Taylorsville, UT Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Section 9.08.020 defines INOPERABLE VEHICLE as any vehicle not currently registered or licensed in Utah or another state, or one that is dismantled, has broken or missing windows, flat or missing tires, missing doors, fenders, hood, or trunk, will not start, or would fail a state safety inspection under the motor vehicle act, Utah Code Annotated section 41-1a-101 et seq. Section 9.08.030(C)(14), Accumulation Of Junk, then lists inoperable vehicles alongside used or damaged lumber, scrap metal, machinery parts, salvage materials, and abandoned furniture, appliances, and containers as a nuisance, with a narrow carve-out for stacked firewood kept for personal, noncommercial use.

Because the definition of VEHICLE in section 9.08.020 reaches passenger cars, trailers, travel trailers, motor homes, motorcycles, off-highway vehicles, farm trucks and tractors, campers, and boats, the rule covers far more than a broken-down sedan in a driveway. Enforcement follows the standard nuisance track: the city designated representative, generally the police department, first seeks voluntary correction under section 9.08.080, then can issue an administrative notice under section 9.08.090 with a deadline to remove the vehicle. If the owner misses the deadline, the city may tow or dispose of the vehicle itself and bill the cost under section 9.08.100(A), on top of the $100-per-day fine for the first week and $200-per-day fine after that under section 9.08.100(B).