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

Sec. 703A of the Zoning Ordinance (Appendix IV), governing the R-1A single-family district (Article 7A), lists accessory uses permitted alongside a principal dwelling. Item 11 allows the parking of one unoccupied travel trailer or motor coach, plus one pleasure boat, but confines both to the side or rear yard only; the front yard is not an option under this clause. Because the code says 'unoccupied,' living in the trailer while it's parked is not covered by this accessory-use allowance, and it sits in the same list as home occupations, sheds and swimming pools, meaning it is a use tied to a lawful single-family dwelling on the lot, not a stand-alone storage yard.

R-1A is one of the county's standard single-family zoning districts; other residential and rural districts carry their own, largely parallel, accessory-use lists in the same Article 7 series, so a resident outside R-1A should confirm the parking clause for their specific district rather than assume this exact wording applies verbatim. The rule sits within the broader permitted-use structure of Sec. 703A, which distinguishes principal uses (A), special exceptions (B) and accessory uses (C), and this parking allowance is item 11 of the accessory-use list. Community Development's building official administers zoning compliance for every accessory use in this article, including verifying yard placement during any building permit review tied to the parcel, under the general permit and enforcement mechanism at Sec. 408.