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(a) No person shall leave any junk vehicle on any street, highway, right-of-way or public property within the City.

(b) No person shall leave any vehicle remaining on public property designated for parking in violation of regulations, ordinances, and/or posted times, periods, or conditions. Any such vehicle shall be subject to emergency impounding procedures pursuant to KMC 12.25.060(c).

(c) No person in charge or control of any property within the City, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall allow any junk vehicle to remain on such property longer than thirty (30) days; except that the junk vehicle storage and repair provisions of this chapter shall not apply; and no person shall leave any such vehicle on any property within the City for a longer time than thirty (30) days; except that this chapter shall not apply with regard to a vehicle in an enclosed building or completely screened from public view and adjacent properties in compliance with KMC 12.25.040; a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place and manner, when necessary to the operation of such business enterprise; a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the City; or junk vehicles stored lawfully on parcels zoned: Light Industrial (IL) or Heavy Industrial (IH).

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, if the City Manager or designee has reasonable grounds to believe that repairs can be made to render a junk vehicle operable, that the registered owner or other person entitled to possession of the vehicle is willing to undertake or have performed such repairs, that the vehicle does not pose any health or safety hazard, and that there is no reasonable means for removing the vehicle from public view while repairs are being performed, the City Manager may authorize a period of no more than thirty (30) additional days for the performance of such repairs. In no case, however, may this section be construed as authorizing the operation of a junkyard or other salvage or repair business where other requirements of the law have not been met.

(Ords. 2863-2015, 3014-2018)