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)