Parking Rules in Effingham County, GA (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Effingham County, Georgia.
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RV & Boat Parking
In unincorporated Effingham County, owners of travel trailers, pick-up coaches, motorized homes, and boat trailers may park or store that equipment on private residential property, but the Zoning Ordinance limits how. The equipment can never be occupied as living space, and when parked outside a building it must sit behind the front building line whenever possible, per §§ 3.21.1-3.21.3.
RV and Boat Parking Rules in Effingham County
Some RestrictionsEffingham County Zoning Ordinance §§ 3.21-3.21.3
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any owner of camping and recreational equipment, including but not limited to travel trailers, pick-up coaches, motorized homes, and boat trailers, may park or store such equipment on private residential property subject to the following conditions: ... 3.21.1 Such parked or stored camping and recreational equipment shall never be occupied or used for living, slee...
Driveway Rules
In unincorporated Effingham County, off-street parking spaces can never sit on the right-of-way of a public road, street, alley, or walkway, and no vehicle may overhang into it. The Zoning Ordinance also bars off-street parking in residential front yards except where a driveway normally exists, per § 3.30.4.1.
Front-Yard Parking Rules in Effingham County
Some RestrictionsEffingham County Zoning Ordinance § 3.30.4.1
3.30.4.1 Such parking spaces as required in this section shall in no part exist upon and no portion of any vehicle shall overhang the right-of-way of any public road, street, alley, or walkway. There shall be no off-street parking in the front yards of residential districts except as normally exists in driveways.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Unincorporated Effingham County bars trucks and trailers over one ton of capacity from being parked for storage, including overnight, on any public right-of-way within a residential district. The rule targets long-term curbside storage of oversized commercial vehicles, not passing traffic, under Zoning Ordinance § 3.32.1.
Commercial Truck Parking Rules in Effingham County
Some RestrictionsEffingham County Zoning Ordinance § 3.32.1
3.32.1 Within any R district no trucks or trailers in excess of one ton capacity shall be parked for storage purposes, including overnight, on any public right-of-way.
Street Parking Limits
Effingham County limits on-street parking in the unincorporated area to local streets, and how many sides of the road may be used for parking depends on pavement width. Streets at least 28 feet wide allow parking on one side; streets at least 36 feet wide allow it on both, per Zoning Ordinance § 3.32.3.
On-Street Parking Rules in Effingham County
Some RestrictionsEffingham County Zoning Ordinance §§ 3.32.2, 3.32.3
3.32.2 Dumpsters and temporary storage units may not be placed on any roadway open to the public. ... 3.32.3 Parking is allowed on local streets only. If they have a pavement width of at least 28 feet then parking is allowed on one side of the road. If they have a pavement width of at least 36 feet then parking may be allowed on both sides of the road.
EV Charging
Effingham County's Table of Permitted Uses treats electric-vehicle charging as two separate uses: government-owned stations are permitted by right in every commercial, mixed-use and industrial district, while commercial wholesale EV charging needs a conditional-use permit in the general-commercial (B-2) district and is permitted outright only in B-3, Mixed-Use and Light Industrial.
EV Charging Station Zoning in Effingham County
Some RestrictionsEffingham County Zoning Ordinance § 4.1A
AR-1 AR-2 R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 B-1 B-2 B-3 MXD LI HI FH CP ... Commercial EV Charging Stations (Wholesale) C P P P ... Government Owned EV Charging Stations P P P P P P
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated Effingham County, an inoperative or unlicensed vehicle cannot sit on the right of way or on private property for more than 30 days in any 120-day stretch under the county zoning ordinance's abandoned vehicle rule. The rule treats farm equipment, machinery, and commercial vehicles the same as cars and trucks, and the only way around the clock is storage inside a fully enclosed garage or other structure.
Effingham County Abandoned Vehicle Time Limit
Some RestrictionsEffingham County Zoning Ordinance, Appendix C § 3.2
3.2 - Abandoned vehicles. Within all zoning districts, except where specifically authorized, all vehicles which are inoperative and/or unlicensed shall not be abandoned in the public right-of-way or on private property in excess of 30 days during any consecutive 120-day period, except within a completely enclosed garage or other structure. For purposes of this section, the term "vehicle" includ...
Loading Zones
Effingham County's Zoning Ordinance requires large commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings to provide dedicated off-street loading space rather than using public streets. Any building of 20,000 square feet or more that receives or ships goods by vehicle needs at least one permanent loading berth per § 3.30.6.1, sized to fixed minimum dimensions.
Off-Street Loading Requirements in Effingham County
Some RestrictionsEffingham County Zoning Ordinance §§ 3.30.6.1, 3.30.6.3
3.30.6.1 Every hospital, institution, commercial, or industrial building, or similar use having a floor area of 20,000 square feet or more and requiring receipt or distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise shall have at least one permanent off-street loading space for each 20,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof immediately adjacent to the principal building. ... 3....
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