Sedona, AZ Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Sedona City Code Chapter 8.10 treats abandoned and junk vehicles as a public nuisance citywide, whether they sit on a public street or a neighbor's private lot. SCC 8.10.170 makes it unlawful for any person to abandon a vehicle on a street or highway, on other public land, or on private property, and gives the chief of police or a designee authority to remove, store and dispose of abandoned vehicles under Arizona's impoundment statute, A.R.S. Section 28-4801 et seq. A vehicle left unattended for 48 hours in a road right-of-way, or 72 hours anywhere else in the city including private property, is treated as prima facie evidence of abandonment under the article's definitions in SCC 8.10.010.

Separately, SCC 8.10.160 requires that any junk vehicle, defined as one too deteriorated to profitably dismantle, salvage or restore, or any vehicle being repaired or restored, be kept in an enclosed area so it cannot be seen from any point outside the property where it sits. Both abandoned and junk vehicles are independently listed as public nuisances under SCC 8.10.020(F), which also reaches junk yards, wrecking operations and outdoor storage of worn-out machinery that interferes with neighbors' enjoyment of their property. Violations of the litter and nuisance article carry the general Chapter 8.10 penalty: a misdemeanor under SCC 8.10.190, with each day the vehicle remains treated as a separate violation, punishable per SCC 1.15.010.