§ 74-203. Storage or repair in side or rear yards.

(a)

Unless otherwise provided in this Code, no owner and/or occupant of real estate shall permit a disabled motor vehicle to be stored or repaired in the side or rear yard, as defined in chapter 122 of this Code of any lot or land zoned residential or office for a period in excess of ten days and, in any event, no more than one vehicle shall be allowed to be so stored or repaired in any ten-day period.

(b)

Unless otherwise provided in this Code, no owner and/or occupant of real estate shall permit a disabled motor vehicle to be stored or repaired in the side or rear yard, as defined in chapter 122 of this Code of any lot or land zoned commercial or industrial for a period in excess of ten days and, in any event, no more than one vehicle shall be allowed to be so stored or repaired in any ten-day period, provided however, that if the lot or land so zoned is lawfully being used as a place of business for the repairing of automobiles, such as a repair garage, gasoline service station or similar use, then three disabled motor vehicles shall be allowed to be stored or repaired in any ten-day period.

(c)

Unless otherwise provided in this Code, no owner and/or occupant shall permit a disabled motor vehicle to be disassembled, torn down, scrapped, scavenged or stripped on any lot or land at any time on any side, front or rear lot or land as defined in chapter 122 of this Code.

(d)

It shall not be a defense to this section to show that a disabled motor vehicle was removed from the premises and returned thereafter, nor moved about the premises and relocated thereon.

(e)

The last assessed owner of real property on the tax rolls shall be presumptively responsible for a violation of this section.

(f)

The existence of each disabled motor vehicle in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense under this section.

(Code 1970, § 28-72)