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<br /> September 12, 2011
<br /> 3554 Lyric Avenue
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<br /> Sec. 58-3. Junk cars, furniture, household furnishings and appliances stored on public or private
<br /> property.
<br /> It is unlawful to park or store any unlicensed, unregistered or inoperable motor vehicle lacking
<br /> essential parts, household furnishings or appliances, or parts or components, on any property, public or
<br /> private, unless housed within a lawfully erected building. Any violation of this section is declared to be a
<br /> nuisance; and upon seven days' written notice to the owner, as shown by the records in the office of the
<br /> county auditor, of private premises on which such material is found, the city may remove the vehicle and
<br /> certify the cost of such removal as any other special assessment. For the purpose of this section, an
<br /> inoperable motor vehicle shall be defined as lacking parts essential to operation, including but not limited
<br /> to wheels, tires, motor, drive train, battery; or having two or more flat tires; or having the interior, including
<br /> the driver's position, used for storage in such a manner that no person can operate the vehicle.
<br /> (Code 1984, § 9.50)
<br /> State Law References: Abandoned motor vehicles, Minn. Stat. ch. 1686.
<br /> Sec.78-1577. Exterior storage in R districts.
<br /> In all R districts, it is the responsibility of the owner of any property, improved or unimproved, to
<br /> maintain the outdoor areas; including courtyards and the like, of the property and adjacent rights-of-way
<br /> in a manner that complies with the following requirements. All recreational vehicles, mobile homes,
<br /> camping trailers, motor homes, pickup coaches, travel trailers, special mobile equipment, and utility
<br /> trailers shall meet the requirements of this Code. Additionally, all exterior storage must comply with
<br /> subdivision (6) of this section.
<br /> (1) Definitions:
<br /> a. 8fight means a deteriorated condition, something that impairs or destroys.
<br /> b. Junk means any cast-off, damaged, discarded, junked, obsolete, salvage,
<br /> scrapped, unusable, worn-out or wrecked object, thing or material composed in
<br /> whole or in part of asphalt, brick, carbon, cement, plastic, or other synthetic
<br /> substance, fiber, glass, metal, paper, plaster, plaster of paris, rubber, terra cotta,
<br /> wool, cotton, cloth, canvas, organic matter or other substance, regardless of
<br /> perceived market value or requiring reconditioning in order to be used for its
<br /> original purpose.
<br /> c. Recreational vehicle. Mobile home and recreafiona/ vehicle shall mean and
<br /> include the following definitions, and shall not include any manufactured housing
<br /> unit bearing a State of Minnesota manufactured housing seal or certificate, for
<br /> uses including but not limited to those listed below:
<br /> 1. Camping trailer means a folding structure, mounted on wheels and
<br /> designed for travel, recreation and vacation uses, also called a pop-up
<br /> camper.
<br /> 2. Motor home means a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel,
<br /> recreation and vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-
<br /> propelled vehicle.
<br /> 3. Pickup camper means a structure designed to be mounted on a truck
<br /> chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and
<br /> vacation.
<br /> 4. Travel trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis,
<br /> designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and
<br /> vacation uses, permanently identified as a travel trailer by the
<br /> manufacturer of the trailer.
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