Parking Rules in Barrow County, GA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Barrow County, Georgia.
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RV & Boat Parking
Unincorporated Barrow County limits where travel trailers, RVs, campers, boats, personal watercraft, ATVs and trailers can sit on a residential lot. Code Sec. 89-726(b) bans them from the front yard and requires storage in an enclosed garage or carport, or in a rear or side yard set back 20 feet from the rear line and ten feet from the side line.
RV, Boat and Trailer Parking in Barrow County
Significant RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-726(b)-(c)
(b)It shall be unlawful to park travel trailers, recreational vehicles, campers, motorized homes, boats, personal watercraft, wave runners, all-terrain vehicles or trailers of any type in the front yard, or in any other yard, except as hereinafter provided, in any residential district. In residential districts, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, campers, motorized homes, boats, personal wa...
Driveway Rules
Barrow County requires every parking spot in the unincorporated area to sit on a treated, hardened surface built for the vehicle using it. Code Sec. 89-732(a)(2) further bans parking in the front yard, or ahead of the house's front building line, in residential districts unless the vehicle sits on a hard-surfaced driveway or inside a carport or garage.
Front-Yard Parking Surface Rules in Barrow County
Some RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-732(a)(2)
(2)The parking of any vehicle on any lot in any district on other than a surface treated and hardened to accommodate this vehicle is prohibited except as provided herein. In addition, parking vehicles in the front yard or in front of the principal building line in an R district shall be prohibited except on a hard-surfaced driveway or in a carport or garage.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Unincorporated Barrow County outlaws parking wreckers, dump trucks, flat-bed trucks, tow trucks, mechanical earthmoving equipment, and other commercial vehicles in any residential zoning district under Code Sec. 89-726(a). The single exception covers vehicles used exclusively for agriculture, and only on a parcel zoned AG or AR; every other residential lot is off-limits.
Commercial Vehicle Parking Ban in Barrow County
Heavy RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-726(a)
(a)In any residential district, it shall be unlawful to park wreckers, dump trucks, flat-bed trucks, tow trucks, mechanical earthmoving equipment or any commercial vehicle except that such vehicles used exclusively for an agricultural purpose on a parcel may be parked in an AG or AR district.
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated Barrow County it is unlawful to keep an inoperative motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer outdoors unless it is fully enclosed or screened from public view. County Code § 78-43 lets the county remove the vehicle after notice and bill the owner.
Junk Vehicle Storage Ban in Barrow County
Some RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 78-43
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, except within a fully enclosed building or structure or a building or structure otherwise shielded or screened from public view, on any property, unless properly zoned or permitted, any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is inoperative. As used in this section, the term "inoperative motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle which is not in oper...
Loading Zones
Barrow County requires every business, industrial, hospital, institutional or hotel building to provide adequate off-street loading and unloading space under Code Sec. 89-733. Loading in a public street right-of-way is banned outright, with a narrow exception for household or business relocation on a local street with sheriff's department approval.
Off-Street Truck Loading Rules in Barrow County
Some RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-733(a), (c)
(a)Off-street truck loading; where required. Any business or industrial building, hospital, institution, or hotel, in any zoning district, shall provide adequate off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of business merchandise, supplies, goods or freight within or adjacent to the building as deemed appropriate by the owner or occupants of the property. Such loading facilities, if pro...
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