Fayetteville, NC Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Unified Development Ordinance Sec. t, "Storage or Parking of Heavy Trucks, Trailers, or Major Recreational Equipment," states its intent plainly: to prohibit the customary or continual parking of commercial vehicles on streets and in yards adjacent to streets in residential neighborhoods, since such vehicles run contrary to the intended residential character, while still allowing occasional or temporary parking for loading, unloading, or cleaning. The standard applies to trucks with more than two axles or exceeding 13,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, trailers with more than one axle, and major recreational equipment including boats, campers, RVs, motor homes, and travel trailers.

Under the standards: heavy trucks and trailers rated over two and a half tons, or major recreational equipment, cannot be parked or stored on the public right-of-way in a residential zoning district except for active loading or unloading; no heavy truck or multi-axle trailer can be parked in a front yard, corner side yard, or closer to the street right-of-way than the principal structure; major recreational equipment may be stored in a rear yard if kept at least six feet from all lot lines, or granted a Temporary Use Permit for up to ten days a year.

RVs, campers, and single-axle boat or utility trailers get a narrower exception: they may sit in front or corner side yards if the district's parking standards are met, the vehicle isn't used for overnight occupancy, carries a current road-use license, and any items over eight feet tall stay six feet from property lines. Multi-axle trailers in front or corner side yards need a Neighborhood Compatibility Permit under Sec. 21, with the applicant showing compatibility with the neighborhood. The subsection cross-references the older Sec. 16-309 chapter-16 street-parking rule and Chapter 27's manufactured home and trailer park provisions as also potentially applicable.