Chino Hills, CA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Notice period
- 10 days before removal
- Low-value threshold
- $200 appraised, no notice
- DMV notice
- Within 5 days of removal
- Appeal deadline
- 10 days to City Clerk
- Governing chapter
- CHMC Chapter 10.28
Summary
Chino Hills treats abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property as a public nuisance under Municipal Code Chapter 10.28. The city's Director issues a 10-day notice before towing, property owners can request a hearing, and abatement costs become a lien on the land if unpaid within 30 days.
The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts of such vehicles on private or public property is found to create a condition tending to reduce the value of private property, to promote blight and deterioration, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, to constitute a nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, to create a harborage for rodents and insects and to be injurious to the health, safety, and general welfare of the public. Therefore, the presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts of such vehicles, on private or public property except as expressly permitted in this chapter, is declared to constitute a public nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
28, adopted under Vehicle Code Section 22660, lets the city's Director enter private or public property in Chino Hills to inspect and remove a vehicle or vehicle parts declared a public nuisance. 040). 050). 060). 040(B)). 020). 080(D)).
Violations & Fines
Refusing to remove an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle after a city abatement order is itself unlawful under CHMC § 10.28.120. Unpaid administrative and removal costs are assessed against the property as a lien under Government Code § 38773.5 if not paid within 30 days of the final order (§ 10.28.090). Appeals of a hearing officer's decision go to the City Clerk within 10 days, with a Council-set appeal fee, and the City Council's decision is final (§ 10.28.070).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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