§ 8.04.010. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

"Inoperable motor vehicle" or "abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, including a recreational vehicle, which:

1. Has been left on a street, alley or public right-of-way for a period of more than seventy-two (72) hours or on a specific parcel of public or private property for more than thirty (30) days; and

2. Has broken or missing windows or windshield; or one or more missing wheels; or one or more missing tires; or lacks a transmission or engine; or the transmission or engine will not run; or

3. Is not currently registered or licensed for the current year; constitutes a presumption that the vehicle is inoperable.

"Junk" means any object or material which is manufactured or man-made, whether of artificial materials or natural materials, which has been abandoned or discarded, or which is inoperable; or which is useless to serve its intended purpose in its current condition; or which is being kept or stored to serve some useful purpose in the future. Junk includes, but is not limited to, one of the following classifications:

1. Inoperable household appliances, including, but not limited to, washers, dryers, refrigerators, dishwashers, water heaters, stoves, and similar items, or parts thereof;

2. Used household furniture, including, but not limited to, sofas, beds, chairs, tables, mattresses, and similar items, or parts thereof;

3. Used/machinery or motor vehicle parts, including, but not limited to, motors, tires, wheels, chassis and similar items, or parts thereof;

4. Used building materials, including, but not limited to, lumber, stone, brick, plywood, wire, glass, metal, plumbing fixtures, lighting fixtures, heating fixtures, and similar items, or parts thereof;

5. Discarded, useless or abandoned vehicles or recreation equipment, or parts thereof;

6. Temporary storage structures which are not securely anchored to the ground, or have broken or structurally unsound supports or roof members, or have unsecured, ripped, broken or unsafe canvas or metal siding or roofing materials.

"Person" means a natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation.

"Person in charge of property" means an agent, occupant, lessee, contract purchaser or other person having possession or control of property or supervision of a construction project.

Person Responsible. The "person responsible" for abating a nuisance includes:

1. The owner;

2. The person in charge of property, as defined in this section;

3. The person who caused a nuisance, as defined in this chapter or another ordinance of the city, to come into or continue in existence.

"Public place" means a building, way, place or accommodation, publicly or privately owned, open and available to the general public.

"Solid waste" means all decayable or non-decayable wastes, whether in solid or in liquid form, including, but not limited to: garbage, rubbish, ashes, sewage sludge, street refuse, industrial wastes, swill, demolition and construction wastes, manure, vegetable or animal solid or semi-solid wastes, silage, dead animals, and other discarded solid materials.

(Ord. 339 § 8, 2006; Ord. 317 § 1, 2004: Ord. 195 § 1, 1985)