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5.12 Conditions of premises. 5.1 2.01 Preamble. It is hereby determined that the uses, structures, activities and causes of blight or blighting factors described in this section, if allowed to exist, will tend to result in blighted and undesirable neighborhoods so as to be harmful to the public welfare, health and safety. No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained any of these causes of blight or blighting factors upon any property in the City owned, leased, rented or occupied by such person: a. In any area zoned for residential purposes, the storage of junk automobiles upon any property is prohibited. For the purpose of this section, the term "junk automobiles" shall include any motor vehicle, part of a motor vehicle or former motor vehicle, stored in the open, which is not currently licensed for use upon the highways of the State, and is either: 1. unusable or inoperable because of lack of, or defects in, component parts; or 2. unusable or inoperable because of damage from collision, deterioration, or having been cannibalized; or 3. beyond repair and, therefore, not intended for future use as a motor vehicle; or 4. being retained on the property for possible use of salvageable parts. b. In any area zoned as a residential district, highway business or general business district, the storage or accumulation of junk, trash, rubbish or refuse of any kind, except refuse stored in such a manner as not to create a nuisance for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. The term "junk" shall include parts of machinery or motor vehicles, unused stoves or other appliances stored in the open; remnants of wood: decayed, weathered or broken construction materials no longer suitable for safe, approved building materials; metal or any other material or cast-off material of any kind whether or not the same could be put to any reasonable use. c. In any area, the existence of any structure or part of any structure which, because of fire, wind, or other natural disaster or physical deterioration, is no longer habitable as a dwelling nor useful for any other purpose for which it may have been intended. d. In any area zoned for residential purposes, the existence of any vacant dwelling, garage or other outbuilding, unless such buildings are kept securely locked, windows kept glazed or neatly boarded up and otherwise protected to prevent entrance thereto by vandals. e. In any Urban Residential District, there shall be no outside storage of any motor vehicle or equipment except that currently licensed motor vehicles and/or equipment having primarily a residential/private transportation or recreational use may be parked or stored outside on a bituminus paved or concrete surface. Any motor vehicle or piece of equipment which by its appearance, construction or vehicle license type can be reasonably deemed a commercial use vehicle or piece of equipment, shall not be included in this exception.