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Ordinance No. 556 Page 11 Subd. 5. SPECIAL PROVISIONS - ABANDONED OR INOPERABLE VEHICLES a. Definitions. For purposes of this section the following words shall have the meanings specified below. i. "Motor vehicle" or "vehicle" shall have the meaning contained in Minnesota Statute. ii. "Vital component parts" means those parts of the motor vehicle that are essential to the mechanical functioning of the vehicle, including, but not limited to, the motor, drive train, and wheels. iii. "Abandoned Vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has remained for a period of more than forty- eight (48) hours on public property illegally or lacking vital component parts, or that has remained for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours on private property with or without consent of the person in control of property, unless it is kept in an enclosed garage or storage building. It shall also mean a motor vehicle voluntarily surrendered by its owner to the city or to a moving contractor hired by the city for its removal. iv. "Junk Vehicle" means an inoperable motor vehicle which is partially dismantled, which is used for sale of parts or as a source of repair or replacement parts for other vehicles, or which is kept for scrapping, dismantling or salvage of any kind, unless such vehicle is kept in an enclosed garage. A junk vehicle shall also be considered an abandoned vehicle for the purpose of this ordinance. v. "Inoperable condition" means that the vehicle has no substantial potential use consistent with its usual function, and shall include a vehicle that (a) has a missing or defective part that is necessary for the normal operation of the vehicle, or (b) is stored on blocks or jacks or other supports. Subd. 6. VEHICLES CONSTITUTING A PUBLIC NUISANCE