As used in this Section 7-3, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ABANDONED
To intentionally and permanently give up, surrender, or relinquish
all interest or ownership in property.
COLLECTOR
The owner of one or more vehicles that are antique, historic
or special interest, who collects, purchases, acquires, trades, or
disposes of these vehicles or parts thereof for their own use in order
to preserve, restore, and maintain a vehicle for hobby purposes.
DWELLING UNIT
Any structure or part of a structure intended for human occupancy
and containing one or more connected rooms and a single kitchen, designed
for living and sleeping purposes. A dwelling unit may include a mobile/manufactured
home, a modular housing unit, a site-built house, or planned residential
development.
EXTERIOR PROPERTY
The open space on the premises and on adjoining property
under the control of owners or operators of such premises.
GRAFFITI
Letters, numbers, a word or words, writings or inscriptions,
symbols, drawings, carvings, stickers, etchings or any other marking
of any nature whatsoever which defaces, obliterates, covers, alters,
damages or destroys the real or personal property of another.
HISTORIC OR SPECIAL INTEREST VEHICLE
A vehicle of any age which, because of its significance,
is being collected, preserved, restored or maintained by a hobbyist
as a leisure pursuit.
INFESTATION
The presence within or contiguous to a structure or premises
of insects, rats, vermin or other pests to such a degree as to pose
a threat to the health or safety of occupants of the structure or
any other contiguous structure or premises.
JUNK VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle, other than an antique, historic, or special
interest vehicle, which:
(1)
Has been continually inoperative for at least 120 days or has
been wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, or abandoned; and
(2)
Does not meet minimum safety standards for operation on the
public streets and highways of this state.
OCCUPANCY
The purpose for which a building or portion thereof is utilized
or occupied.
OCCUPANT
Any individual living or sleeping in a building, or having
possession of a space within a building.
OWNER
Any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a
legal or equitable interest in the property; or record in the official
records of the state, county or municipality as holding title to the
property; including the guardian of the estate of any such person
and the executor or administrator of the estate of such person if
ordered to take possession of real property by a court.
PARTS CAR
An antique, historic, or special interest motor vehicle generally
in inoperable condition which is owned by a collector to furnish parts
and/or harvest parts that are usually unobtainable from normal sources,
thus enabling a collector to preserve, restore and/or maintain an
antique, historic or special interest motor vehicle.
PREMISES
A piece of real estate, house, or building and its land.
REFUSE
Includes, but is not limited to, debris, garbage, litter,
rubbish and/or the like.
(1)
DEBRISBits and pieces of stone, wood, glass, such as after destruction.
(2)
GARBAGEThe animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, not including managed compost.
(3)
LITTERIncludes but is not limited to any discarded, uncared for, or worn out manufactured material, construction material, machinery, including parts of motor vehicles, tires, aircraft, appliances, household furniture or scrap metal, and other materials.
(4)
RUBBISHCombustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage including yard waste, i.e., decomposable waste materials generated by yard and lawn care and includes leaves, grass trimmings, brush, wood chips, and shrub and tree trimmings.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed, placed or erected above ground level
which requires location on the ground or is attached to something
having a location on the ground, but not including a tent, vehicle,
vegetation, public utility pole or line, signs or fences. For the
purpose of this Section 7-3, a mobile/manufactured home is a structure,
with or without wheels, when located on any lot.
VILLAGE
The Village of Bosque Farms.
WEEDS
All rank, noxious, poisonous, harmful, unhealthful vegetation
or any growth whatsoever of an offensive, unsightly nature, whether
alive or dead.