(1) It has been left upon a street or highway in violation of a code provision, law or ordinance of the town prohibiting parking;
(2) It is left on property owned or operated by the town for longer than 24 hours;
(3) It is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant or lessee thereof for longer than two hours; or
(4) It is left on any public street or highway in the town for longer than seven days.
A motor vehicle shall be deemed a junked motor vehicle if it does not display a current license plate lawfully upon that vehicle and that:
(1) Is partially dismantled or wrecked;
(2) Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it was originally intended to be moved; or
(3) Is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than $100.
A motor vehicle shall be deemed a nuisance motor vehicle if it is on public or private property, determined and declared to be a health or safety hazard, a public nuisance, including:
(1) A breeding ground or harbor for mosquitoes, other insects, rats or other pests;
(2) A point of heavy growth or weeds or other noxious vegetation over eight inches in height;
(3) A point of collection of pools or ponds of water;
(4) A point of concentration of quantities of gasoline, oil or other flammable or explosive materials as evidenced by odor;
(5) One which has areas of confinement which cannot be operated from the inside, such as trunks, hoods and the like;
(6) So situated or located that there is danger of it falling or turning over;
(7) One which is a point of collection of garbage, food waste, animal waste or any other rotten or putrescible matter of any kind;
(8) One which has sharp parts thereof which are jagged or contain sharp edges of metal or glass;
(9) Any vehicle specifically declared a health and safety hazard and a public nuisance by the Town Board of Aldermen.
One junked motor vehicle can be located in the rear yard if it is entirely concealed from public view from a pubic street and from abutting premises by acceptable covering. The covering must remain in good repair and must not be allowed to deteriorate. Any other junked motor vehicle(s) must be kept in a garage or building structure that provides a complete enclosure so that the junked motor vehicle(s) cannot be seen from a public street or abutting property.
If you have any questions or comments concerning the Abandoned, Nuisance and Junked Motor Vehicles ordinance, feel free to call the Winterville Police Department at 756-1105.
