Guilford County treats dumping on vacant land as a solid-waste public nuisance and can remove junked or abandoned vehicles from private property once declared a health or safety hazard. There is no county overgrown-grass rule for vacant lots; that is a city power.
Under NC Gen. Stat. 153A-132, a county may remove abandoned and junked vehicles. Guilford County's UDO (Sec. 15-56, 12.04) defines a junked motor vehicle as an abandoned vehicle that is partially dismantled or wrecked, cannot be self-propelled, is over five years old and worth under $100, or displays no current plate. A vehicle cannot be removed from private property without the owner's written request unless county officials declare it a health or safety hazard. Illegal dumping on vacant lots is a nuisance under Ch. 15.5. Mowing/weed abatement on vacant lots is a municipal matter, not a county rule.
Junked-vehicle and dumping violations trigger abatement plus civil penalties ($150-$500 residential, up to $3,000 commercial); the county may remove the vehicle at the owner's cost.
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