Sec. 18-50. - Storage of vehicles restricted; declaration of nuisance; exceptions.

(a)

No person shall park, leave or permit the parking, storing or leaving of any motor vehicle of any kind which is abandoned or nonoperational upon any public or private property within the city for a period of time in excess of three days.

(b)

The presence of an abandoned or nonoperational vehicle or parts thereof on private or public property is hereby declared a nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this article and those provisions of the General Laws of the state and relative to abandoned motor vehicles.

(c)

This section shall not apply to any vehicle: enclosed within a building on private property, to any vehicle held in connections with a business enterprise, lawfully licensed by the city and properly operated in the appropriate business zone pursuant to the zoning laws of the city, or to any motor vehicle in operable condition specifically adopted or designed for operation on drag strips or raceways or any vehicle retained by the owner for antique collection purposes and registered for that purpose.

(Code 1994, § 18-38; Ord. of 9-30-2002(1))