Los Banos, CA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

02 as any vehicle left on public or private property, not including highways, in such inoperable or neglected condition that the owner can reasonably be concluded to have relinquished all interest in it. 01 finds that such vehicles reduce property values, promote blight, invite plundering, create fire hazards, attract minors into unsafe conditions, and harbor rodents and insects, declaring them a public nuisance subject to abatement. 03 exempts vehicles completely enclosed in a building and not visible from the street, vehicles stored on private property in connection with a licensed dismantler or vehicle dealer's business, vehicles behind a solid fence six feet high and not visible from the street or other property, and vehicles placed entirely within a carport under a tarpaulin.

06, may enter private property to inspect and remove nuisance vehicles under Vehicle Code Sections 22663 and 22669. 09 requires a 10-day notice of intention to abate, mailed by registered or certified mail to the landowner of record and the vehicle's last registered and legal owners, before removal; the owner may request a hearing before the City Clerk within that 10-day window, or submit a sworn statement denying responsibility. 5.