Black Hawk County, IA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

080 declares that unlawfully storing junk, including a junk vehicle, on public or private property in the unincorporated county is a threat to health and safety and a health nuisance; both the vehicle's owner and the property owner are liable, and the rule reaches junk stored inside a licensed vehicle or trailer for more than 20 days. 030 if it is unlicensed and not stored in an enclosed building, and it either has become a habitat for rats, mice, snakes, or other vermin, lacks an engine, wheels, tires, or other structural parts needed to move under its own power, or is otherwise defective or obsolete to the point it threatens public health or safety.

080(B), charging the cost of abatement to the vehicle owner or property owner. 080(C) lets the vehicle's owner reclaim it within 60 days of impoundment by paying the impoundment fee plus towing and storage charges; after 60 days with no claim, the owner forfeits all right, title, and interest in it. 080(E): a duly licensed salvage yard operator in full compliance with county and state law, and junk stored inside an enclosed building. 080(F).