Parking Rules in Spalding County, GA (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Spalding County, Georgia.
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RV & Boat Parking
In Spalding County's R-1A district, the zoning ordinance lets a homeowner park one unoccupied travel trailer or motor coach and one pleasure boat in the side or rear yard only, as an accessory use to a single-family home. Front-yard RV or boat storage is not on the allowed list.
Spalding County RV and Boat Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Zoning Ordinance, Appendix IV § 703A
C.The following accessory uses are permitted in R-1A districts: ... 11.The parking of one (1) unoccupied travel trailer or motor coach, and one (1) pleasure boat in the side or rear yard only.
Driveway Rules
In unincorporated Spalding County, no driveway onto a county road may be built without a permit from the Public Works Department. Sec. 4-1028 of the Spalding County Code sets exact culvert, cover and paving specifications, and if a driveway isn't permitted or doesn't meet county standards, Public Works can remove it and bill the owner for reconstruction.
Spalding County Driveway Permit & Paving Rules
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Code § 4-1028
Sec. 4-1028. - Specifications for driveways.(a)Driveway standards. The drawing on page 4-11, labeled "Spalding County Driveway Standard," provides the minimum standards for driveways in the county.(b)Driveway pipes or culverts.(1)Pipes or culverts installed for driveways shall be 16 gauge corrugated metal pipes with beveled ends, 26 feet in length or longer. No PVC, plastic or other types of cu...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Inside Spalding County's North Expressway Improvement District overlay along U.S. Highway 19/41, planned commercial developments cannot park delivery vehicles, including tractor trailers, anywhere the trucks are visible from the road; every one must sit behind the building. The same overlay bars commercial parking within thirty feet of a residential lot line and requires a six-foot screen wherever that parking sits next to a home.
Spalding County NEID Truck Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Zoning Ordinance, Appendix IV, Art. 22D § 2211D(F)(1)-(4)
F.Parking and development circulation.1.No automobile parking or service areas will be permitted within the required front yard setback or within thirty (30) feet of the property line of an adjoining residential zoning lot;2.Parking and service areas must be separated from adjoining residential lots by a suitable planting screen, fence, or wall at least six (6) feet in height above finished gra...
Street Parking Limits
In unincorporated Spalding County, Sec. 7-1004 of the county code names more than fifty specific roads, from Bleachery Street to Wilson Road, where no vehicle may be parked or left standing once "No Parking" signs go up. The public works director installs and maintains the signs under state DOT rules, and the same ban reaches any Spalding County property posted "No Parking."
Unincorporated Spalding County No-Parking Streets
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Code § 7-1004
(a)Zones designated. No vehicle shall be parked or left standing, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway or portions of roadway of the county roads and streets hereinbelow designated; and no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle or other obstruction upon any portion of said roads or streets hereinbelow designated, and said portions of said roads or streets shall be lef...
Overnight Parking
Sec. 7-1010 of the Spalding County Code makes it unlawful to park any motor vehicle, trailer, tractor, or other wheeled vehicle overnight on county-owned property that carries a sign prohibiting overnight or unauthorized parking. A vehicle left in violation is removed at the owner's expense, and the required sign must tell the public where and how to recover it.
Overnight Parking Ban, County Property Spalding
Significant RestrictionsSpalding County Code § 7-1010
(a)It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to park overnight, any motor vehicle, trailer, tractor or any wheeled vehicle, whether or not motorized, on any property belonging to Spalding County, which is posted by a sign stating that overnight parking and/or unauthorized parking is prohibited.(b)Any vehicle found in violation of this section shall be removed at the ex...
Abandoned Vehicles
Spalding County Code Chapter 2 of Part VII defines an abandoned motor vehicle as one left unattended for at least five days on a public street or other public property, or thirty days unclaimed on private property, and requires an owner to remove any junked vehicle within seven calendar days of a written order from an enforcement officer.
Abandoned/Junked Vehicles, Unincorporated Spalding
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Code §§ 7-2001, 7-2003
(a)Abandoned motor vehicle means a motor vehicle or trailer:(1)Which is left unattended on a public street, road, or highway, or other public property for a period of at least five (5) days and when it reasonable appears to an enforcement officer that the individual who left such motor vehicle unattended does not intend to return and remove such motor vehicle; or,(2)Which has been left unattend...
Loading Zones
Manufacturing, industrial, wholesale and retail uses in unincorporated Spalding County must provide off-street loading space sized to their operation under the county's parking standard, Appendix G, Article 1, Sec. 104. The county sets no fixed loading-dock hours, but every loading maneuver must happen inside the property line, off public rights-of-way, tied to the standard's Sec. 105 curb-cut rules.
Spalding County Off-Street Loading Standard
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Off-Street Parking and Service Facilities Standard, Appendix G, Art. 1 § 104
Sec. 104. - Number of loading spaces required. Manufacturing, industrial, wholesale and retail operations must provide loading space as follows: A.Spaces appropriate to functions: Off-street loading spaces must be provided as appropriate to the functions and scope of operation or individual or groups of buildings and uses.B.Design of loading spaces: Off-street loading spaces must be designed a...
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