Alamance County, NC Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

12 governs abandoned, junked and nuisance motor vehicles on public grounds and private property within Alamance County's ordinance-making jurisdiction, the unincorporated county. 2, an owner may store up to three junked vehicles on a parcel as long as they pose no immediate threat to public health or safety, sit behind the property's main structure or house, and are covered with a 'Car Cover' or a properly secured heavy canvas covering. The Administrator may enter any premises within the county's jurisdiction, at any lawful, reasonable hour, to inspect for abandoned, junked or nuisance vehicles, and may order one removed to a Board of Commissioners-approved storage area once it is declared abandoned, junked or a nuisance.

Vehicles cannot be towed from private property without the written request of the owner, lessee or occupant unless the Administrator or Board declares the vehicle a health or safety hazard, and the county can require whoever requests removal to indemnify it against loss or liability. Exceptions cover vehicles inside an enclosed building or roofed shelter, vehicles necessary to a lawfully operating business such as a licensed automobile graveyard or junkyard, antique vehicles under active restoration, and vehicles in regular business, farm or personal use. 5 lets the Administrator skip that notice when a vehicle blocks access, creates a traffic hazard or is damaging property, if the reasons are documented in writing.