HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 86.05 Screening of inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicles on residential lotsORDINANCE NO. 86.05
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THAT INOPERABLE OR UNLICENSED MOTOR
VEHICLES ON RESIDENTIAL LOTS BE SCREENED FROM VIEW
WHEREAS, the presence of inoperable and unlicensed motor
vehicles on residential lots in the Town of Marana has created
conditions in some residential areas that are considered unsightly,
hazardous, and detrimental to the general welfare of the people of
the Town, and
WHEREAS, the Marana Town Council did, on the 9th day of August
1982, pass Ordinance No. 82.04, which Ordinance the Town Council now
wishes to rescind and replace with the following Ordinance.
NOW THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Town Council of the Town
of Marana, Arizona, that:
1. Where any inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicle or major
component of a motor vehicle is stored on a residential lot in the
Town of Marana for more than thirty (30) days, said vehicle, vehicles
or major components shall be hidden from the view of individuals
standing at ground level from adjacent lots and streets by an ap-
propriate fence, wall, or landscaping.
2. A major component of a motor vehicle shall be considered
to be a car or truck body, or parts thereof with or without wheels,
a car or truck chassis, or an engine block, or transmission, or axle
with or without any ancillary fixtures.
3. A residential lot shall be defined as any lot on which a
residence exists, as defined by the Town's Development Code, or any
vacant lot adjacent to one or more lots on which a residence exists.
4. It shall be a Class I Misdemeanor for any property owner
or renter to cause or knowingly permit the storage on property under
his control of a inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicle or vehicles
or major components of a motor vehicle for more than thirty (30)
days without screening those items from view as required in paragraph
1 of this Ordinance. Each day of violation shall be considered as a
separate offense~ and each such vehicle or component shall also con-
stitute a separate offense.
5. Ordinance No. 82.04 is hereby rescinded.
WHEREAS the immediate operation of this Ordinance is necessary
for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the
Town of Marana, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this
Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
adoption and approval by the Town Council of the Town of Marana.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Marana,
Arizona this 15th day of July 1986.
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