[Adopted 6-3-1996 as § 10-5-8 of the
1996 Code.]
No disassembled, inoperable, unlicensed, junked or wrecked motor vehicles,
truck bodies, tractors, trailers, farm machinery, vehicle parts or tires,
or appliances shall be stored upon private residential property or unenclosed
within a building upon nonresidential property within the Village of Theresa
for a period exceeding 10 days unless it is in connection with an authorized
business enterprise located in a properly zoned area maintained in such a
manner as not to constitute a public nuisance.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DISASSEMBLED, INOPERABLE, JUNKED OR WRECKED MOTOR VEHICLES, TRUCK BODIES,
TRACTORS OR TRAILERS
Motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, truck bodies, tractors, farm
machinery or trailers in such state of physical or mechanical ruin as to be
incapable of propulsion or being operated upon the public streets or highways
or which are otherwise not in safe or legal condition for operation on public
streets or highways due to missing or inoperative parts, flat or removed tires,
expired or missing license plates or other defects.
INOPERABLE APPLIANCE
Any stove, washer, refrigerator or other appliance which is no longer
operable in the sense for which it was manufactured.
This article shall not apply to any motor vehicle or motor vehicle accessories
stored within an enclosed building or on the premises of a business enterprise
operated in a lawful place and in a non-nuisance manner in a properly zoned
area when necessary to the operation of such business enterprise or in a storage
place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner or seasonal use
vehicles such as snowmobiles, motorcycles, motor scooters and nonmotorized
campers, provided that such vehicles are stored in compliance with the ordinances
of the Village. Also excepted are motor vehicles registered pursuant to §§ 341.265
and 341.266, Wis. Stats. In other situations the Village Board may issue temporary
permits permitting an extension of not to exceed an additional 30 days' time
to comply with this article where exceptional facts and circumstances warrant
such extension.
Any person who shall interfere with the enforcement of any of the provisions of this article and shall be found guilty thereof may be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-5 of this Code. Each motor vehicle or appliance involved shall constitute a separate offense.