Having a car under a cover is not against county law or OPA DRs.

Having a junk car on an OP lot is a violation of the DRs and county law.

County zoning officials perhaps have the absolute right to go on the property and lift the cover to see if the vehicle has a valid license attached, or can get a court order allowing them to look.

If the vehicle lacks a valid tag, it is a junk car by definition under county law. In that case OPA can probably enforce the DRs against junk vehicles and perhaps the county can as well, and that would be the least expensive course of action for OPA.

Stating reasons why something cannot be done is easy; doing the research to find out how something might be accomplished takes some time.

Also, consider this -- even without county involvement -- suppose OPA simply send a junk car violation to the association member. That alone might well place a certain burden of proof on the part of the association member to show the vehicle was not junk. If OPA does not, nothing will happen.... except the junk may sit there another seven to 14 years while some speculate about the jewel of a vehicle under the moldy covers.