In unincorporated Escambia County, one or more inoperable vehicles on a lot is a code-enforceable nuisance. The owner must remove the vehicle or move it to a rear yard behind a six-foot opaque fence. Statewide, F.S. ch. 705 governs abandoned-vehicle removal.
Escambia County Code § 42-196(c) declares the accumulation of one or more inoperable vehicle on any lot a nuisance; duly licensed car lots, junkyards, salvage yards and repair shops are exempt, and north of Ten Mile Road the rule applies only to lots of three acres or less (or vehicles beside a public road). "Inoperable" means incapable of being immediately driven or moved. Section 42-197 lets an owner abate it by removing the vehicle or relocating it to a rear yard screened by a six-foot opaque fence. Florida Statutes ch. 705 governs abandoned property and vehicle removal statewide.
Environmental Code Enforcement issues notices; failure to remove or screen an inoperable vehicle can bring code-enforcement citations, daily fines and county abatement liens.
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