Stedman, NC Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 61.06 Abandoned/Junk Vehicles
- Incorporates
- Cumberland County Code Art. III
- Adopted
- March 4, 2010
- Service-member exception
- 6+ month deployment
- Vehicle placement required
- out of ROW view, side/rear yard
Summary
Stedman adopts Cumberland County's Abandoned, Nuisance, and Junked Motor Vehicle Ordinance by reference in full, including its enforcement and penalty provisions. The Town adds one exception of its own: unregistered vehicles belonging to deployed service members are excused for the length of the deployment, if the owner notifies the Town and keeps the vehicle out of sight.
The Town Board of Commissioners adopts through incorporation by reference the Abandoned, Nuisance, and Junked Motor Vehicle Ordinance, Article Ill of the Cumberland County Code, in its entirety, to include the enforcement and violation provisions. In addition to the items enumerated under Section 9-47, Exceptions, of the Cumberland County Code, the Town also "excepts" all non-tagged, non-registered vehicles of Armed Forces Service members that are deployed in support of military operations for a duration of six months or longer provided that the following conditions have been complied with: (A) The service members have notified the Town of their military-ordered absence and the expected duration of absence; (B) The service member has taken prudent actions to ensure the vehicle is protected and not left in an "abandoned" state; and (C) The service member has positioned the vehicle so that it is not visible from any public right-of-way and located in the side or rear yard of the service member's property.
Full Breakdown
06 incorporates Article III of the Cumberland County Code, the county's Abandoned, Nuisance, and Junked Motor Vehicle Ordinance, wholesale, including its enforcement and violation provisions, so the substantive definition of what counts as an abandoned or junked vehicle and the county's exceptions under Section 9-47 apply inside Stedman just as they do in unincorporated Cumberland County. The Town Board of Commissioners then layers on its own, town-specific carve-out: a non-tagged, non-registered vehicle belonging to an Armed Forces service member deployed on military operations for six months or longer is excepted from the ordinance if three conditions are met.
First, the service member must notify the Town of the military-ordered absence and its expected duration. Second, the service member must take prudent action to keep the vehicle protected so it is not left in an abandoned state. Third, the vehicle must be positioned out of view from any public right-of-way, in the side or rear yard of the property. This exception was adopted with the rest of Chapter 61 on March 4, 2010.
Violations & Fines
Because § 61.06 adopts the county ordinance's enforcement and violation provisions in their entirety, Stedman applies Cumberland County's own citation and penalty process to abandoned and junked vehicles inside town limits rather than a separate town fine schedule. The town-specific service-member exception is a defense to a citation, not a separate offense; a vehicle that does not meet all three conditions is treated as any other abandoned vehicle under the county rule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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