Augusta-Richmond County, GA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Sections 3-5-134 and 3-5-135 of the Augusta-Richmond County Code control here. Both sit in Tit. 3, Ch. 5, Art. 16.

Sec. 3-5-134 is the license plate rule. Any "automobile, vehicle or trailer of any kind or type, without a valid license plate attached thereto" may not be parked or stand on the property unless it is "in a completely enclosed building." The phrase "of any kind or type" is what brings an RV or a boat trailer within the rule. The plate must be valid, and it must be attached to the unit.

Sec. 3-5-135 is the condition rule. No automobile, vehicle or trailer "which shall be inoperative or in a junk condition" may be parked or stand on the property unless an exception applies. The first exception listed, at (a), is that the unit is in an enclosed building. Business or repair-shop use is also exempt.

The sections work independently of each other. A boat trailer with a valid plate that is in junk condition still falls under Sec. 3-5-135. An RV that runs but has no valid license plate attached still falls under Sec. 3-5-134.

Both sections reach "any residentially zoned property or other zoned property," so the restriction is not confined to house lots. Neither section draws a line between a driveway, a side yard and a back yard. The words "parked or stand" cover a unit wherever it sits on the lot, and the location the text accepts is the inside of an enclosed building.

What these sections do not contain is a special permit or a setback for a licensed, operable RV or boat trailer. Their restrictions turn on the plate and on the condition of the unit.