In the City of Savannah, boats, RVs and trailers must be kept on an established driveway or enclosed in a legal accessory building, not loose in a front yard. Unincorporated Chatham bans motor homes over 22 feet on residential lots with covenants.
Savannah Code Sec. 8-1003 governs where residents may keep operable boats, RVs and trailer-type vehicles: on an established driveway, enclosed in a legal accessory building, parallel within five feet of a driveway on the side-yard side, or in a screened side/rear yard. Inoperable boats and RVs may only be stored enclosed. In unincorporated Chatham County (Sec. 12-301), a motor home, trailer coach or trailer exceeding 22 feet or 10,000 pounds may not be parked on any lot in a residential subdivision with a restrictive covenant. Rules differ by city; Tybee Island and Pooler set their own.
Savannah issues a civil citation: $25 for a Class B violation or $50 for Class C, due within five business days; unresolved parking then goes to Recorder's Court.
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