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§ 15-1 TITLE 10 — POLICE REGULATIONS § 15-5 Chapter 15 JUNK VEHICLES Sec. 15-1: Purpose Sec. 15-2: Definitions Sec. 15-3: Abatement and Removal of Junk Vehicles from Private Property Sec. 15-4: Exceptions Sec. 15-5: Removal and Disposal - Costs - Liens Sec. 15-1. Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to promote health and safety be requiring junk vehicles to be fully enclosed within a legal structure on private property or to be fenced or screened to hide junk vehicles and parts thereof from public view or to be removed from private property because such presence of junk vehicles creates potential health and/or safety problems to adjoining property owners and to others within the community. It is not the purpose of this Chapter to lessen, alter, or otherwise modify any other provision of this Code or the Moscow Zoning Code. Sec. 15-2. Definitions. A. "Junk vehicle" means a vehicle or part thereof substantially meeting the following requirements: 1. Extensively damaged, which may include any of the following: a broken window or windshield, missing one or more wheels, one or more tires, a motor, or a transmission; 2. Physically incapable of being operated legally on a public highway for whatever reason; 3. Not validly and currently registered pursuant to Idaho Code. B. "Vehicle", for the purposes of this Chapter, has the same definition as that contained in Idaho Code Section 49- 123(2)(a). (Ord. 2000-27, 11/20/2000) Sec. 15-3. Abatement and Removal of Junk Vehicles From Private Property. Except as otherwise provided by law, all junk vehicles placed or present upon private property within the City are public nuisances to be abated not more than thirty (30) days following notice by the City to the owner of the junk vehicle or to the owner of the property upon which the junk vehicle is located, even in cases where permission has been given for the junk vehicle to be present on the property. Sec. 15-4. Exceptions. A. A junk vehicle or part thereof where thirty (30) day notice by the City of the violation has not been given to the owner of the junk vehicle or to the owner of the property upon which the junk vehicle is located. B. A junk vehicle or part thereof which is completely enclosed within a structure or which is behind a screen or fence in a lawful manner where such junk vehicle or part thereof is not visible from the street or other public or private property; or C. A junk vehicle or part thereof which is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the lawful business and which is fenced, screened, or secured according to applicable laws and ordinances. Sec. 15-5. Removal and Disposal - Costs - Liens. Costs of removal by the City or its agents may be assessed against the registered owner of the junk vehicle if the identity of the owner can be determined, unless the owner in the transfer of ownership of the junk vehicle has complied with the Idaho Code. The costs of removal by the City or its agents may be assessed against the owner of the private property on which the junk vehicle is present. In addition to, or in lieu of, any other state or local provisions for the recovery of costs of removal by the City or its agents, the City may, after removal of a junk vehicle ---PAGE BREAK--- § 15-5 TITLE 10 — POLICE REGULATIONS § 15-5 under this Chapter, claim a lien for the cost of removal and any and all outstanding fines and collection costs in accordance with the Idaho Code. (Ord. 2000-27, 11/20/2000)