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

Sampson County Code § 2-32-06.A governs vehicle storage on any property zoned R-Residential or Mixed Residential (MRD) in unincorporated Sampson County. Only vehicles intended for personal use may be parked or stored on these lots. Commercial trucks or vans that employees or owners drive home for work must be parked in the side or rear yard rather than the driveway or front yard, and the ordinance bars storing commercial inventory on residential property unless the use is permitted through an approved home occupation. Inoperative or unlicensed vehicles are not allowed on R or MRD lots at all, a stricter standard than the Residential Agricultural district, where up to three concealed junk vehicles are tolerated under § 2-32-06.B.

The rule sits within Article 3, Zoning Ordinance, adopted by the 2025 Revised Zoning Ordinance effective February 21, 2025, and applies only to the unincorporated county; Clinton, Roseboro and the county's other towns enforce their own municipal codes. The Zoning Officer administers compliance, and a Zoning Permit application must disclose off-street parking arrangements under § 2-32-02. A property owner who wants to keep a business vehicle at home should site it in the side or rear yard and keep any inventory inside the home-occupation limits, since the ordinance draws no exception for occasional or short-term commercial parking on these residential lots.