San Luis Obispo County, CA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

010 that abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts create blight, invite plundering, create fire hazards, endanger children as an 'attractive nuisance,' and create harborage for rodents and insects, and declared their presence on private or public property a public nuisance. 020 defines 'vehicle' broadly, covering autos, trucks, buses, motorcycles, trailers and mobilehomes, but excludes anything moved by human power or run on fixed rails. 030 exempts three situations from the whole chapter: a vehicle fully enclosed inside a building and not visible from outside; a single vehicle stored behind a solid six-foot fence and not plainly visible; and a vehicle lawfully stored on an approved site as part of a licensed dismantler's, dealer's, junk dealer's, towing or repair business.

050. 060 authorizes entry onto the property to investigate and identify the vehicle's owner, with the sheriff and health officer assisting as needed. 080 requires that notice to state the county's intent to remove the vehicle in 15 days and to explain the 10-day right to request a hearing before the board of supervisors. 090 gives the board authority, after a hearing that need not follow formal evidence rules, to order removal and assess the costs against the property owner, the vehicle owner, or both, unless the vehicle was placed there without the landowner's consent or acquiescence. 110 requires notifying the DMV of the removal within five days.