Dayton, OH Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Time threshold
- 48 hours, public or private land
- Legal status
- Declared a public nuisance
- Private-property notice
- 7 days to remove after notice
- Governing section
- R.C.G.O. § 76.02
Summary
Dayton bans storing, parking, or leaving any junked, abandoned, inoperative, or dismantled motor vehicle on public or private property for 48 hours or longer, treating the vehicle itself as a public nuisance.
(A)No person shall store, park, or have any motor vehicle which is in a junked, abandoned, inoperative, dismantled, or partially dismantled condition, whether attended or not, within the city upon any public or private property for a period of time of 48 hours or longer.(B)The presence of a junked, abandoned, inoperative, dismantled, or partially dismantled motor vehicle, on private or public property, is a public nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(C)This section shall not apply to any motor vehicle on private property which is stored in conformity with city zoning laws contained in R.C.G.O. Chapter 150. (R.C. § 4513.64) (Ord. 21676, passed 5-26-65; Ord. 25505, passed 4-19-78; Ord. 28227, passed 11-14-90)
Cross reference— Penalty see § 76.99.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 35).
Full Breakdown
Dayton R.C.G.O. § 76.02 makes it unlawful to store, park, or 'have' any motor vehicle in a junked, abandoned, inoperative, dismantled, or partially dismantled condition, attended or not, on public or private property anywhere in the city for 48 hours or longer, and separately declares the vehicle's mere presence a public nuisance subject to abatement. Police may impound or immobilize a vehicle abandoned on public property for 48 hours or longer under § 76.08(E), while § 76.03 gives a private-property owner or occupant seven days after formal written notice to remove a junked vehicle before the city may impound it.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 76.02 or § 76.03 is a minor misdemeanor under § 76.99, with the violator also liable for removal, impoundment, and disposal costs; each day the violation continues is a separate third-degree-misdemeanor offense.
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