Jurisdiction and research scope
Town of Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. RS residential district or residentially zoned parcels in CCOD1/CCOD2; ordinary personal RV storage, excluding commercial parcels, short loading/unloading, variances, emergencies and other special cases.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Sullivans Island RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Storage | Defined outdoor storage:600sqft total,20feet behind front facade, district setbacks. |
| Public parking or loading | Seven-day loading provision described separately; street parking not evaluated. |
| Occupancy | Living, sleeping and housekeeping in residential-lot vehicles prohibited. |
Outdoor storage has a defined duration
Section21-143 defines outdoor storage as keeping items in the same unroofed and unenclosed place for more than30days. For the specified residential districts, storage of personal recreation vehicles, cars, boats, campers and trailers is limited to600squarefeet total, not600perRV.
Storage location matters
The storage area must be at least20feet behind the principal building’s front facade and meet the zoning district setbacks. A loading/unloading provision allows RVs elsewhere on residential premises for up to7days and then requires placement behind the front facade. That short loading route is not evaluated as long-term storage permission.
No residential-lot sleeping or living
Section21-143(C)(4)(f) prohibits living, sleeping or housekeeping in vehicles or equipment parked or stored on a residential lot. Confirm the zoning district, duration, total stored area and building-front line before relying on the storage rules. Public-street parking, flood requirements and utilities need separate review.
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. Commercial districts and loading routes excluded; no overall approval.
Use the Sullivans Island 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
- Sullivans Island adopted RV provisions
Relevant official RV provisions reviewed 2026-11-07.
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.
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