Defines blighted/dangerous/vacant properties (dilapidation, fire hazard, unmaintained structures, abandoned cars) and provides abatement/removal procedures.
Property maintenance — Essex Junction, Vermont
What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?
The City of Essex Junction, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Municipal Code Chapter 15 - Ordinance Regulating Vacant Buildings, Blighted Premises and Dangerous Property; Municipal Code Chapter 18 - Junk Motor Vehicles on Premises, verified 2026-09-22.
Same chapter also regulates junk/junk motor vehicles left on private premises as a property-maintenance nuisance, with construction-site waste provisions.