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OWNER. A person who holds beneficial ownership of any land in the City; and, an agent, executor, adrainistrator, trustee or guardian ha~ing charge, care, management, or control of any land in the City. REFUSE. Re~use as defined in §14-1 of this Code. SiDEWALK. A sidewalk as. defined in ~1-2 of this Code. STREET. A. highway as defined in ~1-2 of this Code. 'WEE~S; Any plant-out of place, wild or uncontrolled growth or vegetation of every kind on any land, alley, side- walk'or street-in'the City, whether growing or severed from the land of such heighth or of such profusion as to constitute, or which is likely %o constitute a harborage for rats, a place where mosquitos or other harmful pest or insect infestation may breed or water may stagnate or which conceals or is likely to con~eal deposit? of garbage, trash or debris. Weeds which have attained a helghth of flfteen inches (15.) or more sh 11 be pre~'~ed to be detrimental to public health, any public heaith ~isance, which presumption may be rebutted by competent evidence. Section 39-9. I~,~perat~ve vehicles located on residential, Co~lercial, or agricultural property - prohibited. It shall be ~h!aWful for any person, ~i_rm or corporation to keep, except within an ~nclosed building or s~ructure, or other- wise shielded or s~reened from public view, on any property zoned for residential o~ commercial or.agricultural purposes any motor vehicle, or motor vehicle parts or equipment, trailer, or semitrailer as such are defined in ~46.1-1, Code of Virglnia, 1950, which is inoperative as defined in ~39-1 hereof; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a licensed business, which on the date of passage of this Chapter is regularly engaged in business as an automobile dealer, salvage dealer or scrap processor. Section 39-I0. Same - Nuisance. The accumulation and storage of one (t) or more inoperative motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers, or parts thereof as heretofore' defined on private property, except within a fully. enclosed building or structure, shall constitute debris and a nuisance detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the re'sidents of the City.