Parking Rules in Paulding County, GA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Paulding County, Georgia.
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Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Paulding County bans parking commercial vehicles on any county road at any time, including overnight, under Code of Ordinances Sec. 62-63(b). Disabled commercial vehicles get a 24-hour grace period out of the flow of traffic; violators face impoundment and citation from the sheriff or marshal.
Paulding County Commercial Vehicle Parking Ban
Significant RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 62-63(b)
No person shall park or cause to be parked on any county road any commercial vehicle, as defined by O.C.G.A. § 40-1-1(8.1), overnight or for any other period; provided, however, that disabled vehicles may remain on such property, in an area safely out of the flow of traffic, for a reasonable period not to exceed 24 hours, which time limit may be waived by the office of the county sheriff or mar...
Street Parking Limits
Paulding County's only stand-alone on-street parking ordinance bans parking in deceleration or acceleration lanes. Section 70-33 makes it unlawful to park any vehicle, from a motorcycle to a tractor-trailer, in those merge lanes that give access to driveways and side roads along a highway. Beyond that specific rule, general on-street parking and wrong-way parking are governed by the state's Uniform Rules of the Road, adopted by § 70-1.
Paulding County On-Street Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 70-33
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to park any automobile, truck, bus, truck tractor, trailer, tractor, trailer combination, motorcycle, moped, or other motor vehicle within or upon the deceleration or acceleration lanes lying in the unincorporated areas of the county.(b)Deceleration and acceleration lanes shall be defined for the purpose of this section as those strips of pavement lying ad...
Overnight Parking
Paulding County caps how long a passenger car, motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle can sit on a county road at seven continuous days under Code of Ordinances Sec. 62-63(c). Leave a car parked longer and it becomes a violation prosecuted as a misdemeanor, with each extra day counted as a fresh offense.
Paulding County 7-Day Street Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 62-63(c)
No person shall park or cause to be parked on any county road any passenger car, motorcycle, or motor driven cycle, as defined by O.C.G.A. § 40-1-1, for any period in excess of seven continuous days.
EV Charging
Paulding County's Unified Development Ordinance treats electric vehicle charging stations as an accessory use governed by Section 230-30.01, which caps any charging structure at 2,500 square feet regardless of zoning district. In the county's ten residential districts, from A-1 Agricultural through R-55, a charging station is a Special Exception Use reviewed by the Zoning Administrator; in commercial, office and industrial districts it is a straight permitted use.
Paulding County EV Charging Station Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Unified Development Ordinance § 230-30.01
Electric Vehicle Charging Station (All Zoning Districts) provided charging structures do not exceed 2,500 square feet Electronics and Appliance Stores (B-1, PSC) provided selling retail only. Emission Inspection Station (B-1, PSC, B-2, I-1) provided: 1.A Certificate of authorization as an emission inspection station authorized to carry out the emission inspections required by O.C.G.A. ...
Abandoned Vehicles
Paulding County bans keeping any junk vehicle on public or private property in the unincorporated county under Code of Ordinances Sec. 40-5(2). Owners face citation from the county marshal's office unless the vehicle falls into one of three narrow zoning-based exceptions covering active reconditioning, licensed repair use, or a permitted salvage yard.
Paulding County Junk Vehicle Storage Rules
Significant RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 40-5(2)
To place, keep, park, store, maintain, permit or allow on any public or private property in the unincorporated areas of the county any junk vehicle. Provided however, the following exceptions shall apply:(a)Junk vehicles, limited to a maximum of two, which are kept within a fully enclosed building on property in residential zoning districts provided the owner or occupant of the property is in t...
Loading Zones
Paulding County requires every new manufacturing, warehousing, wholesaling, or retail building to provide its own off-street loading space sized to the building's floor area, so trucks load and unload without blocking the street, sidewalk, or alley.
Paulding County Off-Street Loading Rules
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Unified Development Ordinance, Title 2, Chapter 260, Section 260-40 (Off-Street Loading and Unloading)
On the same premises with every building or structure erected hereafter and occupied for any manufacturing, processing, or related uses, storage, warehousing, wholesaling, or related uses, and retailing, trade, and its related uses involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot adequate space for standing, loa...
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