Blue Hill, NE Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- §5.23, citywide plus ETJ
- Ban
- unlicensed vehicle storage outside enclosed garage
- Exception
- operable farm/industrial vehicles in AG or Industrial
- Also banned
- storing/abandoning scrap vehicle parts (§5.23.2)
- Penalty
- misdemeanor, up to $100/day (§9.8)
Summary
Blue Hill bars keeping any unlicensed or unregistered motor vehicle outside a fully enclosed garage anywhere in the city or its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, with a narrow carve-out for operable farm or industrial equipment on Agricultural or Industrial land. The same section separately bans storing or abandoning vehicle parts and scrap metal outside an enclosed building, closing off the classic junk-car-in-the-yard problem under one zoning provision, section 5.23.
5.23 Storage or Parking for Vehicles, Boats, Campers, and Trailers No lot, parcel or tract of land or part thereof, situated within the zoning jurisdiction of the City of Blue Hill shall be used for any of the following: 5.23.1 The storage or keeping of motor vehicles not having a properly issued current motor vehicle registration and current motor vehicle license plate properly displayed; provided, however, that the following shall not constitute a violation of this subparagraph. a. The storage of unlicensed and/or unregistered motor vehicles in a fully enclosed garage. ... 5.23.2 The storage, keeping or abandonment of parts, including scrap metals, from motor vehicles or machinery, or parts thereof, except in enclosed buildings or garages or where otherwise authorized by the Blue Hill zoning regulations.
Full Breakdown
23, Storage or Parking for Vehicles, Boats, Campers, and Trailers, of the City of Blue Hill Official Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 699, adopted May 8, 2018) opens by declaring that no lot, parcel, or tract within the city's zoning jurisdiction may be used for either of two things. 1 prohibits storing or keeping a motor vehicle without a properly issued, currently displayed registration and license plate, unless the vehicle sits inside a fully enclosed garage. The section carves out one exception: operable off-highway farm or industrial vehicles kept on land zoned Agricultural (AG) or an Industrial District and used in the agricultural or industrial activity conducted on that same property.
2 separately prohibits storing, keeping, or abandoning vehicle or machinery parts, including scrap metal, anywhere except in an enclosed building or garage, unless the Blue Hill zoning regulations otherwise authorize it. Read together, the two subsections cover both the whole unlicensed vehicle sitting in a driveway and the stripped hulk or pile of parts left in a yard. 3, and the Zoning Administrator can order compliance before a continuing violation is referred further.
Violations & Fines
A property owner keeping an unlicensed vehicle outside a garage, or storing abandoned vehicle parts or scrap metal outside an enclosed building, is in violation of section 5.23 and subject to the Zoning Ordinance's general misdemeanor penalty under section 9.8: a fine of up to $100 per offense, with each day the vehicle or parts remain treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park an unregistered car in my driveway in Blue Hill?
Can I keep a farm tractor outside?
What about a junk car or scrap parts left in the yard?
Who enforces this and what's the penalty?
Sources & Official References
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