§ 434-3. Requirements and prohibited activities.

Any person desiring to store or to continue to store motor vehicle(s) on private grounds, except those mentioned in § 434-2, shall comply with the following:

A. 

There shall be no broken glass anywhere on the vehicle. All broken glass must be removed and replaced.

B. 

The body of the motor vehicle shall be so maintained that there is no sharp, jagged, cutting edge anywhere on the body of the vehicle that would constitute a hazard.

C. 

The wheels shall be securely blocked and the motor vehicle transmission locked in park so as to remove any possibility of the motor vehicle being set in motion by any voluntary or nonvoluntary action.

D. 

The motor vehicle must, at all times, be maintained in a roadworthy condition.

E. 

All grass, weeds and bushes must be mowed under, next to, or in the vicinity of the stored motor vehicle, and at no time shall the grounds on which the motor vehicle is stored be allowed to become overgrown with grass, weeds and bushes to as to constitute a home and a haven for rats, mice, squirrels and similar vermin.

F. 

All doors, including the door of the trunk, shall be securely locked at all times. In no case shall any hazard be permitted whereby a child or children can enter into any potion of the motor vehicle to play or for any reason whatsoever.

G. 

All gasoline shall be removed from the motor vehicle. The gas tank shall be completely drained. No gasoline may be stored in the motor vehicle or in the vicinity of the motor vehicle unless said gasoline is stored within a locked structure other than the trunk, gas tank or any other part of the motor vehicle.

H. 

Under no circumstances whatsoever shall any item of any nature, whether flammable or not, be stored within the motor vehicle, including the trunk.

I. 

All such stored motor vehicles shall be at least 25 feet from any building so as not to obstruct any fire-fighting equipment or emergency vehicles.

J. 

All such stored motor vehicles shall be at least 25 feet from any river or stream or any other natural watercourse.

K. 

Storage of junked vehicle or vehicles is prohibited.

[Added 10-13-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-06]

Amended 11-16-1987 by Ord. No. 87-8; 7-8-1999 by Ord. No. 99-5