§ 181-4. Prohibitions.

A. 

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, either as owner of the vehicle or as owner, lessee, occupant or otherwise of the land, to park, store or deposit, or cause or permit to be parked, stored or deposited, a motor vehicle, trailer or motorcycle which is unlicensed and which is abandoned, junked, discarded, dismantled, in whole or in part, inoperative or wrecked, as defined in § 181-3, in or upon any lot or land, private or public, including City-owned rights-of-way between the highway and the property line, unless it is contained within a completely enclosed building, or unless it is necessary for the operation of a business enterprise lawfully situated on private property.

B. 

A vehicle which is determined to be operative and which is not abandoned, junked, discarded, dismantled, in whole or in part, or wrecked, as defined in § 181-3, but which is without a currently valid license plate, shall not be parked, stored or deposited in any front yard or driveway across a front yard, between the sidewalk and curb or on other public property, or on any property other than the premises occupied by the owner of the vehicle or in a side yard abutting a side street.

C. 

A vehicle which has been damaged by collision, impact or otherwise and which is awaiting inspection for insurance settlement purposes must be stored in the rear yard or in a side yard (behind the front building line), said side yard not abutting a side street, and upon a lot owned or occupied by the owner of such vehicle.