Orangeburg County, SC Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

9 of the Zoning Ordinance (Appendix A), adopted by Ordinance No. 2025-04-21-11 on April 21, 2025, targets commercial vehicles parked in residential areas of unincorporated Orangeburg County. The county states its reasons up front: protecting children from blind-spot injuries, protecting property values, minimizing damage to rights-of-way, cutting congestion and eliminating the visual blight of large trucks parked indiscriminately. A 'vehicle used for commercial purposes' is any vehicle with a tare weight over five tons (10,000 pounds), more than two axles, or a height over eight feet.

Such a vehicle cannot park anywhere in any Residential District for more than one hour. The rule tightens in Residential, Single-Family districts: any vehicle over two tons used for commercial, industrial or construction purposes cannot park there at all unless it is actively engaged in the work it was brought to do, such as a delivery, utility repair or a construction job in progress. Travel trailers and recreational vehicles get separate treatment: they may be stored on a residential lot if the vehicle belongs to the lot's owner or tenant and that owner or tenant lives on or next to the lot.

00 or up to 30 days in jail for code violations lacking their own penalty, with each day of a continuing violation counted as a separate offense. 1, is the official charged with investigating complaints, issuing written violation notices and ordering vehicles removed from residential streets and lots.