Parking Rules in Sampson County, NC (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Sampson County, North Carolina.
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RV & Boat Parking
Unincorporated Sampson County limits how RVs, boats and trailers can be kept on residential property. They cannot serve as an accessory structure, and a standalone power pole may be permitted only to supply a stored recreational vehicle, never to power one that is set up or occupied.
RV and Boat Storage Rules in Sampson County
Some RestrictionsSampson County Code §§ 2-28-08, 2-28-09.A
Power poles may be issued as an accessory to a residentially occupied property for the storage of a recreational vehicle. The poles purpose shall strictly be for the storage of a recreational vehicle. The vehicle is not to be set-up, occupied, or used in any shape, form, or capacity. ... A manufactured home, RV, and other personal property including boats, vehicles, trailers, and buses may not ...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In unincorporated Sampson County, the zoning ordinance limits vehicle storage on residential lots. Commercial trucks or vans driven home by employees or owners must be parked in the side or rear yard, and no commercial inventory or inoperative vehicles may be kept on R or MRD-zoned property.
Commercial Truck Parking Rules in Sampson County
Some RestrictionsSampson County Code § 2-32-06.A
A. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS Only vehicles intended for personal use shall be parked or stored on any property zoned R - Residential or Mixed Residential (MRD). No storage of commercial inventory whatsoever shall be permitted unless permitted through a home occupation, and no inoperative or unlicensed vehicles shall be permitted to be ... parked or stored. Commercial trucks or vans driven home by e...
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated Sampson County's Residential Agricultural district, an owner-occupied lot may store up to three junk, inoperable or unlicensed vehicles if fully concealed from public view; a fourth vehicle requires a special use permit for a junkyard, and none may sit on vacant land.
Junk Vehicle Storage Rules in Sampson County
Some RestrictionsSampson County Code § 2-32-06.B
B. RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL Storage of Junk, inoperable or unlicensed vehicles must comply with the following: 1. Any owner-occupied lot may store up to three junk, inoperable, or unlicensed vehicles if they are completely concealed from public view by: a. a tarp(s) and placed in the rear yard of the subject property, b. a canvas car cover and placed in the rear yard of the subject property, or...
Loading Zones
Unincorporated Sampson County requires off-street loading space sized to a building's floor area. Loading spaces must be at least 15 by 30 feet for buildings under 20,000 square feet, rising to 15 by 45 feet for larger buildings, and a Zoning Permit or Certificate of Occupancy is withheld until the loading plan is approved.
Off-Street Loading Space Rules in Sampson County
Some RestrictionsSampson County Code § 2-32-10
1. For uses containing a gross floor area of less than 20,000 square feet, each off-street loading space shall have minimum dimensions of fifteen (15) feet in width and thirty (30) feet in length. 2. For uses containing a gross floor area of 20,000 square feet or more, each off-street loading space shall be fifteen (15) feet in width and forty-five (45) feet in length as a minimum. 3. All off-s...
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