Broken Arrow, OK Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 48 hours in the open
- Cure period
- 5 days after red-tag
- Exempt storage
- Enclosed building or zoned lot
- Enforcement
- Red-tag, citation, city tow
Summary
Broken Arrow bans leaving a dismantled, wrecked, or junked vehicle in the open on public or private property, or on the street, for more than 48 hours.
No person shall park, store, leave or permit the parking, storing or leaving of any partially dismantled, non-operating, wrecked or junked vehicle in the open upon public or private property or on a public street, for a period exceeding 48 hours, unless such vehicle or the parts thereof are stored within a fully enclosed building, or are stored on property lawfully designated under the zoning ordinances as a place where such vehicles may be stored.
(b) Nuisance declared. The accumulation or storage of one or more vehicles or parts thereof as described in section 15-6 (a) shall constitute a nuisance detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Broken Arrow. It shall be the duty of the owner of such vehicle or the parts thereof, or the owner of the private property or the lessee or other person in possession or control of the property upon which such vehicle is located, to remove the vehicle from such property or have the vehicle housed in a building where it will not be visible from the street or from other private property. The removal or enclosure shall be made within five days after the red-tag notice has been given to the owner of the vehicle or the owner, lessee or person in control of the property upon which such vehicle is located. The time may be extended by the enforcement official in the case of an obvious hardship.
(c) Abatement procedures.
(1)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 15-6 makes any partially dismantled, non-operating, wrecked, or junked vehicle left in the open for over 48 hours a nuisance, whether on a public street or private property in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, unless it is inside a fully enclosed building or in a zoning-designated storage area. After a red-tag notice, the owner or property occupant has five days to remove, repair, or fully enclose the vehicle; the neighborhood improvement officer can extend that deadline for obvious hardship or have it towed.
Violations & Fines
Failure to comply with a red-tag notice can bring a citation and city-ordered towing at the owner's expense, plus Class A offense penalties under Sec. 15-8.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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