Hallsville Definitions ordinance (§ 215.020)

A. General Provisions. For the purposes of this Chapter, certain terms used herein are defined as set forth in this and the following sections. All words in the present tense include the future tense; the plural number includes the singular, and all words in the singular include the plural, unless the natural construction of the sentence indicates otherwise. The word "shall" is mandatory, not directory.

B. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

ABANDONED: Any property, real or personal, which is unattended and either open or unsecured so that admittance may be gained without damaging any portion of the property, or which evidence indicates that no person is presently in possession, e.g., disconnected utilities, accumulated debris, uncleanness, disrepair, and in the case of chattels, location.

ABATEMENT: The removal, stoppage, prostration, or destruction of that which causes or constitutes a nuisance, whether by breaking or pulling it down, or otherwise destroying, or effacing it.

APIARY: A place where bee colonies are kept.

APIS MALLIFERA: Western honeybee.

DISMANTLED VEHICLE: Any vehicle missing significant body parts, including, but not limited to, the hood, fender, cab, door or trunk lid.

INOPERABLE VEHICLE: Any vehicle that does not possess an engine, has one (1) or more flat or missing tires, lacks any other major component of the vehicle necessary for operation, or is otherwise incapable of being operated.

INSPECTOR: Any representative of the City of Hallsville, either appointed or hired, so designated by the Board of Aldermen to perform the duties required by this Chapter.

JUNK: Worn, scrap, salvage or discarded materials of any nature, including, but not limited to, metal, glass, paper, cardboard, wood, clothing, furniture, carpeting, vehicle parts, appliances, construction material, trash and refuse.

JUNK-FILLED VEHICLE: Any vehicle used to store junk provided that the junk occupies more than one-half (1/2) of the enclosed area of the vehicle, or junk is piled on the hood, roof or trunk of the vehicle, or if the vehicle is a truck, any junk in the bed of the vehicle extends higher than three (3) feet above the bed of the vehicle.

NUISANCE

1. Includes:

a. A nuisance defined by statute or ordinance;

b. A nuisance at common law, either public or private;

c. An attractive nuisance, whether in or on a building, a building premises or an unoccupied lot and whether realty, fixture or chattel, which might reasonably be expected to attract children and constitute a danger to them; including, but not limited to, abandoned wells, ice boxes or refrigerators with doors and latches, shafts, basements or other excavations, abandoned or inoperative vehicles or other equipment, structurally unsound fences or other fixtures, lumber, fencing, vegetation or other debris;

d. Uncleanness;

e. Overcrowding; or

f. Abandonment or vacancy.

2. A listing of conditions found to constitute public nuisances is found in Section 215.030 of this Chapter.

OWNER: Any person having any interest in the real estate in question as shown upon the records of the office of the County Assessor, or any person with legal, financial or equitable interest in the property who establishes his or her interest before the Board of Aldermen. For the purpose of giving notice, the term "owner" also includes any person in physical possession.

PROPERTY: Any real property, premises, structure or location on which a public nuisance is alleged to exist.

PUBLIC NUISANCE: As defined in Section 215.030 of this Chapter.

SUMMARY ABATEMENT: Abatement of the nuisance by the City, or a contractor employed by the City, by removal, repair, or other acts without notice to the owner, agent or occupant of the property except for the notice required by this Chapter.

UNLICENSED VEHICLE: Any vehicle that is not validly registered under the motor vehicle laws of the State of Missouri or the laws of any other jurisdiction, any vehicle that does not display a valid current inspection sticker or decal in conformance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is registered, and any vehicle that does not display a valid current license plate in conformance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is registered.

VEHICLE: Any device designed for the motorized transportation of persons or property over public ways.