Section 175-110.1 INOPERATIVE MOTOR VEHICLES.
A.
No more than one (1) inoperative motor vehicle, trailer or
semitrailer,
as defined by Virginia Code Section 46.1-1, which is inoperative,
shall be
kept outside a completely enclosed building on any property zoned for
residential or commercial purposes. Such inoperative vehicle must
be
fully screened year-round from public view by plantings, fencing or a
professionally manufactured car cover. Any inoperative vehicle
stored
under a car cover shall not be maintained on the same lot for more than
six
months in a twelve month period. In no case shall any inoperative
vehicles be
stored in the required parking spaces for the use or in any required
yard
adjoining a public street.
(Ord.
No. Z-8-95 Amended “A”
7-24-95-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. Z-6-01 Amended “A” 10-8-01-Effective
Upon Passage)
B.
For the purpose of this section, the word "inoperative"
shall mean as follows:
1.
For a period of sixty (60) days or longer, the motor
vehicle, trailer or semitrailer has been partially or totally
disassembled by the removal of tires and wheels, the engine or other
essential
parts required for operation of the vehicle; or
2.
The vehicle, trailer or semitrailer does not display
valid license plates; or does not display a valid inspection decal.
(Ord.
No. Z-8-95 Amended “B 1&2”
7-24-95-Effective Upon Passage)
C.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person, firm
or
corporation which has been regularly and continuously licensed and
engaged
in the business of an automobile dealer, salvage dealer or scrap
processor at
the property in question since June 26, 1970.
D.
The owners of property zoned for residential or commercial
purposes shall
at the demand of the Town Council or its designated agent remove from
their
property any such inoperative motor vehicles, trailers or
semitrailers
that are not kept within a fully enclosed building or structure.
Notice
of the demand shall be sent to the property owner by first class mail
to the
owner's address as it appears in the town tax records. In the
event that the
inoperative vehicle has not been placed in a fully enclosed building or
structure, fully screened year- round from public view by plantings,
fences or
a professionally manufactured car cover, or removed from the property
within
ten (10) days from the date the notice was sent, then the town or its
designated agent may remove the inoperative vehicle, and thereafter
dispose of
the same upon furnishing the vehicle owner with ten (10) days' written
notice.
If the vehicle owner cannot be determined, the property shall be
disposed
of in accordance with Town Code Section 124-1 et seq.
(Ord.
No. Z-8-95 Amended
7-24-95-Effective Upon Passage)
E.
The cost of inoperative vehicle removal, storage and/or disposal
shall be
chargeable to the owners of the vehicle or the owners of the premises,
and may
be collected by the town as taxes and levies are collected. Every
cost
authorized by this section which is assessed against the owners of the
premises
shall constitute a lien against the property from which the vehicle was
removed, and shall continue to constitute a lien until actual payment
in full
has been made to the town.
(Ord.
No. Z-8-95 Amended “E”
7-24-95-Effective Upon Passage)
(Ord.
No. Z-2-85 Added Entire
Section 7-22-85-Effective Upon Passage)