Local Codes
High Grass: All yards must be maintained to 12" or less at all times. Staff will investigate complaints regarding weeded lots and give the homeowner 10 days to comply. Should the yard remain unmowed, the town will cut the grass and bill the homeowner a $100 civil nuisance fee plus any cost for mowing.
Accumulation of Refuse: Any accumulation of grass clippings, brush, debris, rubbish, trash, or junk causing or threatening to cause a fire hazard, or causing or threatening to cause the accumulation of stagnant water, or causing or threatening to cause the inhabitation therein or rats, mice, snakes, or vermin of any kind which is or may be dangerous or prejudicial to the public health.
Games on Public Streets: No person shall play ball, marbles or other games on any of the public streets or sidewalks. B) No person shall play baseball, townball, football or other games of similar nature on any public street.
Vegetation along Public Right-of-Way: Every person occupying any premises in the town which adjoins any sidewalk, street, or other public way maintained by the town shall keep all shrubbery, bushes, or any other vegetation growth on the premises trimmed so that the vegetation does not hang over the public way in such a manner as to constitute an obstruction to the public right of way.
Illegal Dumping: Non-Residents shall not at any time dump, empty or otherwise dispose of garbage, ashes, or refuse of any kind at any place within the city limits, nor shall any resident of the town, whether as agent or employee of a non-resident, dump empty or otherwise dispose of garbage, ashes or refuse of any kind for any non-resident at any place within the city limits.
Motor Vehicles: All vehicles stored on any lot within Gibsonville (except approved automotive storage yards) must have current tags and be operable. Vehicles stored on any lot that meet either of the criteria below may be towed by the town and the owner cited with a $150.00 civil nuisance fee plus costs. Criteria for Nuisance vehicles: 1) breeding ground or harbor for mosquitoes, other insects rats or other pests; or 2) A point of heavy growth of weeds or other noxious vegetations over eight inches in height; or 3) a point of collection of pools or ponds or water; or 4) a point of concentration of quantities of gasoline, oil or other flammable or explosive materials as evidenced by odor; or 5) one which has areas of confinement that cannot be operated from the inside, such as trunks, hoods, and the like; or 6) so situated or located that there is a danger of falling or turning over; or 7) one which is a point of collection of garbage, food waste, animal waste, or any other rotten or putrescible matter of any kind; or 8) one which has sharp parts thereof which are jagged or contain sharp edges of metal of glass; or 9) any other vehicle specifically declared a health and safety hazard and public nuisance by the Board of Aldermen.
Criteria for Junked Motor Vehicles: Does not display a current license plate and that: 1) partially dismantled or wrecked; 2) cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended to move or 3) is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than $100.
Vehicles found to meet either of the definitions above will be towed from their location at the homeowner’s expense as stated above.
Abandoned Vehicles: The Town Code Section 90.01 states: “As authorized and defined in G.S. 160A-303, an Abandoned Vehicle is one that:
1). Is left upon a public street or highway in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking; or 2). Is left on a public street or highway for longer than seven days; or 3). Is left on property owned or operated by the town for longer than 24 hours, or 4). Is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant or lessee thereof, for longer than two hours.