Parking Rules in Johnston County, NC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Johnston County, North Carolina.
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Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Johnston County restricts how many commercial vehicles a resident can park at home in the agricultural-residential district. Section 14-75(b)(11) allows none if the associated business already provides off-site parking, caps most residential streets at one vehicle set back 70 feet, and requires a special use permit for more than three.
Johnston County Home Commercial Vehicle Parking
Significant RestrictionsJohnston County Code § 14-75(b)(11)
(11) Any commercial vehicle(s) being housed at a residence and driven by an occupant of the residence for the purpose of serving as the occupant's primary transportation to a business located off site shall be limited based on the following guidelines: a. If the business associated with the commercial vehicle is off site and provides reasonable storage and after-hours parking of the associated ...
Abandoned Vehicles
County-initiated removal of a junked motor vehicle in Johnston County must follow every hearing step required by G.S. 153A-132.2(a3); the county set that procedure under Article XI of the Land Development Code at § 14-615. Zoning also caps how many junked vehicles a property can hold, and any Chapter 14 violation carries a $500.00 misdemeanor fine plus a $100.00 civil penalty under § 14-614.
Johnston County Junked Vehicle Removal
Some RestrictionsJohnston County Code §§ 14-614, 14-615
Sec. 14-614. - Penalties, remedies, and recovery of administration costs. (a) Criminal penalties. Any violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall subject the violator to a penalty of $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Any act constituting a violation of this chapter shall also subject the offender to a civil penalty of $100.00. ... Sec. 14...
Loading Zones
Retail, wholesale, and industrial developments in unincorporated Johnston County that get regular semitrailer truck deliveries must provide off-street loading space under Sec. 14-358, sized to the county design manual. That space is reserved for loading and unloading only and cannot double as parking or vehicle storage.
Johnston County Off-Street Loading Space Rules
Some RestrictionsJohnston County Code § 14-358(1), (4)
An off-street loading space shall be provided for all retail business, wholesale, and industrial uses as well as for any expansion of such uses or change in use requiring the regular delivery or shipping of goods, merchandise or equipment to the site by semitrailer trucks, in accordance with the requirements of this section. ... Required loading spaces shall be available for the loading and unl...
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