Aiken County, SC Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Aiken County Code Section 15-22(9) lists as a specific nuisance any partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise non-operating motor vehicle or motor vehicle parts left on a property for longer than ten days. Three exceptions apply: a vehicle kept inside an enclosed building or positioned so it isn't visible from any public place or surrounding private property; a vehicle kept on a lawfully operated business's premises, outside a residential area, when keeping it is necessary to that business; and a vehicle in a storage depository lawfully maintained by the county or another public agency.

Enforcement follows the standard nuisance procedure in the rest of Article III: under Section 15-25, county staff investigates on a complaint from five or more residents within one thousand feet of the property, a council member representing five or more residents, or its own initiative. If a nuisance is confirmed, Section 15-26 requires a written warning giving the owner thirty calendar days to abate before any summons issues, and only one warning is ever given to the same person for a Chapter 15, Article III violation; a second offense goes straight to a summons.

Under Section 15-28, if the owner still doesn't comply, the county may abate the nuisance itself and place a lien on the property for its costs, which accrues interest at the statutory judgment rate. Section 15-29 lets the sheriff issue a citation directly, or lets any citizen ask a magistrate for an arrest warrant.