Trainer City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
Motor Vehicle Storage Nuisance
§ 265-66 Storage of motor vehicle nuisances by business.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any motor-vehicle-related business owner or lessee to maintain a motor vehicle nuisance upon the open private grounds of such motor-vehicle-related business within the Borough of Trainer. A motor vehicle nuisance shall include but not be limited to any motor vehicle which is unable to move under its own power and/or has any of the following physical defects:
(1)
Broken windshields, mirrors or other glass, with sharp edges.
(2)
One or more flat or open tires or tubes which could permit vermin harborage.
(3)
Missing doors, windows, hood, trunk or other body parts which could permit animal harborage.
(4)
Any body parts with sharp edges, including holes resulting from rust.
(5)
Missing tires resulting in unsafe suspension of the motor vehicle.
(6)
Upholstery which is torn or open which could permit animal and/or vermin harborage.
(7)
Broken headlamps or taillamps with sharp edges.
(8)
Disassembled chassis parts apart from the motor vehicle storage in a disorderly fashion or loose in or on the vehicle.
(9)
Protruding sharp objects from the chassis.
(10)
Broken vehicle frame suspended from the ground in an unstable manner.
(11)
Leaking or damaged oil pan or gas tank which could cause fire or explosion.
(12)
Exposed battery containing acid.
(13)
Inoperable locking mechanism for doors or trunk which would have access to vagrants or children.
(14)
Open or damaged floorboards, including trunk and fire wall.
(15)
Damaged bumpers pulled away from the perimeter of vehicle.
(16)
Broken grill with protruding edges.
(17)
Loose or damaged metal trim and clips.
(18)
Broken communication equipment antennas.
(19)
Suspended or unstable supports.
(20)
Such other defects which could threaten the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Borough of Trainer.
B.
All motor-vehicle-related businesses must provide for the adequate storage of the motor vehicle nuisance by providing indoor storage and/or a storage area surrounded by a secure eight-foot-high cyclone fence; said fence must have adequate screening as determined by the Borough.
§ 265-67 Violations and penalties.
[Amended 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 645]
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which shall violate any provision or requirement of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days. Each and every day that any such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. All fines collected shall be paid to the Borough of Trainer.