Moore, OK Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Section 8-401 defines a junk vehicle as any motor vehicle that is wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperative, abandoned, unlicensed, or discarded, covering cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, and even golf carts, unless the vehicle holds a valid repair permit under Section 8-403. Section 8-402 makes it unlawful to park, store, or leave such a vehicle on private property for more than ten days and separately bans painting any vehicle in a residential zoning district under Part 12; the presence of a junk vehicle on private property is itself declared a public nuisance.

Vehicles are exempt if enclosed in a building, tied to a properly zoned business, or simply inoperable without meeting the junk-vehicle definition. Owners who want to keep an inoperable vehicle longer than ten days to repair or reconstruct it may apply for a permit under Section 8-403, which requires the vehicle to sit on a sealed driveway, be garaged between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., run for a maximum initial term of six months, renewable in six-month increments, and display a city-issued sticker subject to weekday inspection between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

On public property, Section 8-404 treats a junk vehicle left more than 24 hours as an abatable nuisance, and Section 8-406 requires only 24 hours' notice posted on the vehicle before removal, while Section 8-408 requires ten days' notice for removal from private property. Weeds grown up around a vehicle, a flat or missing wheel, an expired tag, or missing lights create a rebuttable presumption of abandonment under Section 8-405.