Parking Rules in Berkeley County, SC (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Berkeley County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Berkeley County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

RV & Boat Parking

Berkeley County lets homeowners store a licensed RV or boat trailer on a residential lot in the unincorporated county but bans any unlicensed one outdoors, and forbids living in a stored RV. Section 15.8 also blocks RV storage on vacant lots unless they adjoin the owner's home.

Berkeley County RV and Boat Parking Rules

Some Restrictions

Berkeley County Code of Ordinances § 15.8(A), (C)

(A)The outside storage of unlicensed automobiles, trucks, boats, trailers and/or travel trailers/RVs of any kind is prohibited on residential lots. The storage of any unlicensed vehicle must be within completely enclosed and roofed structures (garage) as permitted herein. ... (C)The storage of travel trailers/RVs is permitted on residential lots, provided, the travel trailer is listed in the ow...

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Commercial & Oversized Vehicles

Berkeley County bans parking heavy trucks and tractor-trailers on small residential lots: any truck over a two-ton load capacity or 10,000 pounds tare weight is barred from lots under .69 acre, including the street in front of them. Larger lots require setbacks.

Berkeley County Heavy Truck Parking Limits

Some Restrictions

Berkeley County Code of Ordinances § 15.8(E)

(E)The parking or storage of trucks, tractor trailer units, or other such vehicles, with over a two-ton load capacity or which weighs more than 10,000 pounds (tare weight), are prohibited on or within any portion of a residential lot of the county, including streets or public rights-of-way; which is less than .69 acre or 30,000 square feet. Said units may be parked or stored on lots of .69 acre...

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Abandoned Vehicles

Berkeley County's public officer can declare a vehicle a nuisance under County Code § 23.4.1 when it meets the state's definition of an abandoned or derelict motor vehicle in S.C. Code § 56-5-5810(b) and (c). Owners get a written notice and a set window to remove it before code enforcement or law enforcement steps in.

Berkeley County Abandoned Vehicle Removal Rules

Some Restrictions

Berkeley County Code of Ordinances § 23.4.1

For the purpose of this article an "abandoned or derelict motor vehicle" is defined as in S.C. Code § 56-5-5810 (b) and (c). Whenever the public officer finds that a vehicle is abandoned or derelict, the public officer may declare the vehicle a nuisance.

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