Parking Rules in Sullivan County, TN (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Sullivan County, Tennessee.
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RV & Boat Parking
Sullivan County's Zoning Resolution bars using a camper, RV, or other vehicle as a permanent residence or storage building anywhere in the unincorporated county. Under Section 8-105, such vehicles may sit on a lot only for temporary, seasonal use in an approved campground, an approved lake lot, or an approved storage area not currently occupied.
Sullivan County RV and Camper Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsSullivan County, TN Zoning Resolution § 8-105
8-105 Restriction of Recreational and/or Automotive Vehicles as Permanent Dwellings or Storage - No camper, Recreational Vehicle (RV), or any other automotive vehicle may be used as a permanent residential dwelling or storage structure. All such vehicles or campers shall only be allowed, as they were designed, for temporary and seasonal use within an approved campground facility, approved lake ...
Driveway Rules
In Sullivan County's unincorporated manufacturing districts, a driveway can cover no more than 50 percent of any required front, side or rear yard under Zoning Resolution Section 5-103.4. The rest of that yard must be landscaped, and parking is barred within 10 feet of the front property line, which must stay a vegetative reserve strip.
Sullivan County TN Driveway Coverage Limit in Manufacturing Districts
Some RestrictionsSullivan County, TN Zoning Resolution § 5-103.4(4)(b), (4)(d)
4. Uses of Required Yard Areas - The following uses may be made of yard areas, provided such uses are otherwise permissible in this district. a. Landscaping/Buffering/Reserve Green Strip - All required yard areas not occupied by driveways or sidewalks shall be devoted to landscaping. The minimum design standards are detailed in Section 8-1071. b. Driveways - Driveways may be located within any ...
Abandoned Vehicles
Sullivan County's Zoning Resolution outright bans keeping an inoperable vehicle, whole or in parts, outside in any residential or planned district. Section 8-106 requires that any vehicle being serviced, repaired, or restored be worked on inside a fully enclosed structure on the owner's property or at a licensed commercial garage.
Sullivan County Inoperable Vehicle Storage Ban
Significant RestrictionsSullivan County, TN Zoning Resolution § 8-106
8-106 Restriction of Inoperable Vehicles in all Residential and Planned Districts - The temporary or permanent outside storage or placement of inoperable vehicles, of any kind, whether in whole or in parts, shall be strictly prohibited within all residential and planned districts. Any vehicles that are being serviced, repaired or restored shall take place within a completely enclosed permissibl...
Loading Zones
Sullivan County's Zoning Resolution requires off-street loading berths at least 12 feet wide and 55 feet long, with 15 feet of vertical clearance, growing to 65 feet where tractor-trailers load. The standard applies only in the unincorporated county, spaces must be paved, and they cannot double as sales, storage or repair areas under Section 7-105.3.
Sullivan County Off-Street Loading Space Rules
Some RestrictionsSullivan County Zoning Resolution § 7-105.3
1. Size of Require Berths - The minimum required dimensions of loading spaces open or enclosed, shall be twelve (12) feet in width by fifty-five (55) feet in length, with a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen (15) feet. Where tractor-trailer units will be using the facility, the minimum length shall be sixty-five (65) feet. 2. Paving Standards - All open off-street loading spaces shall be sur...
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