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In any Rural Residential District, there shall be no outside storage of any motor vehicle or equipment except not more than one unlicensed motor vehicle and currently licensed motor vehicles and/or equipment having primarily a residential/private transportation or recreational use or vehicles meeting the following. 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 and does comply with the following criteria: 1. The parcel is at least three (3) acres in size, exclusive of any public right of way or road easements. 2. The vehicle and/or equipment is screened to a degree of 100% opacity from adjacent parcels or publlc property or right of way. 3. The vehicle and/or equipment is parked in the side or rear yard of the residential dwelling on the property and on the following drive surfaces: bituminous, concrete, con bit, prepared gravel or approved equlvalent. 5.1 2.0 2 Powers of office. Whenever in the judgment of' the health authority, zoning officer, or chief of police (or such other officers as may be determined by the Administrator), they find upon investigation that a blight condition is being maintained or exists within the City and within the respective fields of supervision as hereinbefore set forth, they shall issue a written notice to the owner or occupant and require him to terminate and abate said blight condition or to remove such conditions or remedy such defects. Service of said notice shall be in person or by mail. If the premises are not occupied and the address of the owner is unknown, service on the owner may be had by posting a copy of the notice on the premises. If said blight condition is not abated within ten days of the date of issuance of said notice, the city official issuing said notice shall issue a code violation to the notified owner or occupant. 5.12.03 Abatement Of nuisances by council. If, after such service of notice, the party or parties fail to abate the blight condition or make the necessary repairs, alterations or changes in accordance with the direction of the council, said council may cause such blight condition to be abated at the expense of the city and recover such expenditure, plus an additional 25% of such expenditure, either by civil action against the person or persons served; or if such service has been had upon the owner or occupant, by ordering the Administrator to extend such sum, plus 25% thereof as a special tax against the property upon which the blight condition existed and to certify the same to the county auditor for collection in the manner as taxes and special assessments are certified and collected. 5.1 2.0 4 Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both.