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As used in this chapter.

A. "Vehicle" means a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a roadway, except a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. Vehicle includes "part(s) thereof."

B. "Abandoned vehicle" means any vehicle which has been left stationary for more than seventy-two hours on property that is neither open to the public for parking nor part of the public right of way, without the consent of the person or entity that lawfully owns, controls or occupies that property.

C. "Inoperative vehicle" means any vehicle in such condition, as a result of mechanical and/or structural defects, however caused, that it cannot be driven under its own power.

D. "Dismantled vehicle" means a vehicle that has had, intentionally or unintentionally, one or more critical parts removed for sixty days or more. A critical part is any part that is needed to safely operate the vehicle, including but not limited to a wheel or tire, windshield, door, side quarter panel, trunk, hood, roof, steering wheel or transmission. A vehicle can be "dismantled" whether or not it is in a operative condition.

E. "Property owner" means the owner of the nonpublic land on which the vehicle is located, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.

F. "Vehicle owner" means the last registered and legal owners of record, as shown by Department of Motor Vehicles records. (Ord. 6091-NS § 1, 1991)