Sullivan County, TN Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 8-105 of the Sullivan County Zoning Resolution, adopted under the county's Article 13-7-101 through 13-7-116 zoning authority, targets the two most common misuses of a recreational vehicle on residential land: living in it and using it as a storage shed. The rule reaches campers, RVs, and 'any other automotive vehicle,' and it applies only within the unincorporated county; Kingsport, Bristol, and Bluff City administer their own zoning and are not covered by this resolution. A property owner may keep an RV or camper on a lot, but only for the temporary, seasonal use it was built for, parked at an approved campground facility, an approved lake lot, or an approved storage area that is not otherwise in use.

The section cross-references the Temporary Supplemental Use standards for campground facilities in Appendix B and Appendix D, which set the permit conditions for any campground or lake-lot operation that wants to host such vehicles. Companion Section 8-106 separately bans inoperable vehicles, in whole or in parts, from outdoor storage in residential and planned districts, so a nonworking RV or trailer faces that stricter rule instead. 1, who must record, investigate, and act on any written complaint. The Commissioner enforces both sections as part of the general duty to administer zoning permits and stop unpermitted work or occupancy county-wide.