Weston, FL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 96.10, Storage of Abandoned Vehicles and Vessels
- Ban
- No abandoned vehicle/vessel visible on public or private property
- Enclosed exception
- Wrecked/junked vehicles allowed only inside a building
- Removal notice
- 5 days posted on vehicle under § 96.11
- Owner liability
- Pays removal, storage, destruction costs (§ 96.06)
Summary
In the City of Weston, Florida, § 96.10 of the Code of Ordinances bans storing or keeping an abandoned vehicle or vessel in plain view on public or private property. Wrecked, junked, or otherwise inoperative vehicles must be kept inside a completely enclosed building, and the City can post a five-day removal notice under § 96.11 before towing and disposing of the vehicle under Florida Statutes Chapter 705.
No Person shall store, keep, or permit to be stored or kept, an Abandoned vehicle or Vessel in plain view upon Public or Private Property . ... The following shall be stored within a completely enclosed Building : ... All wrecked, junked, dismantled or partially dismantled vehicles, Vessels or Trailers , including vehicles missing major parts, including but not limited to, bodies, engines, transmissions and bumpers;
Full Breakdown
Chapter 96, Lost, Unclaimed or Abandoned Personal Property, dedicates its Abandoned and Junk Vehicles subchapter to this rule. Section 96.10(A) bans any Person from storing, keeping, or permitting to be stored or kept an abandoned vehicle or vessel in plain view upon public or private property. Section 96.10(B) then defines what must go inside a completely enclosed building: any vehicle, vessel, or trailer that is wrecked, junked, dismantled, or partially dismantled, including one missing major parts such as a body, engine, transmission, or bumper, and any vehicle, vessel, or trailer whose body, engine, transmission, rear end, or other major component is wrecked, ruined, or damaged to the point the vehicle is inoperative.
The rule reaches both public streets and private driveways or yards anywhere in Weston, from Bonaventure to the Town Center. When an Enforcement Officer finds a vehicle violating this Chapter, § 96.11 authorizes posting a notice on the vehicle itself giving the owner five days to remove it before the City treats it as abandoned and removes it under Florida Statutes Chapter 705. The posted notice also tells the owner they may request a hearing before the City's Special Magistrate within five days to contest the finding.
If the vehicle is not reclaimed, § 96.04 lets the City hold it for redemption once the owner pays removal and storage costs plus any fines, while § 96.05 allows outright destruction 30 days after certified-mail notice if the City decides the vehicle has no salvage value worth storing. Section 96.06 makes the owner personally liable for all removal, storage, and destruction costs, on top of any Chapter 31 penalty.
Violations & Fines
Storing a wrecked, junked, or inoperable vehicle in plain view triggers a posted five-day removal notice under § 96.11. If the owner does not remove it or request a Special Magistrate hearing in that window, the City can tow and dispose of the vehicle under F.S. Chapter 705 and bill the owner for removal, storage, and destruction costs under § 96.06, in addition to any Chapter 31 fine.
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