Parking Rules in Aiken County, SC (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Aiken County, South Carolina.
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RV & Boat Parking
In Aiken County's RC, RM, RD and OR residential districts, Sec. 24-4.10 allows only one recreational vehicle or boat outside a required setback area, but permits 24-hour loading stops and up to 7 days a year of RV lodging, plus longer construction-period lodging with a permit.
Aiken County RV And Boat Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code of Ordinances § 24-4.10
Not more than one (1) recreational vehicle or boat shall be parked or stored in any required front or side setback area or within five (5) feet of the rear lot line in residential districts RC, RM, RD, and OR. However, such recreational vehicle or boat may be parked anywhere on residential premises for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours during loading or unloading, and recreational v...
Driveway Rules
Residential driveways in Aiken County must be at least 12 feet wide and serve no more than two parcels under Sec. 24-7.3(9). If the driveway isn't concrete or asphalt, the first 30 feet from the road must carry at least a two-inch compacted gravel, crushed stone, or shell surface.
Aiken County Unpaved Driveway Surfacing Rules
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code of Ordinances § 24-7.3(9)b
Unpaved driveways.1.The first thirty (30) feet of length (measured from the edge of the travel surface of the access road) of driveways that are constructed with material other than concrete or asphalt must be covered by at least a two-inch-thick compacted all-weather surface material such as gravel, crushed stone, or shell. Porous paving blocks or other similar materials may be used. The use o...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In Aiken County's RC, RM, RD, and OR residential districts, Sec. 24-4.11 caps homeowners at one licensed commercial vehicle of no more than 2 tons capacity, and flatly bans tractor-trailers, dump trucks, tow trucks, buses, and tankers, even from the street right-of-way.
Aiken County Home Commercial Vehicle Limits
Significant RestrictionsAiken County Code of Ordinances § 24-4.11
(1)No automobiles, trucks, tractor-trailers or other trailers of any kind or type without required current license plates may be parked or stored on any lot zoned for residential use in RC, RM, RD, and OR Districts other than in completely enclosed buildings.(2)Within any of said residential districts, the owner or occupant of a dwelling unit may park one commercial motor vehicle with required ...
Street Parking Limits
Aiken County controls on-street parking through signage: wherever a sign declares parking, stopping, or standing prohibited, limited, or restricted, obeying it is mandatory under Code Section 14-2. The county sets no blanket rules on driveways or wrong-way parking; enforcement rides entirely on posted signs, with violations charged as a misdemeanor.
Aiken County On-Street Parking Restrictions
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code § 14-2
(a)Prohibited parking. When a sign is in place giving notice that the parking, stopping or standing of vehicles is prohibited, limited or restricted on any street or portion thereof or in any other area of Aiken County subject to county police jurisdiction, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the direction of such sign.(b)Penalties. Any persons...
Abandoned Vehicles
Aiken County treats a partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, or non-operating vehicle left on a property for more than ten days as a public nuisance under Code Section 15-22(9), triggering the same warning-then-summons abatement process used for every other nuisance in Chapter 15, Article III.
Aiken County Junked Vehicle Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code § 15-22(9)
(9)The owner, occupant or agent of any owner or occupant of one (1) or more lots, parcels or areas within the county allowing any partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise non-operating motor vehicle or motor vehicle parts to remain on such property longer than ten (10) days; except that this section shall not apply with regard to any vehicle in an enclosed building or so lo...
Loading Zones
Aiken County requires an off-street loading area for nonresidential and multifamily development along its Highway Corridor Overlay District roads whenever deliveries are routine. Section 24-2.12.10 sets a sliding scale of loading spaces by building size, plus dimension and clearance standards, and bars trucks from backing into the street to load or unload.
Aiken County Off-Street Loading Space Rules
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code § 24-2.12.10
(1) General. Whenever the normal operation of any development requires that goods, merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from that development, a sufficient off-street loading and unloading area must be provided in accordance with this section to accommodate the delivery or shipment operations in a safe and convenient manner. Determination of the applicability of this s...
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