§ 66-102. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, certain words and terms are defined as follows:

(a)

Abandoned vehicle. An abandoned vehicle is a motor vehicle that is:

(1)

Left upon a public street or highway in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking; or

(2)

Inoperable and is left unattended on public property for more than three days, or is inoperable and left unattended on the shoulder or right-of-way of an interstate or a four-lane highway for more than three days, or that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than 24 hours; or

(3)

Left on property owned or operated by the city for a period of more than three days; or

(4)

Left on private property without the consent of the owner, person in control of the property, occupant or lessee thereof for more than three days.

(b)

Policing authority or authority. The New Orleans Police Department, the parking enforcement division of the department of public works, and the city shall have the authority to enforce this chapter. All costs or fees arising from seizures in said city shall be transmitted to the director of the finance department to be deposited in the general fund.

(c)

Nuisance vehicle. A motor vehicle on public or private property that is determined by the policing authority to be a health or safety hazard, a public nuisance, and unlawful, including a vehicle found to be:

(1)

A breeding ground or harbor for mosquitoes or other insects or a breeding ground or harbor for rats or other pests; or

(2)

A point of heavy growth of weeds or other noxious vegetation over eight inches in height; or

(3)

A point of collection of pools or ponds of water; or

(4)

A point of concentration of combustible items such as gasoline, oil, other flammable or explosive materials including, but not limited to, boxes, paper, old clothes, rags, refuse, or any other combustible materials or objects of a like nature; or

(5)

One which has parts thereof which may fall and injure members of the public or one which has parts which may fall or be closed and become an area of confinement, such as a trunk lid or door, which may not be released for opening from the inside; or

(6)

One which is so situated and located that there is a danger of the vehicle falling, rolling, turning over, or creating an unsafe movement such as unattended, blocked or jacked vehicles; or

(7)

A point of collection of garbage, food waste, animal waste, or any other rotten or putrescent matter of any kind; or

(8)

One which has parts thereof which are jagged or contain sharp edges of metal or glass; or (sic)

(M.C.S., Ord. No. 21967, § 1, 6-2-05)