10 rules for unincorporated Horry County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Horry County has no blanket ban on keeping an operable, licensed RV, boat or trailer on your own private lot in the unincorporated county. But a junked, wrecked or unregistered recreation vehicle visible from a street or neighbor must be removed, enclosed or screened. Cities add stricter yard-storage rules.
Horry County Code Sec. 10-28(a)
No person shall park, store or keep any junked, wrecked or abandoned vehicles on any public or private property visible from any public or private street or right-of-way or from neighboring property.
Myrtle Beach prohibits stopping, standing or parking in front of any public or private driveway, or so near it that you interfere with entering or leaving. Parking is also barred within 15 to 30 feet of a driveway or curb cut, depending on the street's speed limit.
Myrtle Beach Code Sec. 12-92(2)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places: ... (2) In front of a public or private driveway or so near thereto as to interfere with the ingress or egress thereof.
Myrtle Beach only allows a vehicle to sit on a street when parking is incidental to its actual use; storing dealer, garage or commercial vehicles on the street is prohibited. Commercial trucks may pull to the curb only while actively loading or unloading, using a center lane where one exists.
Myrtle Beach Code Sec. 12-100
No vehicle shall be parked on any street except when such parking is incidental to the use and operation of the vehicle. The storage or parking on the streets of vehicles by garages, dealers or other persons, when such storage or parking is not incidental to the bona fide use and operation of the vehicle, is prohibited.
In Myrtle Beach, a vehicle parked at a curb must sit within 18 inches of the right-hand curb, facing the direction of traffic, and may never block the roadway to less than ten feet of clear travel width. Unincorporated county roads follow South Carolina state traffic law.
Myrtle Beach Code Sec. 12-97
Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb, except where angle parking is permitted and except on one-way streets where parking is permitted on both sides.
Myrtle Beach flatly bans camping, sleeping or living in any camper, van, bus or motor vehicle on public streets, and bars storing a vehicle on the street as dead storage for more than 24 hours. There is no county-wide overnight ban on unincorporated roads, but sign-posted restrictions still apply.
Myrtle Beach Code Sec. 12-90(4), (6)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle ... in any parking space within the city for the purpose of: ... (4) Camping, sleeping, lodging or the taking of residence in any camper, van, bus, or other motor vehicle on the public streets ... (6) Storage, or as junkage or dead storage for more than 24 hours.
Neither Horry County nor Myrtle Beach imposes a specific residential electric-vehicle charging or EV-parking ordinance. Homeowners install home chargers under the adopted electrical code and building permits; public charging follows the property owner's rules and South Carolina utility and building regulations.
Horry County's Junk, Debris and Common Nuisance Ordinance makes it unlawful to leave an inoperable vehicle, one sitting on public property over 72 hours, or one unattended on any property more than seven days without the owner's consent. Derelict, unregistered or dismantled vehicles must be removed.
Horry County Code Sec. 10-29(a)
It shall be unlawful to leave a motor vehicle this is not capable of moving under its own power; or, a motor vehicle left unattended on public property for more than seventy-two (72) hours; or, a motor vehicle left unattended on public or private property for ... more than seven (7) days without the consent of the owner ...
In Myrtle Beach, parking alongside any curb painted yellow is prohibited, and no vehicle may park where official signs or markings bar it. Curb colors and traffic-control markings are set by the city; residents may not paint public curbs themselves to reserve parking.
Myrtle Beach Code Sec. 12-92(14), (15)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle ... in any of the following places: ... (14) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping, standing or parking; or (15) Alongside any curb which is painted yellow.
In Myrtle Beach, a designated loading zone may be used only for the expeditious unloading, delivery, pickup or loading of material during the hours the loading rules are in effect. Passenger zones are limited to loading and unloading passengers. Parking for any other purpose is prohibited.
Myrtle Beach Code Sec. 12-87(b)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of material in any place designated as a loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to loading zones are in effect.
Myrtle Beach has no dedicated size cap on street parking, but no vehicle, however large, may be parked to leave less than ten feet of roadway clear for traffic. Large commercial trucks may occupy a metered curb only while loading, and must use a center lane where available.
Myrtle Beach Code Sec. 12-84
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic ...
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