MOTOR VEHICLES
Junk Motor Vehicles
From CoT website regarding Junked Motor Vehicles:
Junked motor vehicles are not allowed to be stored on private property unless in compliance with permitted storage provisions. This includes any motor vehicle subject to Arizona registration, but without a lawfully affixed unexpired number or license plate from any state, and in addition, exhibits one or more of the following conditions:
Just what is Permitted Storage Provisions? There's quite a LONG and detailed answer to that which can be found under City Code, entitled Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance. Under Section 16-15, the definition and application of the ordinance is outlined.
But for general purposes, it's basically saying that a private residence can have a junk or inoperable vehicle as long as it is hidden from public view either in the back yard or an enclosed carport etc. It can NOT be covered with a tarp or car cover and considered 'hidden from view'. |
Abandoned or Stolen Vehicles
Notice a car just remaining parked for weeks on end? It might be stolen and in need of reporting:
Here's a quick and handy link to a page to check to see if a vehicle has been stolen: https://theftaz.azag.gov/ Even if it doesn't turn up as stolen, it might be abandoned. Call TPD non-emergency ( 791-4444 ) and if it doesn't belong to someone in the area, they'll send out an officer to proceedings to get it towed away. |
Oversize and Commercial VehiclesThere's been some changes to the rules and regulations regarding these vehicles in residential areas. We don't want to perpetrate incorrect information so only when we're sure of the rules will there be info here again.
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