Part 1 — General Provisions

As used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, the following words and phrases are defined as follows:

• (a) "Vehicle" shall mean a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway. "Vehicle" shall not include a device designed to be moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

• (b) "Highway" shall mean a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. "Highway" shall include street.

• (c) "Accumulation of vehicles for sale" shall mean the presence on a single parcel of vacant land of one (1) or more vehicles such that, because of signs or placards on or near the vehicles, it appears that a primary purpose of parking the vehicles at that location is to advertise to the public the private sale of the vehicles. For purpose of this Section, "vacant" shall mean property which is either: (i) undeveloped (including undeveloped fenced property); or (ii) developed but unoccupied by the property owner or a lessee or other authorized tenant.

• (d) "Director" shall mean the Director of Public Safety of the City of Carson or the authorized designee thereof.

• (e) "Owner of the land" shall mean the owner of the land on which the accumulation of vehicles for sale is located, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.

• (f) "Owner of the vehicle" shall mean the last registered owner and legal owner of record. (Ord. 97-1121 § 2)

This Chapter shall not apply to the accumulation of vehicles for sale on private property which is the place of business of a duly licensed vehicle dealer. (Ord. 97-1121 § 2)

It is unlawful for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any premises in the City to maintain such premises in such a manner that an accumulation of vehicles for sale is found to exist thereon.

(Ord. 97-1121 § 2)

Notwithstanding any other remedy provided by this Chapter, any violation of this Chapter constitutes an infraction subject to the penalties provided in CMC § 1200(b). After three (3)

violations, every additional violation constitutes a misdemeanor offense subject to the penalties provided in CMC § 1200(a). Any person who is found guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor under this Chapter shall be guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of which any violation of CMC § 41203 is committed, continued or permitted by such a person and shall be punishable accordingly.

(Ord. 97-1121 § 2)

All property on which there exists an accumulation of vehicles for sale is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be subject to abatement pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Chapter. The procedures for abatement set forth in this Chapter shall not be exclusive, and shall not in any manner limit or restrict the City from enforcing other City ordinances or abating public nuisances in any other manner as provided by law.

(Ord. 97-1121 § 2)