10.36.040 Restrictions on storage of vehicles.

This chapter is intended to allow private citizens to maintain, store, and ultimately restore or repair their private vehicles needed for normal personal use, whether for recreation, pleasure, collection, or business, with the following restrictions:

(A) No person shall park, maintain, or store an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle, or parts thereof, on public or private property, including highways, except as otherwise authorized by this chapter or the state Vehicle Code.

(B) No property owner shall convert his property into a salvage yard, vehicle repair facility, or any other business venture without first obtaining any required permits, business licenses, and/or applicable authorization from the city.

(C) No person shall store business-related inventory, materials, vehicles, motor vehicles, or heavy equipment, on private residential property. Any business-related vehicles, parts, equipment, or materials found on private residential property in connection with an unauthorized business venture shall be subject to abatement or other legal proceedings as authorized by law.

(D) No vehicles, parts, or other materials, which belong to persons other than the owner or occupant of the property, shall be stored on private residential property. All commercial storage facilities must first be authorized by the city before such storage is allowed.

(E) No vehicles stored on private property shall be used for the storage of garbage or refuse, or as living quarters, unless otherwise authorized by the city.