Panel cites York County code in debate over how to define 'inoperable' vehicles
Commissioners asked for a precise code definition of 'inoperable' after staff raised a cap on inoperable vehicles; county counsel cited the motor vehicles and traffic code’s definition tying inoperability to fair market value versus restoration cost and staff described typical enforcement practice of short-term storage and inspector reminders.
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Commissioners asked for a clear statutory basis for the term "inoperable," and county counsel read the motor vehicles and traffic code definition, describing an "abandoned motor vehicle, which is inoperable and whose fair market value as determined by the commissioner of the revenue is less than the cost of its restoration to an operable condition." Counsel located the definition outside the zoning code in the motor vehicles and traffic ordinance.
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