclosed garage or other wholly enclosed structure; provided, however, that any bona fide owner, co-owner, tenant, or cotenant of said land may store or permit to be stored, or allow to remain on the premises of which he is the owner, co-owner, tenant, or cotenant, any one such dismantled, partially dismantled, or inoperable motor vehicle, for a period of not to exceed 48 hours.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
INOPERABLE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
Any item or piece of machinery or equipment which, by reason
of dismantling, disrepair, or other cause, is incapable of functioning
or being operated as it was intended to function or be operated.
INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLES
Motor vehicles which, by reason of dismantling, disrepair
or other cause, are incapable of being propelled under their own power,
or are unsafe for operation on the streets and highways of this state
because of inability to comply with the State Motor Vehicle Code or
do not have a current license and registration as required for operation
by the State Motor Vehicle Code.
MOTOR VEHICLES
Any wheeled or tracked vehicles which are or are intended
to be operable as self-propelled vehicles, any motorized or nonmotorized
watercraft, any motorized or nonmotorized off-road vehicle or recreational
vehicle, any mobile construction equipment, any trailer or camper,
or any other similar conveyance.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
This article shall not be construed as repealing any ordinance
now in effect or hereafter made effective relating to the keeping
of rubbish, litter, garbage, refuse, trash or junk, but shall be construed
as supplementary to any such ordinance as well as to any statutes
of the State of Michigan relating thereto.
The presence of a dismantled or inoperable motor vehicle, machinery,
or equipment, or any parts thereof in violation of the terms of this
article is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.