South Fulton, GA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

South Fulton addresses abandoned and inoperable vehicles primarily through its own Code of Ordinances, Title 8 (Traffic and Vehicles), Sec. 8-2006. That section provides that vehicles and trailers without current license plates shall not be parked or stored on or about any property within a residential zoned district or on the right-of-way of any residential street, and that vehicles, trailers, or equipment permitted to remain in an inoperable condition for more than 30 days likewise shall not be parked or stored in a residential zoned district. Any vehicle, conveyance, or trailer parked in violation of this provision is considered an abandoned vehicle and a nuisance posing a threat to public health or safety and is subject to removal as authorized in Title 8. The zoning code reinforces this: Sec. 607 makes parking or storing a junk or salvage vehicle unlawful except that no more than two may be kept in a garage or carport not visible from a street or adjacent residential property. The actual removal, towing, lien, and disposal procedure follows Georgia's Abandoned Motor Vehicle law (O.C.G.A. ch. 40-11), under which only authorized towing and storage firms remove vehicles at the request of law enforcement or a property owner, with notice protections for owners and lienholders.