[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 19, Sec.
19-12, of the 1972 Code]
[Amended 4-18-2006 by Ord. No. 4009; 3-13-2018 by Ord. No. 9139]
A.
Storage on residential property. It shall be unlawful
for the owner or occupant of a residential building, structure or
property within the City to utilize the premises for the open storage
of any abandoned motor vehicle, unsafe or poor repair trailer(s),
icebox, refrigerator, stove, glass, building material, building rubbish,
furnishings or similar items, and the storage of such items is hereby
declared to be a nuisance. It shall be the duty and responsibility
of such owner or occupant to keep such property clean and to remove
therefrom all such abandoned items.
B.
Storage on nonresidential property. It shall be unlawful
for the owner or occupant of a nonresidential building, structure
or property within the City to utilize the premises for the open storage
of any abandoned motor vehicle, unsafe or poor repair trailer(s),
icebox, refrigerator, stove, glass, building material, building rubbish,
furnishings or similar items, unless otherwise allowed by code, and
the storage of such items is hereby declared to be a nuisance. It
shall be the duty and responsibility of such owner or occupant to
keep such property clean and to remove therefrom all such abandoned
items.
C.
For the purpose of this section, an "abandoned motor
vehicle" is defined to be one that is in a state of disrepair and
incapable of being moved under its own power, or a vehicle that does
not have affixed thereto a current license tag.
D.
For the purpose of this section, "abandoned furnishings" are those
which are stored in open sight, subjected to the elements in any way,
and are not weatherproof by design.
