Parking Rules in Hinds County, MS (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hinds County, Mississippi.
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RV & Boat Parking
Boats, travel trailers, campers, motorized dwellings and similar major recreational equipment can only sit within the required yard setbacks on a residential lot in unincorporated Hinds County, never used for living or housekeeping while parked, and Section 418 allows just a 24-hour grace period anywhere on the property for loading or unloading.
Hinds County RV and Boat Parking Rule
Some RestrictionsHinds County Zoning Ordinance § 418
For the purposes of these regulations, major recreational equipment is defined as including boats and boat trailers, travel trailers, pickup campers or coaches (designed to be mounted on or attached to automotive vehicles), motorized dwellings, tent trailers, and the like, and cases or boxes used for transporting recreational equipment. No major recreational equipment shall be parked or stored ...
Driveway Rules
Outside a driveway, front, side and rear yards in unincorporated Hinds County's residential districts are off-limits to parked vehicles. Curb cuts must be at least 25 feet wide, driveways inside parking lots at least 20 feet wide, and no vehicle may park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, 20 feet if the hydrant sits on a corner.
Hinds County Driveway Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsHinds County Zoning Ordinance § 2101.03, § 2101.05, § 2101.06
2101.03: Setback Requirements (a) No parking space shall be provided or allowed inside the minimum yards in any residential District except in the driveway of a single-family or two-family dwelling. ... 2101.05: Required Improvements: (a) Curb Cuts: Driveway openings through the curb shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet in width at the street line, excluding single-family and two-family ...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
A truck with a cargo box or bed longer than 20 feet, or a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating above 32,500 pounds, cannot travel on or park along local or collector streets in a residentially zoned area of unincorporated Hinds County under Section 431, though a 24-hour loading exception applies on the resident's own premises.
Hinds County Large Truck Parking Ban
Significant RestrictionsHinds County Zoning Ordinance § 431
For the purpose of these regulations the term "large trucks" is defined to include all trucks with either a cargo box or bed in excess of twenty (20) feet or a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) in excess of 32,500. No such trucks shall be permitted to travel upon or park in local or collector streets in residentially zoned property, provided however that such trucks may be parked anywhere on r...
Street Parking Limits
In unincorporated Hinds County, unlicensed or uninspected vehicles and trailers cannot be left on public streets in areas zoned agricultural or residential. Hinds County Zoning Ordinance Section 417 bars storing or parking any vehicle without a current license plate or state inspection sticker on ag- or residential-zoned property, and flatly bans parking those vehicles on the street.
Hinds County Street Parking Ban for Unlicensed Vehicles
Some RestrictionsHinds County Zoning Ordinance § 417
Vehicles or trailers of any kind or type which require licenses or State inspection stickers, but are without current license plates or do not have current State inspection stickers affixed to the vehicle or trailer, shall not be parked or stored on any property zoned agricultural or residential other than in completely enclosed buildings, nor shall such vehicles be parked on public streets. Th...
Loading Zones
Hinds County requires every commercial or industrial use in the unincorporated county to provide dedicated off-street loading space, separate from customer parking, sized and scaled to the size of the building or land area in use.
Hinds County Commercial Loading Space Requirements
Some RestrictionsHinds County Zoning Ordinance § 2103
Adequate off-street space for the loading and unloading of vehicles and for vehicles temporarily stopped ("standing") while waiting to be loaded, unloaded or serviced, shall be provided and maintained for all commercial and industrial uses and any other use involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials, merchandise or other matter on a regular basis... Unless otherwise specifie...
Parking Rules by City in Hinds County
1 cities in Hinds County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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