Parking Rules in Cherokee County, GA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Cherokee County, Georgia.
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RV & Boat Parking
Cherokee County caps front-yard parking in residential districts to two recreational vehicles or school buses, or one of each, and only if they sit more than 20 feet from the road right-of-way, under § 14-181. Attachments like decks, stairs or porches on a parked RV are banned outright.
Cherokee County RV and School Bus Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances § 14-181
(a)In residential districts, recreational vehicles and school buses may be parked or stored in an enclosed garage or carport. It shall be unlawful to park recreational vehicles and school buses in the front yard of any residential district, unless such recreational vehicle and/or school bus is parked more than 20 feet from the road right-of-way, and provided that no more than a total of two rec...
Driveway Rules
Cherokee County bars parking recreational vehicles or school buses in a residential front yard unless the vehicle sits more than 20 feet from the road right-of-way, and it caps the total at two such vehicles. Rear and side yards are open with no distance rule.
Cherokee County Front-Yard RV Parking Limits
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances § 14-181
In residential districts, recreational vehicles and school buses may be parked or stored in an enclosed garage or carport. It shall be unlawful to park recreational vehicles and school buses in the front yard of any residential district, unless such recreational vehicle and/or school bus is parked more than 20 feet from the road right-of-way, and provided that no more than a total of two recrea...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Cherokee County outlaws parking any commercial, industrial or heavy vehicle or equipment on residentially zoned property outright, with narrow carve-outs for loading, agricultural use and a single temporary construction dumpster.
Cherokee County Bans Commercial Truck Parking
Heavy RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances § 14-183
It shall be unlawful to park or, caused to be parked, any commercial, industrial, or heavy vehicles or equipment on residentially zoned property. On agricultural-zoned property, storage of such commercial, industrial, or heavy vehicles or equipment is limited to one each of the following: (1) truck; (2) trailer; and (3) piece of equipment.
Street Parking Limits
Cherokee County bans parking on any signed no-parking street and lists 15 named roads that are entirely off-limits to non-emergency parking under § 38-61. A violation draws a fine up to $1,000.00, up to 60 days in jail, and the vehicle can be towed at the owner's expense.
Cherokee County On-Street Parking Restrictions
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances § 38-61
(a)No parking. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or portions thereof as indicated by such signs...(b)Restricted areas. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on the following streets and highways within the county except for emergency purposes, to wit: Myrtle Road, Aspen Lane, Acacia Lane, Oak Drive,...
Abandoned Vehicles
Cherokee County bans keeping a junk vehicle anywhere it is visible from a road or neighboring property in the unincorporated county under § 14-179, unless it sits inside a carport or enclosed structure. A separate rule caps ordinary inoperable vehicles at 14 days outside before it becomes a violation.
Cherokee County Junk and Abandoned Vehicle Rules
Significant RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances § 14-179
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain and/or keep any junk vehicle on any property adjoining or abutting any public or private road, street or other public or private property within the unincorporated portions of the county, and visible from such public or private road, street, way, or other public or private property, unless the junk vehicle is parked within a carport or enclosed...
Loading Zones
Any Cherokee County building that expands its floor area by 25 percent or more must add off-street loading space under Zoning Ordinance § 12.5, sized by a use table in Table 12.2, and every loading space must measure at least 608 square feet, 35 feet wide, 45 feet deep, with 14.5 feet of vertical clearance.
Cherokee County Off-Street Loading Standards
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Zoning Ordinance § 12.5(4)
4.Design standards.1.Minimum size. For the purposed of these regulations, a loading space is a space within the main building or on the same lot, providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks, having minimum area of 608 square feet, minimum width of 35 feet, a minimum depth of 45 feet and a vertical clearance of at least 14.5 feet.b.Loading space for funeral homes. Loading spaces f...
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