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City of Mounds View <br />607.06 607.06 (Rev. 7/98) <br /> <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Any person who abandons a vehicle on any public or private property, without the <br />consent of the person in control of the property is guilty of a misdemeanor. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Subd. 4. Exceptions: The prohibitions of this Section shall not apply to the following: <br /> <br /> a. Any motor truck, pickup truck, or similar vehicle being used by a public utility, moving <br />company, or similar company, which is actually being used to service a residence not <br />belonging to or occupied by the operator of the vehicle. <br /> <br /> b. Any vehicle which is actually making a pickup or delivery at the location where it is <br />parked. Parking for any period of time beyond the period of time reasonably necessary to <br />make such a pickup or delivery and in excess of the two (2) hour limit shall be unlawful. <br /> <br /> c. Any recreational vehicle with a registered owner who is a legal resident of the property <br />where said vehicle is parked or stored shall be specifically excluded from the requirements <br />set forth in Subdivision 2d. and 2e. of this Section. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Subd. 5. Special Provisions – Abandoned Or Inoperable Vehicles: <br /> <br /> a. Definitions: For purposes of this Section the following words shall have the meanings <br />specified below: <br /> <br /> (1) ABANDONED VEHICLE: A motor vehicle that has remained for a period of <br />more than forty eight (48) hours on public property illegally or lacking vital component <br />parts, or that has remained for a period of more than forty eight (48) hours on private <br />property with or without consent of the person in control of such property, unless it is kept <br />in an enclosed garage or storage building. It shall also mean a motor vehicle voluntarily <br />surrendered by its owner to the City or to a moving contractor hired by the City for its <br />removal. <br /> <br /> (2) INOPERABLE CONDITION: The vehicle has no substantial potential use <br />consistent with its usual function, and shall include a vehicle that: a) has a missing or <br />defective part that is necessary for the normal operation of the vehicle, or b) is stored on <br />blocks or jacks or other supports. <br /> <br /> (3) JUNK VEHICLE: An inoperable motor vehicle which is partially dismantled, <br />which is used for sale of parts or as a source of repair or replacement parts for other <br />vehicles, or which is kept for scrapping, dismantling or salvage of any kind, unless such <br />vehicle is kept in an enclosed garage. A junk vehicle shall also be considered an abandoned <br />vehicle for the purpose of this Chapter.