§ 34-76. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

City means the City of Rayne, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the state, acting pursuant to and the police power vested in such city.

Junked item means:

(1)

Junked motor vehicle as defined in this section;

(2)

Any unused major electrical appliance and/or parts thereof including, but not limited to, a washing machine, clothes dryer, refrigerator and freezer;

(3)

Machinery and/or equipment or parts thereof other than a junked motor vehicle and unused major electrical appliances which, by reason of deterioration through rusting, rotting or otherwise, have become inoperable and/or unusable for the purpose for which they were intended;

(4)

Construction debris; or

(5)

Wastepaper, boxes and crates, and/or parts thereof.

Junked motor vehicle means any motor vehicle which:

(1)

Does not have lawfully affixed thereto both an unexpired license plate and a valid motor safety inspection certificate, and the condition of which is one or more of the following: wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperative, abandoned or discarded; or

(2)

Remains inoperable for a continuous period of more than 120 days.

The provisions of this definition do not apply to any vehicle in operable condition specifically adopted or constructed for racing or operation on privately owned drag strips or raceways; nor shall they apply to any motor vehicle retained by the owner for antique collection purposes rather than for salvage or for transportation as long as such vehicle is left in a covered place whereby it is not visible to the public.

Motor vehicle means any vehicle which is self-propelled and designed to travel along the ground and shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, buses, motorbikes, motorcycles, motor scooters, trucks, tractors, go-carts, golf carts, campers and trailers.

Private property means any property within the city which is privately owned and which is not public property as defined in this section.

Public property means any street or highway which shall include the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained for the purposes of vehicular traffic, and shall also mean any other publicly owned property or facility.

(Ord. No. 927, § 13-8, 9-9-96)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.