Coweta County, GA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 67 of the zoning and development ordinance targets two different front-yard parking problems on residential property. First, 'any vehicles or equipment normally used for commercial or industrial purposes' cannot be parked in the front yard of a residentially zoned lot at all; a contractor's dump truck, box truck or heavy equipment has to go in the side yard, rear yard, or an enclosed garage, not on display facing the street. Second, the section separately targets junk and unlicensed vehicles: any automotive vehicle or trailer without a current license plate, or in an inoperable condition, cannot be parked or stored anywhere on residentially zoned property, front, side or rear, unless it sits inside a completely enclosed building such as a garage.

The ordinance does not create a separate paving requirement for residential driveways in this section; the operative restriction is on the type and condition of the vehicle, not the surface it sits on. Section 67 pairs with the county's vehicle-and-equipment cap in the same section: automotive vehicles with more than four wheels, major recreational equipment, school buses, and similar large vehicles are barred from parking on residential streets or within public rights-of-way, reinforcing the ban on commercial equipment lingering in front of a house. Community development or code enforcement staff investigate complaints and can cite a property owner for a violation of the zoning ordinance if a commercial vehicle, an unlicensed car, or an inoperable vehicle is found sitting in the front yard or anywhere outside an enclosed building.