Columbia County, GA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- ROW parking
- Boat, camper trailer, motor home, trailer, wrecker banned
- Loading exception
- Occasional loading/unloading only, no overnight storage
- Residency cap
- 14 calendar days per year in motor home/camper
- Citation
- Code of Ordinances § 82-142(b), (c)
- Penalty
- Up to 60 days jail, $1,000 fine (§ 1-9)
- Enforcement
- Sheriff's department and code enforcement officers
Summary
Columbia County bars parking a boat, camper trailer, motor home, trailer or wrecker on any public right-of-way except brief loading or unloading, and caps living in a motor home or camper as a residence at 14 calendar days per year. Code enforcement and the sheriff's office cite violators under Code of Ordinances § 82-142(b)-(c).
(b)It shall be unlawful to allow a boat, box truck, camper trailer, food truck, motor home, trailer or wrecker to be parked, kept or stored on any public right-of-way except for occasional loading and unloading.(c)It shall be unlawful for any motor home or camper to be used as a residence for a period of time exceeding 14 calendar days in any given calendar year, unless otherwise allowed by chapter 54.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 54).
Full Breakdown
' Under § 82-142(b), owners may not keep any of these, or a box truck, food truck, trailer or wrecker, parked on a county road right-of-way; the only carve-out is occasional loading and unloading, not overnight storage. Section 82-142(c) separately limits how long anyone can actually live in a motor home or camper: no more than 14 calendar days in a given calendar year, unless chapter 54 (Mobile Homes and Trailers) authorizes a longer stay through its own permitting process. The rule applies countywide and covers both a driveway used as a residence-substitute and a vehicle parked on the right-of-way in front of a home.
00, with each day the RV or boat remains in violation counted as a separate offense. Owners disputing a citation answer before the county magistrate court. The rule sits alongside the separate 14-day cap on portable storage containers kept in residential areas under § 82-142(d), so a driveway can't be used to warehouse a camper for months even if it never functions as a residence.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 82-142(b) or (c) is a misdemeanor under the county's general penalty section, § 1-9: up to 60 days in jail and a fine up to $1,000.00, plus court costs, with each day the boat, camper, motor home or trailer stays on the right-of-way or in residential use counted as a new offense. The sheriff's department and code enforcement can cite the owner directly, and cases are heard before the county magistrate court.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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