Dunwoody, GA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Article VI of chapter 30 governs abandoned vehicles in Dunwoody. Section 30-176 defines the vehicles covered: a commercial motor vehicle is any self-propelled or towed vehicle meeting weight, passenger or hazardous-material thresholds set by federal motor carrier rules, including a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more or a vehicle designed to carry more than eight paying passengers; a recreational vehicle is any self-propelled or towed vehicle used for leisure activities or as a traveling dwelling, such as a camper, motor home or travel trailer; and a trailer is any nonautomotive vehicle towed to transport objects or persons.

Section 30-177 makes it unlawful to park or abandon any of these vehicles on the streets or street rights-of-way and let it remain there for more than 72 consecutive hours. Once that window has passed, section 30-178 authorizes any sworn police officer who finds the vehicle to impound it and have it removed from the streets at the vehicle owner's expense, plus storage charges. These provisions are distinct from section 30-79's 30-day limit on unlicensed or inoperable vehicles left on residential property, and from the one-hour street-parking cap on RVs, boats and heavy trucks under section 30-120; the 72-hour rule specifically targets vehicles left parked or abandoned in the street or right-of-way rather than on private residential lots.