§ 70-101. Inoperable vehicles prohibited; exceptions.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to leave a licensed or unlicensed inoperable vehicle or real property, including partially dismantled, wrecked or junked vehicles, on any street or highway within the corporate limits of the city for more than 72 hours, unless the vehicle is in a fully enclosed building or on the premises of a licensed junkyard.

(b)

Any person leaving an inoperable vehicle parked within the corporate limits of the city may be subject to a fine and towing charges to remove the vehicle.

(c)

Any person who is restoring, not for profit, a classic or antique vehicle, may have three inoperable vehicles parked on his or her premises in a fully enclosed building as long as such vehicles are of the same make and model as the vehicle being restored.

(d)

For the purposes of this section, an inoperable vehicle means a motor vehicle which does not have a current state license plate, or a vehicle which is licensed, but is disassembled, partially disassembled, wrecked or junked, in whole or in part, or is unable to move under its own power. Storage of more than three inoperable vehicles shall constitute a junkyard. Inoperable vehicles which are not parked in a fully enclosed building, or not located on the premises of a licensed junkyard may be towed at the owner's expense, and the owner may be subject to an additional fine.

(Ord. No. 98-1, art. 3, § 3.03.02.01, art. 9, 3-3-1998)

State law reference

Unclaimed motor vehicles, F.S. § 715.05.