Town of Shallotte, North Carolina · reviewed

RV parking rules in Shallotte

Shallotte allows unoccupied residential RV parking in driveways, carports and rear or side yards. Public places cannot be used overnight, and Central Business district placement is more restrictive.

Check residential outdoor placementCheck public-place parkingCheck residential sleeping restriction

Town of Shallotte municipal limits under UDO Section 20-4; ordinary residential outdoor RV parking. This checker does not establish ETJ parcel jurisdiction, campground permission or flood compliance.

Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard

Shallotte RV parking at a glance

Location and use matter. Confirm the property's jurisdiction and every applicable condition.
Location or useWhat to check
StorageEnumerated residential locations; CB rear-yard screening rule.
Public parking or loadingNo overnight public-place parking.
OccupancyResidential sleeping, living, housekeeping and business use excluded.
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Residential locations

UDO Section 20-4 identifies residential garages, driveways, carports and rear/side yards as RV locations. The unit cannot serve living, sleeping, housekeeping or business purposes there.

Shallotte adopted RV provisions Official current UDO page

Public places

The public-place exception requires safe and lawful parking without obstructing movement. It expressly excludes overnight parking.

Shallotte adopted RV provisions Official current UDO page

Central Business district

In the CB district, front and side yards are unavailable; rear-yard parking must be hidden from public right-of-way view. Approved conforming mobile-home parks have a separate route, not an ordinary home-lot exemption.

Shallotte adopted RV provisions Official current UDO page

Who to contact for your setup

Confirm the exact address and proposal with the local planning or police office. This limited administrative screening is not a permit or complete legal approval. Official UDO page identifies May 2026 update. March 2026 parking-surface amendment incorporated; no later material RV amendment found. RV definition includes mobility and park-model conditions; flood, mobile-home-park and ETJ cases need separate review.

Use the Shallotte parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.

Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026

A review date records when we checked these sources. The notes above explain any use of older code editions or limits on access to the full source; an address-specific local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.