As used in this article the following terms shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
COVER
A form-fitted default free cover specifically designed and
manufactured for motor vehicles and which completely shields the body
of an inoperable vehicle from view, and, in the agricultural zoning
districts, can include a tarpaulin or other cover that completely
shields the body of an inoperable vehicle from view.
FARM USE
Shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Code of Virginia,
§ 46.2-698(B).
INOPERABLE
A.
Shall apply to:
(1)
Any vehicle which is not in operating condition;
(2)
Any vehicle which for a period of 60 days or longer has been
partially or totally disassembled by the removal of tires and wheels,
the engine, or other essential parts required for operation of the
vehicle; or
(3)
Any vehicle on which there are displayed neither valid license
plates nor a valid inspection decal.
B.
Farm use vehicles shall not be considered inoperable solely
for failure to display valid license plates and a valid inspection
decal.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Every vehicle as defined in this section that is self-propelled
or designed for self-propulsion except as otherwise provided in this
title. Any structure designed, used, or maintained primarily to be
loaded on or affixed to a motor vehicle to provide a mobile dwelling,
sleeping place, office, or commercial space shall be considered a
part of a motor vehicle. Except as otherwise provided, for the purposes
of this article, any device defined by state law as a bicycle, electric
personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle,
motorized skateboard or scooter, moped, or personal delivery device
shall be deemed not to be a motor vehicle.
SEMITRAILER
Every vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in
conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight
and that of its own load rests on or is carried by another vehicle.
SHIELDED OR SCREENED FROM VIEW
The inoperable vehicle is not visible by someone standing
at ground level from any vantage point outside of the property on
which the inoperable vehicle is located because of one or more of
the following:
A.
Distance, terrain, or one or more buildings between the inoperable
vehicle and the parcel boundary;
D.
A wood fence of stockade, board and batten, panel or similar
type design; or
E.
Any combination of the foregoing.
TRAILER
Every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying
property or passengers wholly on its own structure and for being drawn
by a motor vehicle, including manufactured homes.
VEHICLE
Every device in, on or by which any person or property is
or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery
devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary
rails or tracks.