York County, SC Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Farm truck rule
- Outdoor storage, active farm use only
- Tractor-trailer limit
- One per qualifying residential lot
- Minimum lot size
- 1 acre for tractor-trailer storage
- Storage requirement
- Fully enclosed, roofed structure
- Setback
- 25 ft rear, 10 ft side
- Vacant lots
- No tractor-trailer storage allowed
Summary
York County limits heavy trucks in its agricultural, residential and urban development districts: farm trucks and equipment may sit outside only when actively used for bona fide farming on agricultural land, while a tractor-trailer truck and its container must be kept in a fully enclosed garage on qualifying one-acre-plus lots, under Section 155.898(D) and (E).
(D) Trucks and farm equipment. Trucks ... and other farm equipment, may be stored outdoors on lots used for agricultural production when the vehicles and equipment are: (1) Essential to and in active use for bona fide farming operations; and (2) Owned, leased, or rented to the owner or tenant of the agricultural property on which it is located.
(E) Tractor-trailer trucks and containers. (1) This division (E) applies to lots in the AGC, AGC-I, RUD, RUD-I, RSF-40, RSF-30, and UD districts that are at least one acre in size. (2) One tractor trailer truck and associated trailer/travel container may be parked on a lot with an existing residential dwelling, if the tractor trailer truck and associated trailer/travel container are ... (b) Stored within completely enclosed and roofed structures; and (c) Parked in the rear yard at least 25 feet from the rear property line and at least ten feet from the side property lines. (3) Exclusively parking a trailer/travel container without a tractor trailer truck is prohibited. (4) The parking of a tractor trailer truck and associated trailer/ travel container of any kind on vacant lots is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-49: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 3925, passed 6-16-25).
Full Breakdown
898(D), Trucks and Farm Equipment, allows trucks, including tractor-trailer trucks and their associated trailers or travel containers, and other farm equipment to be stored outdoors only on lots used for agricultural production, and only when the vehicles and equipment are essential to and in active use for a bona fide farming operation and are owned, leased, or rented to the owner or tenant of that agricultural property. 898(E) imposes a tighter rule for tractor-trailer trucks and their containers: it applies to lots of at least one acre in the AGC, AGC-I, RUD, RUD-I, RSF-40, RSF-30, and UD districts, and allows only one tractor-trailer truck and its associated trailer or travel container per lot with an existing residential dwelling, and only if the truck is owned by the property owner or tenant, stored entirely inside a completely enclosed and roofed structure, and parked in the rear yard at least 25 feet from the rear property line and ten feet from the side lines.
Parking a trailer or travel container without its tractor-trailer truck is barred outright, and no tractor-trailer truck or container of any kind may be parked or stored on a vacant lot.
Violations & Fines
Storing farm trucks or equipment outdoors without an active bona fide farming use, or keeping a tractor-trailer truck or its container outside an enclosed structure, outside the required rear-yard setback, on a lot under one acre, unhitched from its tractor, or on a vacant lot, each violates Section 155.898(D) or (E) and is enforced through York County's Zoning Code compliance process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my tractor-trailer truck at my house in unincorporated York County?
Can farm trucks and equipment be left outside on agricultural land?
Can I park just the trailer without the truck cab?
Does the tractor-trailer rule apply to every residential district?
Sources & Official References
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