Parking Rules in Cobb County, GA (2026)
8 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Cobb County, Georgia.
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RV & Boat Parking
In most single-family districts, Cobb County caps rear- and side-yard parking to one vehicle, one boat, and one RV, combined, on a hardened surface.
Cobb County RV and Boat Yard Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsCobb County Code § 134-272(6)b.5-6
In the R-30, R-20, R-15, R-12, RD, RA-4, RA-5 and RA-6 districts, only one vehicle, one boat and one recreational vehicle (or any combination of such totaling three) may be parked in the rear and side yard areas on a hardened surface. In the R-40, R-80 and RR districts, any combination of boats and recreational vehicles exceeding three must be screened from public roadways via a buffer (approve...
Driveway Rules
Cobb County bans parking on unhardened ground countywide, and front-yard parking in residential districts must sit on a paved driveway, carport, or garage.
Cobb County Driveway Surfacing Rule
Some RestrictionsCobb County Code § 134-272(6)c
The parking of any vehicle on any lot in any district other than a surface treated and hardened with concrete, asphalt, tar and gravel mix, or the like, to accommodate such vehicle, is prohibited except as provided in this section. (All tires of vehicle must be on hardened surface.) The required number of surface treated and hardened parking spaces for any use or number of separate uses may be ...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Unincorporated Cobb County bars any truck or freight vehicle over 12,500 pounds gross weight from parking or standing on a public street or highway for more than one hour, day or night. Trucks and buses wider than eight feet or taller than ten feet also cannot stop or stand on any street or public place unless the driver stays with the vehicle. Cobb County Code § 118-149(b)-(c).
Cobb County 1-Hour Limit On Heavy Truck Parking
Significant RestrictionsCobb County Code § 118-149(a)-(c)
(a)Parking shall not be permitted in any business district longer than two hours between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and may be limited to a shorter period when appropriate signs are posted by the traffic engineer upon approval of the board of commissioners.(b)No person shall park or stand any truck or other freight-carrying vehicle in excess of 12,500 pounds (gross vehicle weight) upon any public ...
Overnight Parking
In Cobb County business districts, on-street parking is capped at two hours between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., with shorter limits where the traffic engineer posts signs.
Cobb County Business District Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsCobb County Code of Ordinances § 118-149(a)
Parking shall not be permitted in any business district longer than two hours between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and may be limited to a shorter period when appropriate signs are posted by the traffic engineer upon approval of the board of commissioners.(b)No person shall park or stand any truck or other freight-carrying vehicle in excess of 12,500 pounds (gross vehicle weight) upon any public str...
EV Charging
Cobb County requires four-or-fewer EV charging stations on multifamily or nonresidential property to sit at least 20 feet from side or rear lines, out of front setbacks and buffers.
Cobb County EV Charger Setbacks Multifamily
Some RestrictionsCobb County Code § 134-266(c)(1)
(c)Electric car charging station(s).(1)Installation of four or less outdoor charging stations and their associated equipment on nonresidentially or multifamily zoned property:a.Must be installed at least 20 feet from the side or rear property line;b.Cannot be installed in front setback or in any buffers;c.Must be installed next to the same or more intense zoning category;d.No reader boards are ...
Abandoned Vehicles
Cobb County Code Section 134-277 bans junk, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, abandoned or unregistered vehicles, mobile homes and trailers from sitting on any zoned property in the unincorporated county, not just residential lots. The only exceptions are storage inside a fully enclosed building, active use on a lawful business's premises, or a site used for vehicle repair, reconditioning or remodeling. The county calls a violating vehicle a public nuisance.
Cobb County Junk And Abandoned Vehicle Ban
Heavy RestrictionsCobb County Code of Ordinances Section 134-277(a), (b), (f)
(a) Any automobile, vehicle, mobile home, manufactured home or trailer of any kind or type, without a valid license plate and/or valid decal attached thereto, shall not be parked or allowed to stand on any residentially zoned property or other zoned property unless it shall be in a completely enclosed building or on property zoned HI heavy industrial, with a land use permit issued for the opera...
Curb Color Rules
In unincorporated Cobb County, the county's traffic engineer, the director of the Department of Transportation, is the only official who may designate a bus stop, and every bus stop so designated must run 80 feet along the curb. The owner of any bus using that stop, not the county, is responsible for having the curb painted yellow to the traffic engineer's uniform paint specifications.
Cobb County Bus Stop Curb Painting Rule
Some RestrictionsCobb County Code of Ordinances § 118-154(a)-(c)
(a)The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to designate taxicab stands and bus stops.(b)Any bus stop shall be 80 feet in length, and it shall be the responsibility of the owner of any bus using any such bus stop to cause the curb to be painted yellow, and the paint to meet the uniform specifications of the traffic engineer.(c)This section does not prohibit buses from loading and unloading at ...
Loading Zones
Cobb County restricts freight curb loading zones to actual loading and unloading of materials; a passenger vehicle may only stop briefly and must not block a waiting freight vehicle.
Cobb County Freight Curb Loading Zones
Some RestrictionsCobb County Code of Ordinances § 118-150
No person shall stop, stand or park a truck for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect, nor stop, stand or park any other vehicle for such unloading or loading of materials.(b)The driver of a pa...
Parking Rules by City in Cobb County
1 cities in Cobb County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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