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(77£ -6- (6) Special interest vehicle means a motor vehicle of any age that has not been altered or modified from original manufacturer's specifications and, because of its historic significance, is being preserved by hobbyists, (7) Storage facility means a garage, parking lot, or any type of facility or establishment for the servicing, repairing, storing, or parking of motor vehicles. Sec. 16-34. Junked vehicles declared public nuisance. A junked vehicle that is located in a place where it is visible from a public place or public right-of-way is detrimental to the safety and welfare of the general public, tends to reduce the value of private property, invites vandalism, creates fire hazards and constitutes an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, and is detrimental to the economic welfare of the city by producing urban blight adverse to the maintenance and continuing development of the city, and is a public nuisance. . Sec. 16-35. Junked vehicles prohibited on public property. (a) It is unlawful for a person to cause or permit a junked vehicle or a part of a junked vehicle to be placed or to remain on any public property or public right- of-way, (b) A vehicle that remains in violation of this section for a period of more than 48 hours constitutes an abandoned motor vehicle, and may be dealt with under processes defined by State law fqr removal of abandoned motor vehicles. Sec. 16-36. Nuisance vehicles prohibited on private property. (a) It is unlawful for the owner of any real property to cause or permit a nuisance vehicle to be placed or to remain on such property, (b) It is unlawful for a person to cause or permit a nuisance vehicle to be placed or to remain on real property without the permission of the owner of the property. Sec. 16-37. Defenses to prosecution. (a) The following are defenses to prosecution under Section 16-36: (1 ) The vehicle or vehicle part is completely enclosed within a building and is not visible from the street or other private or public property; (2) The vehicle or vehide part is stored or parked on private property in connection with the business of a licensed vehicle dealer or junkyard; (3) The vehicle is àn ':lnlicensed, operable or inoperable antique or special interest vehicle stored by a collector on the collectors property, if the vehicle.. and outdoor storage area are maintained in a manner so that they do not constitute a health hazard and are screened from ordinary public view by means of a fence, trees, shrubbery, or other appropriate means;