Lakewood, OH Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Lakewood enforces abandoned-vehicle removal primarily through Codified Ordinance 351.18, which prohibits a vehicle from remaining parked in a disabled condition, or without normal use, for more than 24 hours; after a citation and tow notice, the vehicle is towed 24 hours later if it has not moved. State law reinforces this: Ohio Revised Code 4513.63 defines an 'abandoned junk motor vehicle' to include a vehicle left on a public street or other property open to the public, or within a road or highway right-of-way, for forty-eight hours or longer (and meeting the age, condition, and value criteria in the statute), and provides for its removal. Ohio Revised Code 4513.61 authorizes a police officer to order into storage any vehicle left on a public street or other public property, and Ohio Revised Code 4513.64 addresses junk motor vehicles on private property. Residents report apparently abandoned vehicles to the Lakewood Police non-emergency line at (216) 521-6773, providing the location, vehicle description, and license plate.