Parking Rules in Gwinnett County, GA (2026)
9 rules for unincorporated Gwinnett County, Georgia.
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RV & Boat Parking
In unincorporated Gwinnett County, campers, motor homes, boats and boat trailers can't sit on a residential street or public place for more than one hour, day or night.
Gwinnett Caps RV And Boat Street Parking
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code § 102-89(c)
No person shall park or stand any truck camper, camper trailer, motor home, boat, boat trailer or other recreational vehicle on any residential street or public place for more than one hour at any time during the day or night.(d)Any vehicle in violation of this article and which remains in violation for the period of 24 hours or more shall be presumed to be abandoned and may be impounded by the...
Driveway Rules
Unincorporated Gwinnett County bans parking on unpaved ground in residential districts, requiring a hard-surfaced driveway, carport, or garage, and caps front-yard paving at 35 percent for detached homes.
Gwinnett County Hard-Surface Driveway Rule
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County UDO § 240-10.3
240-10.3 Parking surfaces. B.In a residential district, the parking of any motor vehicle except on a hard-surfaced driveway or in carport or garage with hard-surfaced flooring is prohibited. Any recreational vehicle or non-motor vehicle may only be parked in a carport, enclosed structure, or in the side or rear yard on a paved surface or approved porous or grassed paving system.C.Maximum allowa...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In unincorporated Gwinnett County, buses, trucks and other vehicles over one-half ton capacity can't sit on a public street or highway for more than one hour, day or night.
Gwinnett Limits Truck Parking To One Hour
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code § 102-89(a)
No person shall park or stand any bus, truck or other freight- or passenger-carrying vehicle in excess of one-half ton capacity upon any public street or highway for a period longer than one hour at any time during the day or night.(b)No person shall stop or stand any truck or bus with a body more than eight feet or 2.4384m wide or ten feet or 3.048m high on any street or public place without t...
Street Parking Limits
Gwinnett County requires that any vehicle parked on a public street leave at least ten feet of roadway width open for traffic. County Code Sec. 102-73 bars parking "in such a manner or under such conditions" that free vehicle movement is blocked below that ten-foot threshold, and the rule applies whether or not a no-parking sign is posted, anywhere in the unincorporated county.
Gwinnett County Ten-Foot Roadway Clearance Rule
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code § 102-73
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.
Overnight Parking
In unincorporated Gwinnett County, a bus, truck or other vehicle over half a ton cannot sit parked on a public street for more than one hour, day or night, under County Code Sec. 102-89(a). The same one-hour cap covers campers, motor homes, boats and boat trailers on residential streets under subsection (c), and any vehicle still in violation after 24 hours is presumed abandoned and subject to police impoundment.
Gwinnett County Overnight Parking Time Limits
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code § 102-89(a)-(d)
(a)No person shall park or stand any bus, truck or other freight- or passenger-carrying vehicle in excess of one-half ton capacity upon any public street or highway for a period longer than one hour at any time during the day or night.(b)No person shall stop or stand any truck or bus with a body more than eight feet or 2.4384m wide or ten feet or 3.048m high on any street or public place withou...
EV Charging
Commercial and multifamily developments with more than 50 parking spaces in unincorporated Gwinnett County must install at least one electric vehicle charging pedestal for every 50 spaces under UDO Section 240-140.1, and the same ratio applies to redevelopments that repave over half their existing parking under Section 240-140.2.
Gwinnett County EV Charging Station Rule
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County UDO § 240-140.1, .3
240-140.1. Commercial and multifamily developments which exceed 50 parking spaces shall provide at least one electric vehicle charging station (pedestal) for each 50 parking spaces. 240-140.2. Commercial and multifamily redevelopments which exceed 50 parking spaces shall provide at least one electric vehicle charging station (pedestal) for each 50 parking spaces. Compliance with this subsection...
Abandoned Vehicles
Gwinnett County bans keeping, parking, storing or maintaining a junk vehicle on any premises or public right-of-way under Code § 14-287, with narrow exceptions for vehicles actively being reconditioned inside an enclosed building or handled at a properly zoned repair or salvage yard. A vehicle left in violation for 24 hours or more is presumed abandoned and can be impounded by police under § 102-89(d).
Gwinnett County Junk Vehicle Ban
Significant RestrictionsGwinnett County Code §§ 14-258 (def.), 14-287; § 102-89(d)
Junk vehicle means any vehicle, automobile, truck, van, trailer of any kind or type, or contrivance or part thereof which is wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, stripped, partially stripped, inoperative, abandoned, discarded, or kept parked, stored or maintained on any premises or public right-of-way without a current license plate and/or decal displayed on the vehicle. ... Junk vehicles...
Curb Color Rules
Unincorporated Gwinnett County requires an 80-foot no-parking zone at every bus stop, with the curb painted yellow in congested areas to mark it: the only curb-painting rule in the code.
Gwinnett Bus Stop Curbs Painted Yellow
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code § 102-83(a)-(b)
(a)A nonparking zone of 80 feet shall be created at all bus stops for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers.(b)These nonparking zones shall be marked by signs and, in addition, these zones in all congested areas shall have the curbs painted yellow. This proper marking of zones shall be maintained by the companies operating buses in and out of these zones.(c)Buses or any vehicles parke...
Loading Zones
Unincorporated Gwinnett requires developments with routine deliveries to build off-street loading docks sized to the business, not curb loading zones with posted hours.
Gwinnett Off-Street Loading Standards
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County UDO §§ 240-120.2, 240-130.1
240-120.2 Application. Whenever the normal operation of any development requires that goods, merchandise or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from the development, a sufficient off-street loading and unloading area shall be provided in accordance with this section of the UDO. Loading docks may be used to meet this requirement. 240-130.1 Required dimensions for each loading stall. E...
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