Southaven, MS Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Yard parking in R districts
- Not allowed in any yard, two exceptions
- Allowed surface
- Paved or concrete driveway
- Side strip
- Same materials as driveway, impervious surface
- Vehicle condition
- Operable with current motor registration
- Boats and campers on driveway
- At least twenty (20) feet from street
- Noncompliant vehicles
- Completely enclosed garage only
- Required house spaces
- Two (2) per single-family dwelling unit
Summary
In the City of Southaven, Mississippi, Sec. 13-7(c) bars parking any motor vehicle in a yard in the residential (R) districts. A vehicle can sit on a paved or concrete driveway, or on a matching impervious strip between the driveway and the nearest side property line, and only if it is operable with current motor registration.
(1)In the residential (R) districts, no parking of motor vehicles shall be allowed in any yard with the following exceptions:a.Vehicles may be parked on a paved or concrete driveway.b.Vehicles may be parked between the driveway and the side property line nearest the driveway and on an impervious surface, which surface is comprised of the same materials of the driveway, so long as they do not encroach on neighboring properties and the vehicle(s) is operable and has current motor registration. ... (3)Noncompliant vehicles shall not be parked or stored in any residential zone other than in a completely enclosed garage.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 13-7(c)(1) sets the baseline for every R district in the City of Southaven: no parking of motor vehicles in any yard. Two exceptions apply. A vehicle can sit on a paved or concrete driveway. A vehicle can also sit between the driveway and the side property line nearest the driveway, but only on an impervious surface made of the same materials as the driveway, without encroaching on neighboring properties, and only if the vehicle is operable and has current motor registration. Every other part of a residential yard is off limits for parking.
Sec. 13-7(c)(2) adds a second layer for boats, boat trailers, travel trailers, campers and similar major recreational equipment, plus trailers of any kind. None of it can be parked or stored on a street or in a yard in a residential district, except utility trailers that do not exceed ten (10) feet and are empty of all debris and equipment. Recreational equipment can go on a paved or concrete driveway at least twenty (20) feet from the street, on a hard surface (no grassed areas) beside the driveway at the same twenty-foot distance, or in the front yard of a corner lot on a hard surface at the side or end of the house, at least thirty (30) feet from the street and not beyond the front of the house. An empty utility trailer of that size needs only ten (10) feet from the street on a paved or concrete driveway.
Sec. 13-7(c)(3) keeps noncompliant vehicles in a completely enclosed garage in any residential zone. Sec. 13-7(c)(4) bars commercial vehicles classified Class 3 or greater, and trailers over sixteen (16) feet in length, from residences and streets in residential zones except for immediate service and delivery. A heavy duty pickup with no bed and no equipment (excluding an antenna) extending more than twenty-four (24) inches above the cab roof is carved out. Sec. 13-7(b)(1) requires two (2) off-street spaces for each single-family dwelling unit, each at least ten (10) feet wide and twenty (20) feet deep under Sec. 13-7(a)(1).
Violations & Fines
The city planner and staff designated by the Board of Aldermen enforce Title XIII under Sec. 13-2(b). Under Sec. 13-2(c), a person who knowingly and willfully violates the title is subject to fines according to state law, imprisonment up to thirty (30) days, stop work orders for development and/or a revocation of privilege licensing and certificate of occupancies. City authorities can also bring an action to restrain, correct or abate the violation.
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