Macon-Bibb County, GA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Street/public-place parking limit
- 1 hour, any time of day or night
- Covered equipment
- camper trailer, motor home, boat, boat trailer
- Abandonment threshold
- 72 hours triggers impoundment
- Minimum fine
- $50.00
- Governing section
- Sec. 28-84(b), general code
Summary
A camper trailer, motor home, boat or boat trailer cannot sit on a Macon-Bibb County residential street or public place for more than one hour at any time, day or night.
No person shall park or stand any camper trailer, motor home, boat or boat trailer on any residential street or public place for more than one (1) hour at any time during the day or night.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Comprehensive Land Development Resolution: Supplement 4 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Sec. ' This sits within the same section that caps heavy commercial vehicle parking in residential zones, but subsection (b) applies specifically to recreational equipment rather than freight-carrying vehicles, and it applies without the loading/unloading exception that covers commercial trucks in subsection (a). The one-hour cap covers both residential streets and other public places, not just curbside parking. A camper, motor home, boat or trailer left in place beyond the one-hour window for 72 hours or more falls under the abandonment presumption in subsection (d), allowing the sheriff to impound it.
This restriction addresses on-street and public-place parking only; it does not reach an RV or boat parked on the owner's own residential driveway or yard, which this section does not regulate. The rule is in Chapter 28, Article III, Division 1 of the general code, the same division setting the county's 72-hour general street parking cap and its truck-route and loading-zone rules.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Sec. 28-84 is punishable by a minimum $50.00 fine under subsection (f), in addition to any other penalty the municipal court imposes; an RV, boat or trailer left in place 72 hours or more is presumed abandoned and subject to sheriff impoundment under subsection (d).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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