Taylor, TX Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Chapter 18, Article III, Division 1, the Junked Vehicle Ordinance, defines a junked vehicle in Sec. 18-47 as a self-propelled motor vehicle lacking a current license plate or valid inspection certificate that is also wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, or discarded, or that has stayed inoperable more than 72 consecutive hours on public property or 30 consecutive days on private property. Sec. 18-48 declares such vehicles visible from a public place a nuisance because they reduce property values, invite vandalism, create fire hazards, and endanger children, and Sec.

18-49 makes it unlawful to leave or permit one to remain on public or private property in the city. Enforcement runs through Sec. 18-50: the administrator gives the registered owner, lienholders, and the property owner or occupant ten days' written notice, and a hearing before the municipal judge follows if requested; without a request, the judge hears the matter in absentia. Sec. 18-51 lets the judge order removal within ten days of that order, and Sec. 18-58 lets the administrator or police petition for a court order to tow the vehicle to a scrap yard or demolisher if the owner still does not comply.

Sec. 18-56 carves out vehicles fully enclosed in a building, those held by a licensed dealer or junkyard, and antique vehicles at least 25 years old or special interest vehicles kept by a collector, so long as they and any outdoor storage area stay orderly, sanitary, and screened from public view.