Rockdale County, GA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Sec. 222-11(a) of the Unified Development Ordinance prohibits parking or standing any commercial vehicle, as defined in Sec. 106-1, in a residential zoning district unless the vehicle is actively loading or unloading. Trailers, mobile homes, motorized homes, boats, boat trailers and utility trailers are carved out of this specific ban, so the rule targets box trucks, semi-tractors, work vans and similar vehicles as defined in the code's own commercial-vehicle definition, not recreational equipment. Enforcement runs through the Department of Planning and Development's code enforcement officers or a Rockdale County Sheriff's deputy.

When an officer determines a vehicle is a commercial vehicle parked in violation, the first step is a written warning notice giving the owner, the person in possession, or the property owner five days to remove it; if the violator cannot be identified, notice can be attached directly to the vehicle or mailed to the property owner's tax-record address. A commercial vehicle still there after five days draws a citation, and the county can tow it at the owner's expense. If the same property owner is cited again for the same offense within 12 months, the officer can skip the warning step and issue a citation immediately.

The county can also remove and dispose of an abandoned commercial vehicle from private property, though it must wait at least 30 days after removal before disposal, and it must first search state Department of Revenue records to identify and notify the owner and any lienholder by certified or registered mail if the vehicle carries a current tag. Every day the violation continues counts as a separate offense.