McFarland Municipal Code Art. II Storage Regulations

The city council finds that the practice of accumulating, parking or storing of disabled, dismantled or junked automobiles in any number on any lot, place or area in the city, other than when being repaired when temporarily disabled, is hazardous, unsafe and unhealthy for the city residents and is a detriment to the public health, welfare and safety and contributes to the deterioration of neighborhoods and should be regulated.

(Ord. 94 §1, 1966)

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park, stand, leave parked, leave standing or accumulate one or more disabled, dismantled or junked automobiles, or parts thereof on any lot, place or area in the city, unless the lot, place or area is completely surrounded by a solid fence at least eight feet high which substantially eliminates from view the disabled, dismantled or junked automobiles, or unless the automobiles or parts thereof are completley enclosed in a building.

B. The fence referred to in subsection A of this section shall be constructed from any of the following materials: wood, metal, concrete or synthetic compositions. A reasonable regulation for the construction of the fence will be established by the building inspector, upon approval of the city council, and the construction must meet with his approval. The premises shall be kept at all times in a sanitary condition.

(Ord. 94 §2, 1966)

This article shall not apply to any automobile temporarily disabled while the same is being repaired provided the repairs are completed within sixty days after the automobile is disabled.

(Ord. 94 §3, 1966)

The ordinance codified in this article shall not be construed to repeal any ordinance or any part thereof, but shall be deemed complementary to all other ordinances and parts thereof.

(Ord. 94 §4, 1966)

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months in the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 94 §5, 1966)