It is unlawful for any person to maintain any inoperable vehicle on private property for a period of time in excess of thirty (30) days. For purposes of this section, an inoperable vehicle is defined as any vehicle which does not display a current state vehicle license and/or tags or which cannot be moved without being either repaired or dismantled or which is no longer safely usable for the purposes for which it was manufactured. This definition shall not include any vehicle kept in a building when not in use, or any vehicles kept on the premises of a business lawfully engaged in wrecking, junking or repair of vehicles. Any owner of an inoperable vehicle or any person maintaining such a vehicle on a premises under his or her control for a period of time in excess of thirty (30) days shall be liable to abatement proceedings by the city as maintaining a public nuisance. Repeated violation of this section is also declared to be a public nuisance. For purposes of this section, "repeated violation" means that an individual or corporate entity has been convicted of violating this section two or more times within a five year period. It is no defense to the "repeated violation" allegation that different vehicles or properties were involved. A violation of this section is a civil violation and a public nuisance. (Ord. 2003-4 § 3: prior code § 5.357)