[Adopted 5-21-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02]
[Amended 12-17-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06]
In order to promote the public safety, health, welfare and enjoyment
of public travel, to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands
bordering public highways, and to promote prosperity, economic well-being
and the general welfare of the Town of Addison, it is hereby declared
to be in the public interest to regulate and restrict the storage
and parking of accumulated junk, motor vehicles, waste tires, appliances
and parts thereof that constitute a public nuisance. This article
is not intended to create undue hardship to any area within the Town.
[Amended 12-17-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06]
No person, firm, or corporation shall park, store, leave, or permit the parking or storing of accumulated junk, waste tires, inoperable motor vehicles, appliances or parts thereof of any kind which are in an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, rusted, or inoperative condition or which are not currently registered or licensed to the owner or occupant or family member of the owner of property within the Town contrary to the declaration of purpose in §
277-1.
Terms used in this article are defined as follows:
ACCUMULATED
A collection or increase in quantity or number that creates
an unsightly heap or mass contrary to the declaration of purpose as
stated in this article or that constitutes a junkyard.
APPLIANCE
Any stove, washer, dryer, refrigerator or other appliance
which is no longer operable in the sense for which it was manufactured.
AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARD
An establishment or property which is maintained, used, or
operated for storing, keeping, buying or selling wrecked, scrapped,
ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts. Ten or
more such vehicles constitute an automobile graveyard.
DISMANTLED
To strip of equipment or to take apart.
ILLEGAL JUNKYARD
A junkyard which is established, expanded, or maintained
in violation of Town of Addison ordinances and is not in strict conformity
with § 175.25(2), (3), (4) and (5), Wis. Stats.
INOPERABLE
In such a state of physical or mechanical ruin as to be incapable
of propulsion, or which is otherwise not in safe or legal condition
for operation due to missing parts, or is not currently registered
or licensed for operation on public highways.
JUNK
Any old scrap metal, iron, alloy, synthetic material or any
junked, ruined, dismantled, inoperable, or wrecked motor vehicle,
machinery or parts thereof.
JUNKYARD
Any place which is owned, operated, or used for storing,
keeping, processing, buying or selling junk, including automobile
graveyards, scrap metal processors, auto wrecking, auto recycling,
salvage yards, used parts yards and temporary storage of motor vehicle
bodies or parts waiting disposal.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any vehicle which is self-propelled by a combustion engine
or motor.
WASTE TIRES
A collection of 25 or more tires on a residential property
that are no longer suitable for their original purpose due to wear,
damage, or defect.
[Added 12-17-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06]
This article shall not apply to:
A. Any vehicle enclosed within a building on private property, provided
that such storage does not constitute a fire or safety hazard.
B. Any vehicle, equipment or appliance within a building or screened
fence at least six feet in height.
C. Any vehicle, equipment, or appliance kept in connection with a business
enterprise properly operated in full compliance with ordinances of
the Town of Addison and maintained in such a way as not to constitute
a public nuisance.
D. Any motor vehicle in operable condition specifically adapted or designed
for operation on drag strips or raceways not exceeding one vehicle
per parcel.
E. Any currently registered vehicle which is in the process of being
repaired by its owner or a family member on property of the owner
or occupant, provided that the time for such outdoor repair shall
not exceed 30 days.
F. Situations where the Town Board issues temporary permits with a possible
thirty-day extension to comply with this article where exceptional
facts and circumstances warrant such extension.
G. Any retail
business premises where tires are sold if no more than 500 waste tires
are kept on the premises at one time.
[Added 12-17-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06]
H. Any waste
tires being used for agricultural purposes including but not limited
to holding down covers over hay or straw are exempt.
[Added 12-17-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06]
Any person who shall interfere with the enforcement of any of the provisions of this article and shall be found guilty thereof shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-1 of this Code. Each motor vehicle or appliance involved shall constitute a separate offense.