Parking Rules in Rankin County, MS (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Rankin County, Mississippi.
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RV & Boat Parking
In platted subdivisions of unincorporated Rankin County's Reservoir Community District, RVs, boats and trailers can't sit in front or side yards unless parked on a paved surface, per Art. XXX § 3007.01.
Rankin County RV, Boat & Trailer Parking
Some RestrictionsRankin County Zoning Ordinance, Art. XXX, § 3007.01
No vehicle, motor home, transient trailer, boat or trailer shall be parked or stored in any front yard or side yard within any platted residential subdivision (excluding The Vineyards and all parts of Barnett Bend except Bend III, IIIA and Barnett Bend North Parts I, II, and III), except within a paved garage, paved carport, paved apron or paved driveway....
Driveway Rules
In platted residential subdivisions inside the Reservoir Community District, Rankin County, Mississippi bars parking or storing any vehicle, motor home, transient trailer, boat or trailer in a front or side yard unless it sits on a paved garage, carport, apron or driveway. A driveway cannot cover more than 50% of the front yard and must be flagstone, brick, asphalt or concrete.
Rankin County Reservoir District Driveway Rules
Some RestrictionsRankin County Zoning Ordinance, Art. XXX, § 3007.01
3007.01 Prohibited Parking or Storage of Vehicles in Front and Side Yards: No vehicle, motor home, transient trailer, boat or trailer shall be parked or stored in any front yard or side yard within any platted residential subdivision (excluding The Vineyards and all parts of Barnett Bend except Bend III, IIIA and Barnett Bend North Parts I, II, and III), except within a paved garage, paved carp...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Rankin County bars large trucks, over 20-foot bed or over one ton, from parking on streets in platted residential subdivisions, except while working on-site.
Rankin County Large Truck Parking Ban
Some RestrictionsRankin County Zoning Ordinance, Art. IV, § 415
For the purpose of these regulations the term "large truck" is defined to include all trucks with either a cargo box or bed in excess of twenty (20) feet or any motor vehicle greater than one ton. No such trucks shall be permitted to park on streets in platted residential zoned subdivisions, provided however that such trucks may be parked on street for a period not to exceed time the truck is r...
Street Parking Limits
Parking or storing a vehicle, motor home, transient trailer, boat or trailer on a public street or public right-of-way is prohibited in platted subdivisions of Rankin County's Reservoir Community District under Art. XXX, § 3007.02. The Vineyards and most of Barnett Bend are excluded, and isolated, non-recurring gatherings are excepted.
Rankin County On-Street Parking Ban
Significant RestrictionsRankin County Zoning Ordinance, Art. XXX, § 3007.02
Parking and/or storage of any vehicle, motor home, transient trailer, boat or trailer on a public street or public right-of-way is prohibited within any platted subdivision (excluding The Vineyards and all parts of Barnett Bend except Bend III, IIIA and Barnett Bend North Parts I, II, and III), or other districts where NO PARKING signs have been installed...
Overnight Parking
Rankin County, Mississippi makes it unlawful to leave a commercial class of vehicle with more than six wheels parked overnight in any platted subdivision in the Reservoir Community District. The one exception covers the period the truck is required in the conduct of work on the premises. The rule applies in unincorporated areas only.
Rankin County Overnight Commercial Truck Parking Ban
Light RestrictionsRankin County Zoning Ordinance, Art. XXX, § 3007.03
3007.03 Overnight Parking: It shall be unlawful to leave parked overnight in any platted subdivision any commercial class of vehicle with more than six wheels, except for a period not to exceed time the truck is required in the conduct of work on the premises.
Abandoned Vehicles
Rankin County Zoning Ordinance Art. IV, § 414 bars parking or storing wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperable, abandoned or discarded vehicles on residentially zoned property where they can be seen from the public right of way or adjoining property. The same section bars parking those vehicles on public streets or roads.
Rankin County Abandoned Vehicle Parking Ban
Some RestrictionsRankin County Zoning Ordinance, Art. IV, § 414
Vehicles that are wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperable, abandoned or discarded and are not capable of being legally... driven upon the roads, streets or highways of Rankin County shall not be parked or stored on any residentially zoned property whereas it can be seen from public right of way or adjoining property, nor shall such vehicles be parked on public streets or roads.
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