§ 58-266. Definitions.

Department means the Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management.

Fully enclosed structure means any commercial or residential garage or other permitted, manmade building structure that effectively screens and prevents viewing of its contents from adjacent properties, walkways, roadways or alleys.

Derelict vessel means any boat or conveyance designed to be used or actually used to transport persons, goods or a combination thereof upon, under, or over the water that is:

(1)

Deteriorated, rotten, damaged, dismantled, or otherwise in a state of disrepair so as to admit water where designed to be watertight, or otherwise not seaworthy as it was originally designed and built; or

(2)

Not capable of being lawfully operated on the waters of the state of Florida; or

(3)

Not displaying a current registration decal as required under state law; or

(4)

Not stored, parked, placed or maintained on a currently and lawfully registered trailer, on which the vessel is designed to be transported.

Inoperative vehicle means a vehicle that is in a state of disrepair and incapable of being moved under its own power, a vehicle or trailer that is incapable of being lawfully operated on the streets of the state, or a trailer that is in a state of disrepair. A vehicle or trailer shall be deemed inoperative if one or more parts which are required for the operation of the vehicle are missing, are dismantled, are inoperative or are not attached to the vehicle as designed. A vehicle or trailer shall be deemed to be incapable of being lawfully operated on the streets of the state if a current registration tag, also known as a license plate, of a kind required under state law as a condition of operation upon the public streets, is not affixed thereto.

Off-road vehicle means any vehicle not intended by design or manufacture to be used upon the streets of the state. Examples include but are not limited to; race car, swamp buggy, all-terrain vehicle, amphibious vehicle, racing motorcycle or dirt bike. This definition is not intended to include any boat or vessel designed to be used solely in water.

Owner means the registered owner of the vehicle or the owner of the property upon which the inoperative vehicle is located.

Property means any individual parcel of real property or any portion thereof.

Public property means any federal, state, county or city-owned, leased, controlled, dedicated or platted real property, including but not limited to parks, marinas, alleys, streets, rights-of-way, submerged lands, or other real property.

Vehicle means any automobile, pickup truck, van, truck, motorized recreation vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, moped, or any other motorized device on or within which any person or property is or may be transported upon the streets of the state.

(Ord. No. 06-10, § 1, 1-24-06)