Roswell, GA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Under Section 22.4.1, parking or abandoning a motor vehicle on a Roswell street or right-of-way for more than twelve continuous hours is unlawful, and police or code enforcement can impound it and bill the owner for removal and storage. Section 22.4.4 goes further and reaches private property too: any wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, or discarded vehicle sitting on public property or a private lot anywhere in the city is a declared public nuisance, with exceptions for vehicles inside a building, in active use at a business, or being repaired under the UDC. Owners get a warning notice and 72 hours to remove the vehicle before the city orders it towed.