10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Richland County, South Carolina.
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In unincorporated Richland County, only one travel or camping vehicle per family may be parked on a residentially zoned lot, and it may not sit in the required front or side yard or in front of the main house. It cannot be lived in unless in a licensed RV park.
Richland County Code Sec. 17-10
Not more than one travel or camping vehicle per family living on the premises shall be permitted to be parked on a lot in any residential zone. The vehicle shall not be parked in the required front or side yard nor shall any such vehicle be parked or stored in front of the principal structure on a residentially zoned lot.
Richland County restricts inoperable vehicles in yards: any motor vehicle or trailer that cannot move under its own power or is not street-legal may not be stored on a residential or commercial lot for more than 30 consecutive days unless it is kept in an enclosed garage or carport.
Richland County Code Sec. 17-10
Any motor vehicle or trailer that is not capable of operating in accordance with South Carolina law or is not capable of moving under its own power shall not be stored, parked, or located on a lot in any residential or commercial zoning district for more than thirty consecutive days unless it is kept in an enclosed garage or in a carport.
In unincorporated Richland County, truck tractors, semi-trailers and trailers may not be parked on public streets in residential zones, and may not be parked or stored on a residential-district lot unless the whole vehicle is inside an enclosed garage or carport (with a limited exception for Rural parcels of three
Richland County Code Sec. 17-10
It is unlawful for a truck tractor, semi-trailer, or trailer to be parked, stored, or located on a lot in any residential zoning district (except for those parcels that are three acres or greater in the Rural zoning district) unless the entire vehicle is kept in an enclosed garage or in a carport.
Richland County restricts what can be parked on public streets in residential zones: truck tractors, semi-trailers and trailers may not be parked on any public street, road or right-of-way in Rural Residential, Single-Family Residential, Manufactured Home or General Residential districts of the unincorporated county.
Richland County Code Sec. 17-10
It is unlawful for a truck tractor, semi-trailer, or trailer to be parked on any public street, road, or right-of-way in unincorporated portions of the county which are designated as Rural Residential, Single-Family Residential, Manufactured Home, or General Residential under the Richland County Zoning Ordinance.
Richland County has no blanket overnight parking ban for cars on residential streets. The real limit is the state abandoned-vehicle rule: a vehicle left unattended on a highway for more than 48 hours (or 7 days on private property without consent) can be tagged and towed. Municipalities may set their
Richland County has no separate ordinance dedicated to residential EV charging; installing a home charger is governed by the electrical permit and inspection process under the adopted building codes, not by a county parking rule. Commercial charging stalls fall under Land Development Code off-street parking standards.
Under South Carolina law a vehicle is 'abandoned' if left unattended on a highway more than 48 hours, or left on private or public property more than 7 days without the owner's consent. An officer may tag it and, if not removed, have it towed and sold as abandoned.
Richland County does not have a residential curb-painting permit program. Colored curb markings are official traffic-control devices; painting a public curb to reserve or restrict parking is not a private right, and residents should not paint county or state road curbs themselves.
Richland County does not regulate curbside loading zones on residential streets; loading requirements apply to new development through the Land Development Code, which requires off-street parking and loading spaces to be provided when a building or use is erected, enlarged or changed.
Richland County treats large trucks and trailers as commercial vehicles under Sec. 17-10. Truck tractors, semi-trailers and trailers (a trailer being up to 10,000 lbs GVWR) may not be parked on residential streets or stored on residential lots unless fully inside a garage or carport, except on Rural parcels of
1 cities in Richland County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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