§ 26-129. Public nuisance—Declared.

Junked vehicles, including a part of a junked vehicle, which are located in any place where they are visible at any time of the year from a public place or public right-of-way are detrimental to the safety and welfare of the general public, reduce the value of private property, invite vandalism, create fire hazards, constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, and are detrimental to the economic welfare of the state, by producing urban blight which is adverse to the maintenance and continuing development of the city and such vehicles are, therefore, declared to be a public nuisance.

(Code 1982, § 16-52; Ord. No. 76-8, § 8, 6-7-1976)

State law reference

Junked vehicles declared public nuisance, V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 683.072.