Parking Rules in Bartow County, GA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Bartow County, Georgia.
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RV & Boat Parking
In unincorporated Bartow County, recreational vehicles, boats, campers and jet skis parked on a residential lot must stay in the side or rear yard, out of any setback, buffer or front-yard area, and no more than two RVs can be parked on one lot without a variance from the Zoning Administrator.
Bartow County RV and Boat Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsBartow County Zoning Ordinance § 6.7
Recreational vehicles, including but not limited to campers, all-terrain vehicles, boats, and other watercraft such as jet skis parked in any residential zone or residentially-used area shall not be permitted to be parked in any required setback or buffer area, nor in any front-yard area. ... Recreational vehicles on residential property shall only be parked in the side or rear yard, not within...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Unincorporated Bartow County caps commercial vehicles, including trailers separated from a tractor, at two per residential lot, and bars them entirely from a lot without an occupied single-family home or from any vacant residential lot. A-1 farm operations over five acres can park business trucks tied to the working farm.
Bartow County Commercial Vehicle Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsBartow County Zoning Ordinance § 6.8.1, § 6.8.2, § 6.8.3
6.8.1 No more than two (2) commercial vehicles (trailers counted separately if separated from a tractor) shall be parked on any single residential lot, or on any lot in any residentially-zoned lot, including A-1 or any R district. Commercial vehicles may not be parked on any residential lot without an occupied single-family dwelling, and may not be parked on vacant residential lots. 6.8.2 On A-...
Street Parking Limits
Bartow County Code § 70-3 bans leaving any motor vehicle, trailer or other vehicle unattended on the right-of-way of a county road in unincorporated Bartow County, except temporarily during an emergency. The rule has applied since a 1993 ordinance and carries the Code's general misdemeanor penalty.
No Unattended Vehicles on Bartow County Roads
Heavy RestrictionsBartow County Code § 70-3
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave unattended, except temporarily in an emergency, any motor vehicle, tractor, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or other motorized or nonmotorized vehicle on the right-of-way of any county road.
Abandoned Vehicles
Unincorporated Bartow County bans an unlicensed vehicle, boat or trailer on any property unless it sits in a fully enclosed building or a licensed junk yard. An inoperative, junked or abandoned vehicle whose owner cannot be found gets removed under state law: five days on public property, 30 days on private property.
Bartow County Junk Vehicle Removal Rule
Significant RestrictionsBartow County Zoning Ordinance § 6.12.1, § 6.12.6
6.12.1 No automobile, vehicle (including but not limited to motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and campers), watercraft (including but not limited to boats and jet skis), or trailer of any kind or type, without a valid license plate attached thereto, shall be parked or stand on any residentially-zoned property or other zoned property unless it shall be in a completely enclosed building or on pr...
Loading Zones
In unincorporated Bartow County, every building used for business, trade, or industry must provide off-street loading space separate from parking, measuring at least 10 feet wide by 30 feet long with 14-foot overhead clearance. Wholesale and industrial spaces must run at least 50 feet, and no vehicle may back onto a public street to leave.
Off-Street Loading Space Rules in Bartow County
Some RestrictionsBartow County Development Regulations (Appendix B) § 5.62(l)
(l)Off-street loading and unloading. Every building or structure used for business, trade, or industry, shall provide space for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the right-of-way of the street or public alley. Such space shall have access to an alley or if there is not alley, to a street. Each required loading space shall measure a minimum of ten feet in width and 30 feet in length, wit...
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