10 rules for unincorporated Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
On residentially zoned property, recreational vehicles and boats must be parked in an interior side yard or rear yard, at least 5 feet from side lines and 10 feet from the rear line. Interior side-yard RVs must be screened from adjoining property.
County Code sec. 13-62 bars keeping inoperable motor vehicles or trailers in residential yards or driveways unless inside a fully enclosed building or shielded from view. One covered inoperable vehicle may sit in the rear yard, screened from view.
Chesterfield County Code sec. 13-62
It is unlawful for any person to keep inoperable motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers on any property zoned A, R, R-TH, R-MF, O and C, except within a fully enclosed building or otherwise shielded or screened from view.
County Code sec. 13-42 bars trucks with dual tires over 6,000 pounds and any trailer, semitrailer, or trailer cab from parking on roads in residential districts. Home occupations are limited to one business vehicle on the premises.
Chesterfield County Code sec. 13-42
No truck having wheels of the dual-tire type in excess of 6,000 pounds and no trailer, semitrailer or cab for such trailer shall be parked on any road in the county within any residential district as defined in the zoning ordinance.
The county adopts state motor-vehicle law and prohibits parking that obstructs traffic. Trucks with dual tires over 6,000 pounds and any trailer, semitrailer, or cab are banned from roads in residential districts, so most street parking is limited to ordinary passenger vehicles.
Chesterfield County has no blanket ban on overnight residential street parking for passenger cars. Heavy trucks and trailers are barred from residential roads at all times, and any vehicle left unmoved for four days may be treated as abandoned and towed.
Chesterfield County has no distinct residential EV-charger ordinance. Home charging stations are installed under the Virginia electrical code enforced by county Building Inspection, which requires an electrical permit. Charger placement follows the same yard and setback rules as other equipment.
Under County Code sec. 13-64, a vehicle lacking current plates or a valid inspection sticker that stays in one place for four days without being moved is deemed abandoned and may be removed and disposed of under Virginia Code sec. 46.2-1200 et seq.
Chesterfield County Code sec. 13-64
Any motor vehicle that lacks either a current license plate or sticker or a valid state safety inspection certificate or sticker, and has been in a specific location for four days without being moved, shall be deemed abandoned and treated as abandoned under Code of Virginia, sections 46.2-1200 et seq.
Chesterfield County does not authorize residents to paint or mark public curbs. Most county roads are maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation, which controls all pavement markings; residents may not paint curbs to reserve or restrict parking.
Chesterfield County has no residential loading-zone program; loading and delivery access is set through commercial site-plan and zoning requirements. On public streets, Chapter 13 prohibits stopping or standing where it obstructs traffic, and the county adopts state traffic law.
Trucks with dual tires over 6,000 pounds and all trailers and semitrailers are prohibited from parking on residential roads under County Code sec. 13-42. Recreational vehicles must be stored in the side or rear yard with setbacks and screening.
Chesterfield County Code sec. 13-42
No truck having wheels of the dual-tire type in excess of 6,000 pounds and no trailer, semitrailer or cab for such trailer shall be parked on any road in the county within any residential district as defined in the zoning ordinance.
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