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Commission accepts first reading of derelict-vehicle ordinance; final vote set for next month

2979779 · March 25, 2025
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Summary

The board accepted for first reading a new derelict-vehicle ordinance that defines a derelict vehicle, sets 30-day and 14-day timelines, and establishes magistrate-court enforcement and lien authority; no final adoption occurred at the March 17 meeting.

The Habersham County Commission accepted for first reading March 17 a proposed ordinance to regulate derelict vehicles in unincorporated parts of the county.

Planning and code staff presented the draft ordinance, which would define "derelict vehicle" to include unregistered, junked, dismantled, inoperative or abandoned vehicles left on private property for more than 30 days. "Essentially, it defines a derelict…

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