Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 8.20 JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLES
8.20.020 Nuisance designated-Abatement.
No person shall park, store, keep, place, leave or permit the
same, any abandoned, wrecked, junked or dismantled motor vehicle or vehicle upon
any private property within the city for a period in excess of seventy-two
hours. The presence of any abandoned, wrecked, junked or dismantled vehicle or
motor vehicle, or parts thereof, upon private property as specified in this
chapter, is declared a public nuisance which shall be abated as such in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter. This section shall not apply to
any vehicles enclosed within a building, or covered by a fabric cover
specifically designed for covering vehicles or motor vehicles, or to any vehicle
held in connection with a business enterprise, lawfully licensed by the city and
properly operated in an appropriate business zone, pursuant to the zoning laws
of the city, or to any vehicle or motor vehicle validly and properly retained by
the owner thereof for antique collection purposes, pursuant to 61-3-411, MCA.
Any motor vehicle whether in operable or inoperable condition designed, adapted
or used for dragstrip racing or raceway racing shall be covered, as set forth in
this section, or placed within a building. (Ord. 463 § 2, 1985)