Rockdale County, GA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Right-of-way parking
- Prohibited entirely
- Parking plan
- Required with license application
- Excess vehicles
- Separate violation, subject to impound
- Governing section
- Sec. 218-13(mmm2)(13)a.10, d.10-11
- Enforcing agency
- Sheriff's Office
Summary
Short-term rental guests in unincorporated Rockdale County cannot park on any public or private right-of-way, and Sec. 218-13(mmm2)(13)d.10 requires all parking to follow the parking plan submitted with the license application. Blocking a driveway, parking on another owner's property, or exceeding the licensed vehicle count is a separate violation under d.11.
10.No vehicles shall be parked on any public or private right-of-way, and all parking shall be consistent with the parking plan submitted with the license application. The parking plan, which should be approved as part of the licensure, should be sufficient to allow adequate parking for the maximum occupancy of the rental unit. No person occupying a short-term rental shall park any vehicle illegally on any street or road nor park adjacent to any such street in a manner that would prevent or hinder any emergency vehicle from traveling thereupon. No person occupying a short-term rental shall park on any other person's property or block any driveway of any other person or property owner without permission to do so. ... 11.The presence of more vehicles on the premises of a short-term rental, or more boats or vessels docked or moored on a body of water adjacent to the premises, than the maximum number specified in the rental contract shall be a violation of this article and the person(s) named in the rental contract shall be subject to being cited for said violation.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 10 then makes that plan binding: no vehicles shall be parked on any public or private right-of-way, and all parking shall be consistent with the parking plan submitted with the license application, which must be sufficient to allow adequate parking for the maximum occupancy of the rental unit. The same subsection bars parking illegally on any street in a way that would hinder an emergency vehicle, parking on another person's property, or blocking any driveway without permission, and separately bars tying a boat or vessel to another property owner's dock without permission.
The Sheriff's Office or a deputy may impound any vehicle parked in violation of these rules. 11 separately makes the presence of more vehicles, boats, or vessels on the premises than the number specified in the rental contract its own violation, for which the sheriff, a deputy, or a code enforcement officer may order the excess vehicles removed and impound any that are not removed on request. 7 must also disclose the maximum number of vehicles allowed, so renters are told the parking limit before they arrive.
Violations & Fines
Parking on a public or private right-of-way, blocking a driveway, or exceeding the licensed vehicle count at a short-term rental violates Sec. 218-13(mmm2)(13)d.10-11, and the Sheriff's Office may cite the occupant, order excess vehicles removed, or impound a vehicle parked in violation, in addition to the citation counting toward the three-strikes revocation standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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