§ 3-16-22. Public nuisance declared; prohibited.

(a)

The presence of any junked motor vehicle on public property or any private lot, tract or parcel of land or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied, improved or unimproved, within the county, shall be a public nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or maintain such a public nuisance by wrecking, dismantling, partially dismantling, rendering inoperable, or discarding any motor vehicle on the real property of another or to suffer, permit or allow junked motor vehicles to be parked, let or maintained in his own real property.

(b)

The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to:

(1)

A motor vehicle in an enclosed building; or

(2)

A motor vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful manner, when necessary to the operation of such business enterprise; or

(3)

A motor vehicle on property occupied and used for repair, reconditioning and remodeling of motor vehicles in conformance with the zoning ordinance of the county;

provided, however that the removal of the junked motor vehicle from the premises prior to the expiration of the ten-day notice shall be considered compliance with the provisions of this article and no further action shall be taken against the owner of the junked motor vehicle or the owner or the occupants of the premises.

(Ord. No. 4-73, §§ 2, 5, 6-5-73)