Kern County declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative (WDI) vehicles a public nuisance: a vehicle left 72 or more consecutive hours on a county road, or on private property without the owner's consent, is 'abandoned,' and keeping visible WDI vehicles is unlawful with narrow exceptions.
Kern County Code Chapter 10.28, enacted under California Vehicle Code Sections 22506 and 22660, makes it unlawful to maintain an abandoned or WDI vehicle on public or private property where any part of it is visible from adjacent property or a road right-of-way. One WDI vehicle may be kept on a parcel developed with a permitted residence or structure if it is completely intact with no noticeable missing parts and no significant exposed rust; vehicles with missing parts or rust over 10 percent of the surface must be under a secured, approved, opaque cover, and the vehicle must be parked on a paved surface unless waived. Before removal, the county issues a 30-day notice and order of intention to abate (Section 10.28.050), with hearings available before the Board of Supervisors (Section 10.28.060). Owners may request a permit to retain additional WDI vehicles from the code compliance division (Section 10.28.070).
Each responsible party violating Section 10.28.040 is subject to administrative penalties under Kern County Code Chapter 8.54 (Section 10.28.160), plus abatement and removal of the vehicle after a 30-day notice and recovery of the county's abatement costs under Sections 8.44.130 through 8.44.180.
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