Parking Rules in Lake County, CA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Lake County, California.
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Driveway Rules
Lake County's zoning ordinance bars uncovered parking in any required front yard bordering a street, except tandem spaces for single-family, duplex, triplex or fourplex homes paired with a required covered space. Driveways in unincorporated Lake County must also be built and kept as an all-weather surface, not bare dirt, under Zoning Ordinance Article 46.
Lake County Front Yard and Driveway Surface Rules
Some RestrictionsLake County Zoning Ordinance, Art. 46 §§ 46.13(f), 46.14(h) (Sec. 21-46)
(f) Uncovered parking in any required yard area bordering a street is prohibited except in the case of single-family residential, duplex, triplex or fourplex residential development provided that such parking is in tandem to and adjacent to required covered parking. ... (h) For single-family residential uses in all "APZ", "A", "TPZ", "RL", "RR" and "SR" zoning districts, the first fifty (50) fe...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Commercial trailers, semis and buses cannot park in front of or next to Lake County parks along the Highway 20 scenic corridor for more than two hours under Code § 19-38.2, adopted to keep park access clear and protect scenic views.
Lake County Commercial Vehicle Parking Near Parks
Some RestrictionsLake County Code § 19-38.2
38.2 Prohibition. (a) No person shall park any commercial trailers, semis, and buses, in front of or adjacent to County parks for more than two hours, or move and repark such vehicle within the same restricted location within any twenty-four (24) hour period. (b) This section shall not apply to commercial vehicles (as established by a current registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles) ...
Overnight Parking
No vehicle may sit parked or standing on a Lake County street, highway or alley, or a County Service Area road, for more than 72 consecutive hours under Code § 19-37, adopted under California Vehicle Code § 22651(k) to authorize towing.
Lake County 72-Hour Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsLake County Code § 19-37
37.3 Prohibition. No vehicle shall be parked or left standing on any County or County Service Area street, highway or alley for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. (Ord. No. 2731, § 4, 5-24-2005) 37.4 Penalty. In addition to the penalty set forth in Section 19-33.1 for violations of provisions of this article, any vehicle in violation of this section is subject to being towed and stor...
Abandoned Vehicles
Lake County's Director of Community Development can abate and tow an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on public or private property under Code § 13-31, and county roads and highways carry a parallel ban under § 19-32 with a $25-$100 infraction fine.
Lake County Abandoned Vehicle Removal Rules
Some RestrictionsLake County Code § 13-31
Pursuant to authority under Government Code Section 22660, if a designated employee has reasonable grounds to believe that a vehicle or part has been abandoned, or that a wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle or part has been parked, stored or left on public or private property in violation of the provisions of this division, the designated employee or officer may abate and remove the veh...
Loading Zones
Any unincorporated Lake County building of 10,000 square feet or more used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, retail, wholesale, hotel, hospital, mortuary or laundry use must provide at least one off-street loading space under Zoning Ordinance Section 46.17. Additional spaces are required as floor area grows, and each loading bay must meet minimum size, clearance and setback standards.
Lake County Off-Street Loading Space Requirements
Some RestrictionsLake County Zoning Ordinance, Art. 46 § 46.17(a), (c), (d) (Sec. 21-46)
In any district, in connection with every building, or part thereof, erected and having a gross floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more, which building is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehic...
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