Parking Rules in Chatham County, GA (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Chatham County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
In the City of Savannah, boats, RVs and trailers must be kept on an established driveway or enclosed in a legal accessory building, not loose in a front yard. Unincorporated Chatham bans motor homes over 22 feet on residential lots with covenants.
RV and Boat Parking in Chatham County & Savannah
Some RestrictionsSavannah Code Sec. 8-1003, Placement of Certain Vehicles
It shall be unlawful to place any operable motor vehicle, boat, or trailer-type vehicle on any residential property, or to keep, store or allow any such vehicle to remain on a residential property except (1) on an established driveway or (2) enclosed in a legal accessory building.
Driveway Rules
In the City of Savannah, an "established driveway" must have a solid surface such as pavement, pavers, contained gravel or stone; bare soil does not qualify in front yards except in ribbon-strip tire paths. Vehicles must be kept on that driveway or enclosed.
Driveway Rules in Savannah & Chatham County
Some RestrictionsSavannah Code Sec. 8-1003(1)(b)
has a surface consisting of solid or pervious pavement, pavers, contained gravel, stone materials, or other surfaces otherwise authorized by the City of Savannah. ... Soil is not an established driveway surface material in front yards except in parallel paths under vehicle tires as part of an established ribbon strip driveways.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Chatham County makes it unlawful to park a commercial or oversized vehicle, trailer, motor home, semitrailer or truck tractor exceeding 22 feet or 10,000 pounds on any lot in a covenant-restricted residential subdivision, with a narrow exception for active loading and utility work.
Commercial Vehicle Parking in Chatham County
Some RestrictionsChatham County Sec. 12-301
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or cause to be parked any motor vehicle exceeding 22 feet in length and/or 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or any trailer coach, motor home, trailer, semitrailer, or truck tractor on any lot or private property located within a subdivision zoned residential that has ... a restrictive covenant.
Street Parking Limits
In unincorporated Chatham County, no vehicle over 22 feet long or 10,000 pounds, and no trailer, motor home, semitrailer or truck tractor, may be parked or stored on the road or right-of-way beside a residentially zoned lot, except for brief loading or under-24-hour stays.
Street Parking Rules in Chatham County
Some RestrictionsChatham County Sec. 12-302
No motor vehicle exceeding 22 feet in length, and or 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or any trailer coach, motor home, trailer, semitrailer, or truck tractor, or part of such vehicle, shall be parked or stored upon the road, street or right-of-way adjacent to any lot or property zoned residential except:
Overnight Parking
Chatham County will not let a motor home, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, or any vehicle over 22 feet or 10,000 pounds sit on a residential street or right-of-way at all. Sec. 12-302 only tolerates a motorcoach, trailer coach, or motor home there for less than 24 hours.
Chatham County 24-Hour Street Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsCode of Chatham County Sec. 12-302(2)
§12-302 Parking of Specified Motor Vehicles, Motor Homes, Trailers, Semitrailers or Truck Tractors in Residential Zone Prohibited. No motor vehicle exceeding 22 feet in length, and or 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or any trailer coach, motor home, trailer, semitrailer, or truck tractor, or part of such vehicle, shall be parked or stored upon the road, street or right-of-way adjacent to an...
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated Chatham County, an untagged vehicle on private property is an "abandoned motor vehicle" requiring a $10 permit and decal, and no more than one is allowed per property. Georgia's O.C.G.A. 40-11 governs vehicles left on public or private land.
Abandoned Vehicles in Chatham County, GA
Some RestrictionsChatham County Sec. 12-201
Every person, firm or corporation, which owns an abandoned motor vehicle located within Chatham County and outside of the corporate limits of any municipality, shall obtain from the Chatham County Inspection Department a permit and decal ... No person shall allow or permit more than one abandoned motor vehicle on their private property at one given time.
Loading Zones
Chatham County has no separate designated-loading-zone ordinance, but Sec. 12-302 lets commercial and oversized vehicles otherwise banned from residential streets stop while being expeditiously loaded or unloaded, or while performing utility, construction or public right-of-way work.
Loading & Unloading Rules in Chatham County
Some RestrictionsChatham County Sec. 12-302(1)
Commercial vehicles, when such vehicles are being expeditiously loaded or unloaded, or equipment on such vehicles is being used to perform the special operations for which it was designed, including, but not limited to, the construction, operations, removal or repair of utility or public utility property or facilities or public streets and rights-of-way.
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