Antique auto.
A passenger car or truck that is at least 25 years old as defined in the Texas Transportation Code.
Junked motor vehicle.
A vehicle that is self propelled and:
(1) 
Displays an expired license plate or invalid motor vehicle inspection certificate or does not display a license plate or motor vehicle inspection certificate; and
(2) 
Is:
(A) 
Wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded; or
(B) 
Inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than:
(i) 
Seventy-two (72) consecutive hours, if the vehicle is on public property; or
(ii) 
Thirty (30) consecutive days, if the vehicle is on private property.
Person.
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, or organization of any kind.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 1, adopted 2/1/2011; Ordinance adopting Code)
This article shall not apply to a vehicle or vehicle part or watercraft that is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property, a vehicle or vehicle part or watercraft that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed vehicle dealer, or a licensed operable or inoperable antique vehicle stored by a collector on the collector’s property, if the vehicle and the storage area are maintained in a manner so that they do not constitute a health hazard and are screened by a privacy fence from ordinary public view.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 1(a), adopted 2/1/2011)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with section 1.01.009 of this code. Every violation and every day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 13, adopted 2/1/2011; Ordinance adopting Code)
The administration of this article shall be executed by regularly salaried, full-time employees of the city, except that the removal of vehicles, or parts thereof, from property may be by any other duly authorized person.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 2, adopted 2/1/2011)
Any person authorized to administer the procedures authorized by this article may enter private property for the purposes specified in the procedures to examine a vehicle or vehicle part or watercraft, obtain information as to the identity of the vehicle or watercraft and remove or cause the removal of a vehicle or vehicle part or watercraft that constitutes a nuisance. Any court that enacts procedures under this article may issue orders necessary to enforce the procedures.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 3, adopted 2/1/2011)
The relocation of a junked vehicle that is a public nuisance to another location within the corporate city limits after a proceeding for the abatement or removal of the public nuisance has commenced has no effect on the proceeding if the junked vehicle constitutes a public nuisance at the new location.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 4, adopted 2/1/2011)
The presence of any junked vehicle, or motor vehicle part or parts, on any public property or private lot, tract, or parcel of land, or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied, improved or unimproved, within the city, shall be deemed a public nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, permit or maintain such a public nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, permit or maintain a public nuisance by dismantling, partially dismantling, or discarding any vehicle part or parts or by causing or allowing any junked vehicle to be parked, left, or maintained on property owned, occupied or controlled by such person. Provided, however, that this section shall not apply with regard to any junked vehicle, or vehicle part or parts thereof, located in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained at a location officially designated and in a manner approved by the city.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 5, adopted 2/1/2011)
(a) 
Whenever any such public nuisance exists on occupied premises within the city in violation of section 8.07.007, the chief of police, or a person designated by him, shall order the occupant of the premises whereon such public nuisance exists to abate or remove the same. Such order shall:
(1) 
Be in writing;
(2) 
Specify the public nuisance and its location;
(3) 
Specify the corrective measures required;
(4) 
Provide for compliance within ten (10) days from service thereof.
(b) 
Such order shall be served upon the occupant of the premises where such public nuisance exists by personal service, or by leaving a copy thereof with anyone over the age of sixteen (16) years found on the premises, or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, sent to the address where such public nuisance exists. If the notice is returned undelivered by the United States post office, official action to abate said nuisance shall be continued to a date not less than ten (10) days from the return of such notice. If the occupant of the premises fails or refuses to comply with the order within the ten (10) day period after notice thereof, as provided herein, the police department shall write a citation and take possession of such junked vehicle or vehicle part or parts and remove same from the premises. If the occupant of such premises so desires, he may, within such ten (10) day period after service of notice to abate the nuisance, request the clerk of the municipal court of the city, in writing, and without the requirement of bond, that a date and time be set when he may appear before the judge of the municipal court for a hearing to determine whether or not he is in violation of this article, and such hearing shall be set as provided in section 8.07.010.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 6, adopted 2/1/2011)
(a) 
Whenever any such public nuisance exists on unoccupied premises within the city in violation of section 8.07.007, the chief of police or a person designated by him shall order the owner of the premises whereon such public nuisance exists to abate or remove the same. Such order shall:
(1) 
Be in writing.
(2) 
Specify the public nuisance and its location.
(3) 
Specify the corrective measures required.
(4) 
Provide for compliance within ten (10) days from service thereof.
(b) 
The order shall be served upon the owner of the premises by serving him in the same manner as set out in section 8.07.008 to his address as shown by the current tax rolls of the city. If the owner fails or refuses to comply with the order within ten (10) days after service thereof as provided herein, the police department shall write a citation and take possession of such junked vehicle or vehicle part or parts and remove same from the premises. If the owner of the premises so desires, he may, within such ten (10) day period after service of notice to abate the nuisance, request the clerk of the municipal court of the city, in writing and without the requirement of bond, that a date and a time be set when may appear before the judge of the municipal court for a hearing to determine whether or not he is in violation of this article, and such hearing shall be set as provided in section 8.07.010.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 7, adopted 2/1/2011)
Upon receiving a request for hearing made pursuant to section 8.07.008 or section 8.07.009, the clerk of the municipal court shall set a date and a time for such hearing on the court docket. The clerk of the municipal court shall notify the city attorney of the date and time of such hearing. The city attorney shall cause to be prepared, filed and served on the defendant a written complaint charging that the owner or occupant of the premises, as the case may be, has violated this article. After service, such complaint shall be on file with clerk of the municipal court not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 8, adopted 2/1/2011)
The judge of the municipal court shall hear any case brought before said court as set out herein, and shall determine whether or not the defendant is, in fact, in violation of this article. Upon a finding that the defendant is in violation of this article, said defendant shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor and subject to a fine in accordance with the penalty provision herein set forth, and the judge of said court shall further order such defendant to remove and abate said nuisance within ten (10) days, the same being a reasonable time. If the defendant shall fail or refuse within said ten (10) days to abate or remove said nuisance, the judge of the municipal court shall issue an order directing the police department to have the same removed, and the police department shall take possession of said junked vehicle or vehicle part or parts and remove it from the premises. Such order shall include a description of the vehicle and the correct identification number and license number if available at the site.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 9, adopted 2/1/2011)
If there is a junked vehicle, or vehicle part or parts, as herein defined, on premises that are unoccupied, and neither the owner of the premises nor the owner of such vehicle can be found and notified to remove the same, then, upon a showing of such facts to the judge of the municipal court, the court may issue an order directing the police department to have the same removed and the police department shall take possession of such junked vehicle, or vehicle part or parts, and remove it from the premises.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 10, adopted 2/1/2011)
Junked vehicles, or vehicle part or parts, shall be removed by the police department. A junked vehicle, or vehicle part or parts, which has been removed under this article shall not be reconstructed or made operable. Within five (5) days after the date of removal, notice shall be given to the state department of motor vehicles identifying the vehicle or part thereof so the department may cancel the certificate of title to the vehicle. Junked vehicles removed under this article shall be disposed of in accordance with Texas Transportation Code governing disposition of abandoned vehicles.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 11, adopted 2/1/2011)
If a junked vehicle, or vehicle part or parts, as defined in this article, has been situated on the private property of another, without such person’s permission, for a period of sixty (60) days or longer, this fact shall be prima facie evidence that the owner of such vehicle or parts has abandoned same.
(Ordinance 110201A, sec. 12, adopted 2/1/2011)