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AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE KEEPING, STORING, AND/OR MAINTAINING OF INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLES AND OTHER UNSIGHTLY AND UNSANITARY ITEMS UPON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS: PROVIDING THE MANNER FOR REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SAME: FIXING THE PENALTY THEREFORE: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, in many areas in the City of Jonesboro, inoperable vehicles, tires, iceboxes, refrigerators, paper, stoves, glass, building materials, building rubbish and/or similar unsightly or unsanitary item have been permitted to remain on private property for long periods of time, and
WHEREAS, said motor vehicles and other items constitute an attractive nuisance for children, provide harborage for rats, animals, and mosquitoes constituting a menace to the public’s health safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the storage of inoperable motor vehicles and other items on private property is unsightly, obnoxious, and detrimental to the neighborhood and results in the depreciation of property value.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: That from and after the passage and approval of this ordinance, it shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of a residential building structure or property to utilize the premises of such residential property for the open storage of any inoperable motor vehicle (not currently licensed), icebox, refrigerator, stove, tires, glass, building material, paper, building rubbish and/or similar unsightly and unsanitary items. An inoperable motor vehicle for the purpose of this ordinance is defined as one that is in a state of disrepair and incapable of being moved under its own power or one that does not have current, valid license plates.
Section 2: It shall be the duty and responsibility of every such owner or occupant to keep the premises of such residential property clean and to remove all such items from the premises.
Section 3: Any owner or occupa...
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