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

Article VI of the Unified Zoning Ordinance, re-enacted by Ord. No. 2024-06101 on June 10, 2024 (replacing the original June 12, 2023 version), sets residential parking standards for unincorporated Whitfield County. Section 6-4 covers four separate restrictions for lots serving single-family detached or attached dwellings: converted garages must be replaced with equivalent off-street spaces (6-4(a)), campers and recreational vehicles cannot be lived in except under a temporary RV permit (6-4(b)), heavy commercial trucks cannot park in residential zones (6-4(c)), and commercial vehicles, buses and RVs cannot sit overnight on residential streets, a separate rule (6-4(d)).

The truck restriction in 6-4(c) targets any state-licensed commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight above 11,000 pounds or three or more axles, and it applies across every residential zone district from R-1 (estate residential) through R-7 (high density residential). The ban covers parking anywhere within those zone districts, not just on-street, so a homeowner cannot store a qualifying truck in a driveway or yard either. The Zoning Administrator, under Article XI, administers and enforces the Unified Zoning Ordinance and may issue citations to Whitfield County Magistrate Court or seek injunctive relief in Whitfield County Superior Court against a continuing violation. Any Code Enforcement Officer or Sheriff's Deputy can also issue a citation.