Parking Rules in Sussex County, DE (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Sussex County, Delaware.
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Driveway Rules
Sussex County discourages parking within the front-yard setback and subjects it to site plan review under Zoning Code § 115-166C, while separately requiring every off-street parking area to be surfaced with erosion-resistant material and drained to eliminate standing water.
Sussex County Front-Yard Parking Restrictions
Light RestrictionsSussex County Code § 115-166C
Separation from walkways and streets. Off-street parking spaces shall be separated from walkways, sidewalks, streets or alleys by a wall, fence or curbing or other approved protective device or by distance so that vehicles cannot protrude over publicly used areas. Parking within front yard setback shall be discouraged and subject to site plan review.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Sussex County's HR-1 and HR-2 High-Density Residential Districts cap accessory commercial-vehicle parking at one truck of no more than one-ton capacity per dwelling under § 115-54, and the vehicle must belong to the household living there. Anything bigger, or a second commercial vehicle, is not a permitted accessory use in these districts.
Sussex County HR District Commercial Vehicle Parking Limit
Some Restrictions§ 115-54; § 115-4 (Garage, Private definition)
Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces. An open or enclosed place for parking one commercial vehicle of not more than one-ton capacity and used by the occupant of a dwelling shall be permitted as accessory. ... GARAGE, PRIVATE: A garage used for storage purposes only and having a capacity of not more than four automobiles. Space therein may be used for not more than one commercial vehi...
Street Parking Limits
Sussex County bans on-street parking near fire hydrants, intersections, crosswalks and driveways in county-regulated subdivisions. The rule, set in the subdivision street design standards, keeps sight lines and emergency access clear on every new residential street the county approves.
Sussex County On-Street Parking Setbacks
Some RestrictionsSussex County Code § 99-18(7)
On-street parking shall be prohibited within the following locations: [1] Fifteen feet of both sides of a fire hydrant and marked in accordance with DSFPR. [2] Twenty feet of a traffic control device (i.e., stop sign/signal). [3] Ten feet of the point of tangent/point of curvature of an intersection. [4] Ten feet of a crosswalk. [5] Ten feet of a driveway. These on-street parking requirements s...
Abandoned Vehicles
Sussex County allows no more than two inoperable, dismantled or unregistered vehicles or boats on residential property outside an enclosed garage, under Zoning Code § 115-191(B), enforced by the Constable with a $100 ticket that doubles if unpaid after 30 days.
Sussex County Junk and Inoperable Vehicle Limits
Significant RestrictionsSussex County Code § 115-191(B)
No more than a total of two automotive vehicles, boats or other watercraft, which are either inoperable, dismantled, wrecked, or which display registration plates (as to vehicles for which they are required under state law) and/or registration stickers (as to boats or watercraft for which they are required under state law) which are at least 30 days expired or which do not display a required cu...
Loading Zones
Sussex County requires commercial buildings to provide dedicated off-street loading berths sized by floor area, from one space at 2,000 square feet up to four or more for large retail, warehouse or industrial buildings, under Zoning Code § 115-167.
Sussex County Off-Street Loading Space Requirements
Some RestrictionsSussex County Code § 115-167
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally altered to the extent of increasing the floor area by 25% or more or any building is hereafter converted for the uses listed in Column 1 of the chart below, when such buildings contain the floor areas specified in Column 2, accessory off-street loading spaces shall be provided as re...
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