Spalding County, GA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Appendix G's Article 1 governs off-street parking, loading and service facilities and applies by zoning district through the Zoning Resolution. Sec. 104 requires manufacturing, industrial, wholesale and retail operations to size their loading space to 'the functions and scope of operation or individual or groups of buildings and uses,' rather than a single numeric minimum. Sec. 104.B requires loading spaces to be designed and constructed so every vehicle maneuver for loading takes place entirely within the property line, and bars interference with the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians on public rights-of-way, effectively keeping trucks off the street while loading.

Ingress and egress to loading spaces must satisfy the standard's curb-cut requirements at Sec. 105, which cap driveway width at 35 feet at the right-of-way line and limit curb cuts to one combined entrance and exit on street frontage under 50 feet, two on frontage between 50 and 200 feet, with more allowed only if the planning commission agrees additional cuts are needed for safety. Sec. 102.B further requires all loading areas, along with parking and service areas, to be drained to prevent damage to abutting properties and public streets and paved with asphalt, concrete, or an approved porous surface, kept in a clean, dust-free condition at the owner's expense.

Because Appendix G is a countywide development standard rather than a chapter of the general ordinances, its loading requirements are checked at site plan or building permit review rather than through routine patrol citations.