§ 118-33. Findings; declaration of nuisance.

It is hereby found by the county council that abandoned vehicles, defined for the purpose of this article as those vehicles that are inoperative, wrecked, partially dismantled or otherwise mechanically incapable of being operated in their present condition, or without current state license tags, if required, are a public nuisance for the following reasons:

(1)

Such vehicles, if stored in the open on private property, or if abandoned on public rights-of-way, can detract from the aesthetic quality of the surrounding neighborhoods and diminish the value of the adjacent properties.

(2)

Such vehicles, if parked on a public right-of-way, can constitute a safety hazard by virtue of the obstruction to the free flow of traffic and give rise to other traffic hazards.

(3)

Where such abandoned vehicles are on private property and stored in other than a completely enclosed garage, a health hazard may arise by virtue of the fact that such a vehicle can become a breeding place for disease-carrying insects and vermin.

(4)

Abandoned vehicles as described by this article constitute an abuse of the environment as contemplated in article II, section 202.2(3), of the county Charter in that such vehicles are solid waste which pollute the land.

(Ord. No. 73-4, § II, 4-5-73; Ord. No. 87-31, § I, 12-3-87)