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Habersham County takes first reading of derelict‑vehicle ordinance; full vote set for next month
Summary
Commissioners accepted for first reading a proposed derelict‑vehicle (junk‑car) ordinance that defines derelict vehicles, sets a 30‑day private‑property threshold and provides notice, magistrate hearing and county abatement procedures; adoption will be considered at the next meeting.
The Habersham County Board of Commissioners on March 17 accepted for first reading a proposed derelict‑vehicle ordinance that would prohibit and regulate unregistered, inoperative or abandoned vehicles left on private and public property.
Planning and code enforcement staff presented the measure as a targeted tool for individual properties where vehicles have been left for an extended period. The proposed ordinance defines a derelict vehicle as an unregistered, junked, dismantled,…
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