§ 14-91. Legislative intent.

This division is enacted in recognition of the fact that a clean, wholesome, attractive environment is declared to be of importance to the health and safety of the inhabitants of the town and is essential to the maintenance and continued development of the economy of the town and to the general welfare of its citizens. The unrestrained accumulation of junk vehicles is a hazard to such health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the town, necessitating the regulation, restraint and elimination thereof. This division is enacted in recognition of the fact that even a single junk vehicle abandoned or stored on private or public property:

(1)

Can constitute both a public and private nuisance;

(2)

Is a source of potential hurt to children and others who find them an attractive nuisance;

(3)

Is replete with broken glass, sharp torn metal edges and points, gasoline remaining in tanks of highly explosive and combustible nature and hurtful acids in batteries, to mention but a few of the more obvious sources of potential physical hurt found in junk vehicles;

(4)

Destroys the aesthetic qualities of the town and is generally unsightly;

(5)

Tends to depreciate not only the property on which it is located, but also the property of other persons in the neighborhood and damages the welfare of the town as a whole; and

(6)

Tends to result in uncontrolled growth of vegetation and other collection of debris that becomes a haven and breeding ground for insects, rodents and similar harmful creatures.

(Ord. of 4-10-2001(8), § 1; Ord. of 10-12-2004; Amend. of 4-8-2014(1))