§ 4.2. Abandoned Motor Vehicles.

4.2.1 No person shall park, store or keep any unkempt, junked, or wrecked motor vehicle on any public or private property which is visible from any public or private street or right-of-way or from adjacent property in excess of 60 days, unless permission is granted upon application to the Planning and Zoning Board.

Compliance with this section may be achieved by: (1) removing the motor vehicle from the property; (2) placing the motor vehicle in an enclosed building; or (3) screening it from public view at all times, utilizing fencing, walls or natural vegetation that effects a complete visual screen from public view year-round. Any fencing must comply with the regulations for the applicable zoning district.

4.2.2 For purposes of this section, a "motor vehicle" shall mean any machine designed or intended to travel over land or water by self-propulsion or while attached to a self-propelled vehicle, and shall include without limitation all-terrain vehicles and electric and gasoline-powered motorized carts. For purposes of this section, a motor vehicle shall be considered junked, unkempt or wrecked, and the owner or lessee of the property on which the motor vehicle is located shall be deemed in violation of this section, when one or more of the following conditions are met:

i.

The motor vehicle is in a state of disrepair or neglect, or is dilapidated, inoperable, partially dismantled, or wrecked; or

ii.

The motor vehicle is scrapped, unkempt or abandoned from its original or intended use and cannot be used for its original or intended use in its present condition; or

iii.

The motor vehicle is a type requiring license plates and/or validation/registration decals and said motor vehicle is without a current license plate or current validation/registration decals, provided however that this subsection 4.2(b)(3) shall not apply to all-terrain vehicles and electric and gasoline-powered motorized carts.

4.2.3 No person shall park, store or keep any abandoned motor vehicle on any public or private property. A motor vehicle shall be considered abandoned and the owner, operator or lessee thereof shall be deemed in violation of this section when one or more of the following conditions are met:

i.

It is left for a period of more than 72 hours on property owned, leased or operated by the City of Springfield without the permission of the City of Springfield; or

ii.

It is left on any private property without the consent of the property owner, occupant or lessee thereof for a period of more than 48 hours; or

iii.

It is left on any public street or highway for a period of more than 72 hours; or

iv.

It is left on any private property without having been moved or maintained for more than 90 days; or

v.

It is left on public grounds or City of Springfield-owned property for longer than 24 hours in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking.