Springdale, AR Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Notice to abate
- 7 days' written notice
- Notice before vehicle seizure
- 30 days' certified mail
- Repair-shop exemption
- Licensed vehicle businesses exempt
- Lien authority
- A.C.A. § 14-54-903
Summary
Springdale bans letting an inoperative motor vehicle accumulate on real property inside city limits; code enforcement gives written notice, and the city can take the vehicle into custody after 30 days if it isn't restored, sold, or enclosed.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of real property to permit the accumulation or development of weeds, garbage, rubbish, inoperative motor vehicle or other unsightly or unsanitary things or conditions on real property within the city. Exception: As to inoperative motor vehicles as set out herein, this section does not apply to any inoperative motor vehicle held in conjunction with a business enterprise lawfully licensed by the city for the storage, servicing, or repair of motor vehicles so long as the property where the inoperative vehicle is located is in compliance with all zoning ordinances of the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
City code (§ 42-77) makes it unlawful for a property owner or occupant to let an inoperative motor vehicle accumulate on real property in Springdale, whether in Washington or Benton County. A vehicle is presumed inoperative if it has a flat tire, a missing wheel, a hood left open more than three days, no current tags, a missing engine, or a broken windshield (§ 42-76). Code enforcement or police must give seven days' written notice to abate the condition; before the city takes an abandoned or inoperative vehicle into custody from private property, it must also send the owner and vehicle owner 30 days' notice by registered or certified mail, unless both jointly waive it (§ 42-78). Vehicles held by a licensed repair or storage business are exempt.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliance triggers written notice to abate; unresolved cases let the city remove the vehicle after 30 days' notice and place a lien on the property under A.C.A. § 14-54-903 for cleanup costs, plus § 1-9 penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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