Hallsville Open Storage of Inoperable Vehicles or Public Safety Hazards Prohibited ordinance (§ 217.030)
Chapter 217: Abandoned Property
In short: You can't store inoperable or unlicensed vehicles, or vehicles the city deems a public safety hazard, out in the open. Exceptions: vehicles fully inside a locked building or locked fenced area and not visible from neighboring property, and vehicles at properly licensed and zoned salvage, junk, towing or storage businesses.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
The open storage of inoperable or unlicensed vehicles or other vehicles deemed by the City to constitute a public safety hazard is prohibited. Nothing in this Section shall apply to a vehicle which is completely enclosed within a locked building or locked fenced area and not visible from adjacent public or private property, nor to any vehicle upon the property of a business licensed as salvage, swap, junk dealer, towing or storage facility so long as the business is operated in compliance with its business license and the property is in compliance with applicable zoning ordinances.
Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 217.030
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.