Section 302.8 of Winter Haven's Minimum Property Maintenance Standards (Ord. O-10-15) prohibits keeping any inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicle on residential premises, and bars vehicles in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or stripping outside an approved enclosed building.
MPMS Sec. 302.8 (adopted by Ord. O-10-15, August 23, 2010) prohibits parking, keeping, or storing inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicles on any premises. "Inoperative" includes vehicles without a current tag, that cannot be driven under their own power, or that are missing parts required for legal road use. The only exception allows major overhauls inside a fully enclosed structure. Painting of vehicles is prohibited outside approved spray booths. Vehicles abandoned on public streets fall under Sec. 18-9 of the City Code and Florida Statute §705.103 - the Winter Haven Police Department tags abandoned vehicles for 72-hour removal before towing at the owner's expense.
MPMS 302.8 violations are enforced through Code Compliance notices and the Special Magistrate; fines escalate from a written warning to $50/day under the FS Ch. 162 framework. Public-street abandoned vehicles tagged under Sec. 18-9 are towed at owner expense plus storage fees after 72 hours.
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