City of Cedar Falls v. Flett

SCHULTZ, Justice.

In this appeal we must decide the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance that declares the storage of a “junk vehicle” within the city of Cedar Falls (City) to be a nuisance. We granted defendant, Marvin Flett, discretionary review of his conviction on twenty-three charges of violating the ordinance. We affirm.

The ordinance under attack, Cedar Falls Ordinance No. 1483, Article IV, is entitled “Junk Vehicles.” It declares that the storage of certain defined vehicles is a nuisance, provides procedures for abatement of the nuisance, including removal of the vehicle at the…