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607.06 607.06 (Rev. 7/98) Subd. 4. Exceptions: The prohibitions of this Section shall not apply to the following: a. Any motor truck, pickup truck, or similar vehicle being used by a public utility, moving company, or similar company, which is actually being used to service a residence not belonging to or occupied by the operator of the vehicle. b. Any vehicle which is actually making a pickup or delivery at the location where it is parked. Parking for any period of time beyond the period of time reasonably necessary to make such a pickup or delivery and in excess of the two (2) hour limit shall be unlawful. Subd. 5. Special Provisions – Abandoned, Or Inoperable Junk, and Unsafe Vehicles: a. Findings and Purpose: Abandoned, Junk, and Unsafe vehicles constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of the citizens of the City of Mounds View in that such vehicles can harbor noxious diseases, furnish shelter and breeding places for vermin, present physical dangers to the safety and well-being of children and other citizens, invite plundering, and create fire hazards. Motor vehicles contain fluids that if released into the environment can and do cause significant health risks to the citizens of Mounds View. The condition of vehicles that are abandoned, junk, or unsafe significantly increase the likelihood that these dangerous fluids might be so released. Abandoned, junk, or unsafe vehicles and other scrap metals also constitute a blight on the landscape of the City and therefore a detriment to the environment. The abandonment and retirement of vehicles and other scrap metals constitutes a waste of a valuable source of useful metal. It is therefore in the public interest that the present accumulation of abandoned and junk vehicles and other scrap metals be eliminated, that future abandonment of vehicles and other scrap metals be prevented, that the expansion of existing scrap recycling facilities be developed and that other acceptable and economically useful methods for the disposal of abandoned and junk vehicles and other forms of scrap metal be developed. a.b. Definitions: For purposes of this Section the following words shall have the meanings specified below: (1) ABANDONED VEHICLE: 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 such 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. (1) ABANDONED VEHICLE: A motor vehicle, as defined in Minn. Stat. § 169.01 as it may be amended from time to time, that has remained outdoors on property within the City for a period of more than 48 hours on public property or has remained for a period of more than 48 hours on private property without consent of the person in control of such property or in an inoperable condition, 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. A classic car or pioneer car, as defined in Minn. Stat. § 168.10 as it may be amended from time to time, shall not be considered an abandoned motor vehicle within the meaning of this Section. Vehicles held under police authority or pursuant to a writ or court order are not abandoned vehicles. Vehicles on the premises of junk yards and automobile graveyards that are defined, maintained, and licensed in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 161.242 as it may be amended from time to time, are not considered abandoned vehicles. (2) INOPERABLE CONDITION: 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. (3) JUNK VEHICLE: 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