Parking Rules in Houston County, GA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Houston County, Georgia.
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RV & Boat Parking
Houston County's land development regulations limit trailers and commercial vehicles parked at homes in residential districts. Travel, hauling, and boat trailers must sit behind the front yard building line, only one commercial vehicle per dwelling is allowed, and a travel trailer can never be lived in while parked at a house.
Houston County RV and Boat Trailer Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsHouston County, GA Comprehensive Land Development Regulations, Section 66.2-66.3
66.2. Travel trailers, hauling trailers, or boat trailers shall be permitted if parked or stored behind the front yard building line. 66.3. A travel trailer shall not be occupied either temporarily or permanently while it is parked or stored in any area except in a travel trailer park authorized under these regulations.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Trucks and tractor-trailers over 30 feet with more than six wheels cannot enter, travel, or park on residential subdivision streets in Houston County, under General Code Sec. 62-53, except for short daylight deliveries. Violators face a $400 to $1,000 fine or up to 60 days in jail.
Houston County Truck Parking Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 62-53
No truck shall enter, travel or park on a street in a residential subdivision in the county, except for the purpose of delivering goods to houses or points within such residential subdivision for short periods of time during daylight hours.
Overnight Parking
No truck or tractor-trailer may park overnight on a residential subdivision street or on any county right-of-way in Houston County, under General Code Sec. 62-54. A driver cited for an overnight stay faces $400 to $1,000 in fines or up to 60 days in jail.
Houston County Overnight Truck Parking Ban
Significant RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 62-54
No truck or tractor-trailer shall enter, travel or park on a street in a residential subdivision or park on a right-of-way in the county for the purpose of an overnight stay by the driver or operator.
Abandoned Vehicles
Houston County bans keeping any inoperative or untagged motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in open view on private or public property unless it sits inside a fully enclosed building or is properly zoned and permitted for that storage. Code enforcement or the sheriff can order removal after notice, with cleanup costs billed to the owner under County Code §§ 30-41 and 30-44.
Houston County Junk Vehicle Storage Ban
Some RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 30-41(a)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, except within a fully enclosed building or structure or otherwise shielded or screened from public view, on any property unless properly zoned or permitted, any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is inoperative or which has no current tag. Covering the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer with a tarp does not meet this criteria. As used...
Loading Zones
Houston County's Comprehensive Land Development Regulations require off-street loading docks for larger commercial and industrial buildings instead of curbside loading. Any building over 10,000 square feet must provide one loading space per 10,000 square feet of floor area, each at least 14 feet high, 12 feet wide and 55 feet long.
Houston County Off-Street Loading Rules
Some RestrictionsHouston County, GA Comprehensive Land Development Regulations, Section 63.1
63.1. Size of Off-street Loading Space. Each off-street loading space shall have minimum dimensions of fourteen (14) feet in height, twelve (12) feet in width, and fifty-five (55) feet in length. However, upon sufficient demonstration that a particular loading space will be used exclusively by smaller trucks, the Board of Zoning Appeals may reduce the minimum size.
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