Norman, OK Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

upon any private property, City street, public easement or right-of-way," declaring such vehicles a public nuisance. Exceptions cover vehicles kept inside an enclosed building, on a lawfully operating business's premises where the vehicle is necessary to that business, or in a City-designated storage facility, from the outdoor abandoned-vehicle prohibition that otherwise applies to private property, streets, and easements. Subsection (c) creates a rebuttable presumption of abandonment from any combination of: weed or grass growth showing the vehicle has not moved, one or more flat or missing wheels, missing operational parts, neighbor statements about how long it has sat there or about parts being added or removed, evidence of a zoning or junkyard violation, or an expired license plate.

City officers may remove and impound a vehicle that appears abandoned, lost, stolen, or unclaimed, but subsection (e) requires the City to first attempt notice, by mail, by a notice affixed to the vehicle, or by posting the property, giving the registered owner, tenant, or occupant ten days to remove or repair it before impoundment. An owner can redeem an impounded vehicle any time after removal on proof of ownership, posting any required bond, and paying assessed fines and costs; impoundment certificates are held at the Department of Planning and Community Development until release.