The City of Savannah prohibits parking any vehicle over 20 feet long or 10,000 pounds, plus trailer coaches, motor homes, semitrailers and truck tractors, on a street beside a residential lot. Unincorporated Chatham uses a 22-foot threshold.
Savannah Code Sec. 8-1003 bars parking or storing on residential streets any motor vehicle exceeding 20 feet in length and/or 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or any trailer coach, motor home, trailer, semitrailer or truck tractor. Exceptions cover commercial vehicles actively loading, unloading or doing utility work, and motorcoaches or motor homes parked under 24 hours. In unincorporated Chatham County, the equivalent limit (Sec. 12-301, 12-302) is 22 feet or 10,000 pounds on covenant-restricted lots and adjacent streets. Because the size cut-off and enforcement differ between the city and county, verify which jurisdiction your address falls under.
Savannah issues a $25 (Class B) or $50 (Class C) civil citation; unincorporated-county violations carry the $5 to $100 parking fine under Sec. 12-701.
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