Junked vehicle.
(1)
A motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft that:
(B)
Is:
(i)
Wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded; or
(ii)
Inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than:
a.
Seventy-two consecutive hours, if the vehicle is on public property;
or
b.
Thirty consecutive days, if the vehicle is on private property.
(2)
For purposes of this article, junked vehicle only includes:
(A)
A motor vehicle that displays an expired license plate or does
not display a license plate;
(B)
An aircraft that does not have lawfully printed on the aircraft
an unexpired federal aircraft identification number registered under
Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration regulations
in 14 C.F.R. part 47; or
(C)
A watercraft that:
(i)
Does not have lawfully on board an unexpired certificate of
number; and
(ii)
Is not a watercraft described by section 31.055, Texas Parks
and Wildlife Code.
(Ordinance 2015-13 adopted 8/27/15)
Pursuant to section 683.074(e) of the Transportation Code, the
chief of police or his authorized agent may enter private property
to examine a public nuisance, to obtain information to identify the
nuisance, and to remove or direct the removal of the nuisance in accordance
with this article.
The chief of police, or his authorized agent, may dispose of
or cause the disposal of the junked motor vehicle or vehicle part
by removal to a scrap yard, a motor vehicle demolisher, or a suitable
site operated by a county or a municipality, or as otherwise provided
by chapter 683, subchapter E of the Transportation Code, or amendments
or recodifications thereof.
In accordance with the authority provided by section 683.074
of the Transportation Code, as amended, the relocation of a junked
vehicle or vehicle part that is a public nuisance to another location
in the city after a proceeding for abatement and removal of the public
nuisance has commenced by notice has no effect on the proceeding if
the junked vehicle or vehicle part constitutes a public nuisance at
the new location.
(a) This
article does not apply to a vehicle or vehicle part:
(1) That is completely enclosed in a building in a lawful manner and
is not visible from the street or other public or private property;
or
(2) That is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in
connection with the business of a licensed vehicle dealer or junkyard,
or that is an antique or special interest vehicle stored by a motor
vehicle collector on the collector’s property, if the vehicle
or part and the outdoor storage area, if any, are:
(A) Maintained in an orderly manner;
(C) Screened from ordinary public view by appropriate means, including
a fence, rapidly growing trees, or shrubbery.
(b) As
used in this section, words and terms shall be defined as follows:
Motor vehicle collector.
A person who:
(1)
Owns one or more antique or special interest vehicles; and
(2)
Acquires, collects, or disposes of an antique or special interest
vehicle or vehicle parts for personal use to restore and preserve
an antique or special interest vehicle for historic interest.
Special interest vehicle.
A motor vehicle of any age that has not been changed from
original manufacturer’s specifications and, because of its historic
interest, is being preserved by a hobbyist.
(Ordinance adopting Code)