Georgetown, TX Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

010(A) as a self-propelled vehicle that is wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded, or that has been inoperable for more than 72 consecutive hours on public property or 30 consecutive days on private property; the chapter also reaches junked aircraft and watercraft lacking current registration. 020 expressly incorporates Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683's Junked Vehicles statute. 030 declares that any junked vehicle visible at any time of year from a public place or public right-of-way is a public nuisance because it is detrimental to public safety, reduces property values, invites vandalism, creates a fire hazard, endangers children, and produces urban blight.

040 exempts vehicles fully enclosed in a building, those held by a licensed dealer or junkyard, and antique or collector vehicles kept in an orderly, screened storage area. 070 presumes the vehicle inoperable unless the owner shows otherwise and can order removal within ten days. 080 lets the City remove the vehicle itself and notify the Texas Department of Transportation or Texas Parks and Wildlife Department within five days.