Berkeley County, SC Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Unlicensed vehicles/RVs/boats
- Must be garaged, not stored outside
- Licensed RV/trailer storage
- Allowed if owned by resident or tenant
- Living in stored RV
- Prohibited, § 15.8(C)
- Vacant-lot RV storage
- Banned unless adjacent to owner's home
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 30 days
- Appeal window
- 30 days to board of zoning appeals
Summary
Berkeley County lets homeowners store a licensed RV or boat trailer on a residential lot in the unincorporated county but bans any unlicensed one outdoors, and forbids living in a stored RV. Section 15.8 also blocks RV storage on vacant lots unless they adjoin the owner's home.
(A)The outside storage of unlicensed automobiles, trucks, boats, trailers and/or travel trailers/RVs of any kind is prohibited on residential lots. The storage of any unlicensed vehicle must be within completely enclosed and roofed structures (garage) as permitted herein. ... (C)The storage of travel trailers/RVs is permitted on residential lots, provided, the travel trailer is listed in the ownership of the property owner or tenant. The travel trailer cannot be used as an intermittent, temporary, or permanent residence while parked or stored on a lot. The parking and storage of travel trailers is prohibited on vacant lots unless the vacant lot is adjacent to the owner's primary residence.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 37).
Full Breakdown
8(A) of the Berkeley County Zoning and Development Standards Ordinance, no unlicensed automobile, truck, boat, trailer, or travel trailer/RV may be stored outside on a residential lot in the unincorporated county; an unlicensed unit has to sit inside a completely enclosed and roofed structure, meaning a garage. 8(C) permits their storage on a residential lot only if the unit is listed in the ownership of the property owner or tenant, and it flatly bars using that RV as an intermittent, temporary, or permanent residence while parked or stored on a lot, so no living in the driveway camper.
The same subsection blocks storing an RV on a vacant lot altogether unless that vacant lot is adjacent to the owner's primary residence, closing off using an empty parcel as an off-site RV yard. 8(B), which limits residential lots under half an acre to five automobiles or trucks owned by the resident or tenant, with legal nonconforming lots given six months from adoption to come into compliance. 00, up to 30 days in jail, or both, and each day the unlicensed or unauthorized storage continues counts as a separate offense. 2.
Violations & Fines
Storing an unlicensed boat, trailer, or RV outdoors, or using a stored RV as a residence, violates § 15.8 and is enforced as a misdemeanor under § 20.6: a fine up to $500.00, up to 30 days in jail, or both, with each day a separate offense. The zoning administrator can order removal under § 20.7, appealable to the board of zoning appeals within 30 days under § 20.8.2.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my boat trailer in my driveway in Berkeley County?
Can I live in my RV while it's parked at my house?
Can I store my RV on an empty lot I own nearby?
Sources & Official References
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