[R.O. 2003 § 225.110; Ord. No. 13.902 §§ 1 — 9, 11-17-1980; Ord. No. 22-05.03, 5-17-2022]
A. 
The storage, repair, maintenance and the conduct of buying, selling or trading of used motor vehicles of any kind or description, except by a merchant holding a valid occupation license from the City of Marceline, in any area of the City outside of the business district or the industrial or business zone as defined by ordinance, whether the same be upon residential lots, streets, alleys, avenues, highways, or upon private property is hereby declared to be a nuisance and dangerous and detrimental to the public health and welfare.
B. 
No person shall have or store upon his/her premises any inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicle for a longer period than thirty (30) days except:
1. 
If such vehicle is stored within a locked building or upon premises fully enclosed with a locked fence which complies with City Ordinances on fences, and is not visible from adjacent public or private property; or
2. 
Upon the property of a business licensed by the City of Marceline as a salvage, swap, junk dealer, towing or storage facility, so long as the business is operated in compliance with its business license and the property is in compliance with applicable zoning ordinances.
C. 
(Reserved)
D. 
The storage, repair, maintenance and conduct of buying or selling or trading parts or parcels of used motor vehicles shall be the same as if such parts or parcels constituted a used motor vehicle.
E. 
The Chief of Police of the City shall be charged with the duty of abating nuisances as defined herein and shall notify the property owner or tenant in the City upon whose private property any motor vehicles are stored, maintained, repaired or which is being used for sale or trade that the property owner or tenant be required to remove said motor vehicles at once or enclose said motor vehicles as in this Section provided.
F. 
The property owner or occupant of the premises involved shall, within ten (10) days from the receipt of the notice, remove said motor vehicles or otherwise comply with the provisions of this Section.
G. 
If the owner or tenant of the premises is a non-resident of the City, then the notice may be left with any tenant or occupant of the property or with any member of the owner or tenant's family who is more than fifteen (15) years old.
H. 
If the property is vacant or unoccupied, or the owner is absent from the City, then notice shall be posted upon the property.
I. 
Any person who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this Section, after notice as herein provided, shall be deemed to be guilty of an ordinance violation and may be fined not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) therefor and provided that each day of violation after the receipt of such notice shall be deemed to be a separate offense.