Residents press Santa Fe to enforce ordinances against junk vehicles and tire piles along Highway 6
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Summary
Residents urged the council to take stronger code-enforcement action against businesses and properties storing large numbers of derelict vehicles and tires along Highway 6. Staff said enforcement is ongoing but that the legal notice process and hauling logistics make the work time-consuming.
During citizen comments, a longtime resident urged the council to act on what he described as large numbers of inoperable vehicles and stacked tires along Highway 6 that affect the corridor’s appearance and could pose safety and nuisance concerns.
The resident described multiple commercial properties where vehicles and tires accumulate and asked whether the city could require owners to move vehicles to the back of lots, install screening or otherwise enforce existing ordinances. Council members and staff said code enforcement has been working on some of those properties; staff noted the enforcement process requires notice periods and that property owners sometimes remove materials incrementally as hauling arrangements are made.
Council asked staff to compile the relevant ordinances and to place a future agenda item to discuss whether existing rules or penalties should be changed to speed enforcement. Council also noted the work by the police and code-enforcement teams and acknowledged hauling logistics can slow immediate removal of debris and tires.
