Clayton County, GA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Sec. 62-204(c) splits the rule by lot size. On a lot larger than one-half acre, subsection (c)(1) allows one unoccupied, currently-licensed recreational travel trailer, motor coach, or pleasure boat, normally parked in the rear yard; if the rear yard cannot be reached by a driveway or alley, or lacks clearance to meet zoning requirements, it may go in the front yard instead, but only on the paved driveway and never closer than ten feet to the front property line. A unit parked fully inside an enclosed garage, with no part protruding, is never a violation regardless of yard placement.

On a lot smaller than one-half acre, subsection (c)(2) is stricter: the same one recreational unit is allowed, but only in the rear yard, or inside a fully enclosed garage without protrusion if the rear yard is inaccessible. Front-yard parking of any kind is flatly prohibited on lots under a half acre. In both cases the vehicle must be owned or used exclusively by the resident for recreational purposes and must carry a current license plate; an unlicensed trailer or boat does not qualify for either exception and falls back under the general residential commercial-vehicle restrictions in Sec. 62-204(a).